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Electric bicycles are booming in popularity, but their presence in Chicago’s bike lanes raises serious safety concerns. The bike injury lawyers of Zneimer & Zneimer P.C. have noted first had the increase of bike related injury victims that call our office. E‑bikes can reach speeds up to 28 mph, significantly…
The Chicago bike injury lawyers of Zneimer & Zneimer P.C. have handled a number of cases where bicyclists or scooter riders were injured after hitting a defect on the bike path or road way. A recent Illinois Supreme Court decision, Alave v. City of Chicago, highlights a harsh legal reality:…
Written and Reviewed by Peter Zneimer, Zneimer & Zneimer P.C. Chicago has built over 200 miles of on-street, protected, buffered, and shared bike lanes over the last few years. Chicago has also engaged in initiatives like the Divvy bike-sharing system, which recorded over 11 million bike and scooter trips in…
At the Chicago bicycle attorneys Zneimer & Zneimer, P.C., our attorneys have long championed the rights of bicyclists across Illinois. As avid advocates for safer streets and comprehensive accountability, we have represented cyclists injured due to roadway defects, negligent drivers, and flawed infrastructure. With the rise in bike commuting and…
At Zneimer & Zneimer P.C., we handle personal injury cases involving injured bicyclists throughout Chicago and Illinois and have learned from experience that visibility plays a crucial role in bicycle accident cases. Both Illinois law and Chicago’s municipal code impose specific duties on bicyclists to help prevent crashes and to…
Bicyclists in Illinois and Chicago have the legal right to share the road with motor vehicles on the roadways. Additionally, bicyclists have the legal responsibly to follow that same traffic laws that motor vehicles do. The bicycle injury lawyers of Zneimer & Zneimer P.C. often use violations these statutes…
Written and reviewed by Peter Zneimer, Zneimer & Zneimer P.C. According to the Chicago Department of Transportation, bicycling grew more in Chicago than any other large American city in the last five years. According to this study, biking is up 119% between the fall of 2019 and the spring of…
The Chicago Department of Transportation recently announced that a record 11 million trips were taken on shared ride scooters and bikes in 2024. That compares to 8.7 million rides that were taken in 2023 and represents the fourth straight year that use of ride share services have increased. The personal…
Written and reviewed by Peter Zneimer Anyone who commutes down Western Ave. in Chicago has noticed all the construction being done along the sidewalks to add curb bump-outs and other pedestrian friendly additions. Curb bump-outs are curbs that are extended into the street, creating more space on the sidewalk at…
Written by Peter Zneimer Chicago has had only 0ne bicyclist fatality in 2024 as of September 16, 2024. Though any bike death is a tragedy, that number is a vast improvement from previous years. According to the Illinois Department of Transportation, Chicago reported seven bicyclist deaths in 2023, 10 deaths…