Special Considerations for Collisions with Ride Share Drivers.
By Jim FreemanAt the scene of a bicycle/car collision the driver tendered police his personal auto insurance card. We opened a claim under the driver’s insurance only to have the claim denied because...
View ArticleThree Illinois Bicycle Fatalities this week; Two were Hit-and-Runs.
By Jim FreemanThe Chicago Tribune reported that a man was struck and killed in Waukegan early Tuesday morning. Jack Henderson was riding his bicycle near the intersection of Washington Street and...
View ArticleDrivers May Be Liable When A "Near Miss" Causes Injury
To horseshoes and hand grenades I would add bicycling in traffic to the list of activities in which close may be enough to do damage. While riding a bike, coming close to physical contact with a...
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Driver Who Killed 65 Year Old Bicyclist In Jersey County Taken Into Custody
Kajavion McCarveyA 21 year old man is in custody more than two months after killing a 65 year old bicyclist in Jersey County, Illinois, according to RiverBender.com. Â Kajavion McCarvey of East Alton...
View ArticleIgnore NPR, Bicycling Is Safe
An irresponsible piece of journalism about biking injuries and deaths was published yesterday by National Public Radio under the headline, As More Adults Pedal, Their Biking Injuries and Deaths Spike,...
View ArticleBicycle Fatality in Aurora on Saturday.
The Chicago Tribune is reporting that a woman was struck and killed by a motorist Saturday morning. It appears that the woman was crossing Densmore Road on the Virgil Gillman Nature trail with a group...
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Chicago Bicyclist Killed By Semi Driver In Avondale
One of the bike lanes on NorthKedzie Avenue where RobertLewis was killedChicago bicyclist, Robert Lewis, died on Friday a week after being struck by a semi truck as he rode his bike in the 3400 block...
View ArticleQuick Thinking Chicago Bicyclist Snaps Photo of Vehicle That Hit Him, Helps...
He thought he got away with it.When the driver of an Infiniti SUV struck a Chicago bicyclist earlier this year, fracturing his collar bone, he chose to flee. Â What he did not count on was the...
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Taxi Driver Flees Crash With Chicago Bicyclist, Later Pays
Tilek Tulemyshev in anundated photoA taxi driver who fled the scene after striking a Chicago bicyclist from behind in Wicker Park could not escape accountability. Â The driver, Tilek Tulemyshev, and the...
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Cook County Jury Finds For Injured Bicyclist Ticketed By Police
After deliberating for more than five and a half hours on Friday, a Cook County jury decided to compensate a male bicyclist injured in a 2011 collision with a SUV in Palos Heights. Â Our firm...
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Hit & Run Driver Leaves License Plate Behind, Pays In the End
Here's a tip for any would-be hit and run drivers out there: Â Make sure you do not leave your vehicle's license plate at the scene before you flee. Â We will find you. That's what happened after a...
View ArticleResolution of a Case That Highlights Car Door Danger
"Your client has a duty to pay attention to where she is going."Â That was the response we received from an insurance company after its driver doored a woman whom we represented as she rode her bicycle...
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City of Chicago Fails In Attempt to Immunize Itself From Responsibility For...
In a hearing last week in the Circuit Court of Cook County the City of Chicago sought to have all of the bicycle lanes installed throughout the City declared "recreational facilities."Â The effect of...
View ArticleIllinois E-Bike Laws
The new Illinois e-bike law regarding electric assist bicycles was clarified earlier this month when Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner signed a bill outlining their use on roads and paths. The new law,...
View ArticleVideo Shows Driver Fleeing From Hit and Run Bicycle Crash
Hit and run crashes are especially frustrating all around. The horror of being hit by a motor vehicle is compounded by the insult of a driver speeding away while you are left laying in the street as...
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Chicago Seeks To Clarify E-Bike Rules
A rider on an e-bike. (Abel Uribe/Chicago Tribune)Mayor Rahm Emanuel has introduced amendments to Chicago's municipal code clarifying where electric assist bicyclists may legally roam the City's...
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Amsterdam Is Not A Model Cycling City
As the train crossed from Belgium into the Netherlands my excitement grew. I sat forward to get a better look out of the window at the country side. Then I saw them, beautiful, clean, pale red...
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Do the Rules of the Road for Chicago's New Electric Scooters Provide the City...
Two Electric Scooters parked next to the bike lane on MilwaukeeAvenue in Chicago's Bucktown neighborhood on June 19, 2019.Photo by Brendan KevenidesThe e-apocalypse is upon us, or car-mageddon is set...
View ArticleVideo Shows Chicago Bicyclist Doored On Dearborn Street
A 31 year old male riding a bicycle was injured last month when a driver opened his vehicle's door into the cyclist's path near 1155 North Dearborn Street. Our firm was retained to represent the...
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To Honk or Not To Honk at a Bicyclist
If you drive, please do not honk your horn at a person riding a bicycle, ever.I hear it from time to time from folks I know. They will say in an earnest and friendly tone, "I saw you on your bike. I...
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An Update On "Stop As Yield" Legislation In the United States
Biking has increased in popularity since the start of the pandemic. With concern over taking public transportation and a desire for a fun, engaging activity that can be done while remaining socially...
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A Ride of Racial Reckoning: The 1919 Chicago Race Riot Bicycle Route
This weekend I completed The 1919 Chicago Race Riot Route, a bicycle ride presented by People For Bikes, the Newberry Library, SRAM and ABUS to benefit Blackstone Bicycle Works, a bike shop serving...
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Video Shows Chicago Bicyclist Right-Hooked In West Loop
Even the feeblest driver can deliver a devastating right hook from behind the wheel of a motor vehicle. On October 2nd the driver of a grey Jeep Liberty right-hooked a man biking southbound on Des...
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Fundamental Change Is Needed To Reduce Driver, Biker Conflict
There is a lot of anger and hostility out there. I am not referring to the political divisiveness of the nation - although the description applies - but to Illinois's roadways. Drivers and bicyclists...
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Illinois's Vulnerable Road User Law Is Broken - Let's Fix It
Courtesy Ride IllinoisIllinois's vulnerable road user law is in need of repair.The purpose of the statute is to provide extra legal protection to people who legally use roadways without the protection...
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