San Francisco-Oakland Bay Area Bicycle Involved Injuries on the Rise?

Much like the correlation between vehicle accidents and roadway conditions in California, bicycle accidents in the Bay Area are often the result of poor road conditions, traffic congestion, lack of bicycle lanes, bicyclist or driver error, and negligence. Although safety awareness, bike helmet laws, and technology continues to improve, bicycle accidents leading to injury and in some cases death remain problematic.

San Francisco Bay Area Bicycle Involved Injuries

According to the Rand Corporation

• Oakland: bicycle-involved injuries in Oakland have increased by more than 30 percent per year from 2000-2008. In 2000 120 injuries were reported and in 2008 that number increased to 165 injuries reported
• Berkeley: accounted for 180 bicycle accidents in 2008 with only a quarter of Oakland’s population
• San Francisco: bicycle accidents have increased from 364 in 2000 to 471 in 2008

Representing Victims of Serious Bicycle Accidents

Gwilliam, Ivary, Chiosso, Cavalli, & Brewer has 30 years of experience representing clients in Oakland, the Bay Area, and Northern California. We have helped our clients acquire compensation for their serious injuries or wrongful death as a result of bicycle accidents.  In one such case, our client was struck and killed by a motorcycle driver while riding his bicycle in the Oakland hills. We were able to attain a successful settlement for the surviving heirs.

Representing You: Working Together

A team is assigned to your case. We support you with one of the firm’s partners (someone with anywhere from 25 to 40 years of trial experience), an associate attorney, a paralegal and a secretary. We have found that this approach enables us to devote the essential time and painstaking attention to case preparation and research. Our approach also ensures that someone who is familiar with your case will almost always be available to respond to your needs and answer your questions throughout the process.

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