Not exact matches
According to The Guardian, the new campaign to tackle the problem of
bike accidents caused by truck blind spots is taking a three pronged approach, including installing technology for
increased visibility, improving education among truck drivers, and launching a broader awareness - raising advertising campaign (pictured above).
But the downside of
bike lanes designed with the intention of giving cyclists their own space on the street to avoid collisions with motorists is that this may actually result in an
increase in dooring
accidents.
Growth in pedestrian and bicycle traffic goes hand - in - hand with an
increase in pedestrian and
biking accidents.
This is what makes our office stand out from the
increasing number of attorneys claiming to be «
bike accident specialists.»
Sadly, there has been an
increase in dangerous injury
accidents involving sports
bikes, often resulting in devastating injuries.
Some city officials believe that part of the reason
bike accident deaths have
increased is that there are simply more people riding in the city compared to several years ago.
Unfortunately, as the number of
bike riders climbs along with the temperature on the thermometer, there is also an
increased chance of bicycle
accidents occurring.
With a massive population, plenty of money to spend on the newest and fastest
bikes and
increasing traffic stretching from the 22 freeway, east on the 91 freeway, and all the way down the 5 freeway, motorcycle
accidents are bound to happen.
Bicycle
accidents happen regularly, and with the
increase in people using
bikes to get around, these numbers are likely to remain on the rise.
As the number of
bike riders
increases so does the number of
accidents.
Dooring is one of the more violent
bike accidents that can occur because the cyclist is left with the choice to collide with the car door or to veer onto the road, highly
increasing the likelihood of being struck by a moving vehicle.
With the new Motor Vehicles Act
increasing compensation substantially from all offences and
accidents, car and
bike owners need to arm themselves with substantially more insurance cover.
Again, this
increases the risk of an
accident to the driver of the
bike; a risk that will be reflected in the cost of your premiums.
Traffic violations and
accidents in your car or
bike can lead to
increases in your motorcycle insurance premium.
«With more people taking to their
bikes as a result of the «Bradley Wiggins effect» since The Olympics, it's likely that road
accidents could
increase.
Cities that have installed separate
bike lanes, however, haven't seen an
increase in
accidents.