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In a consolidated case that involved six drivers that drove cars that were insured by Founders Insurance or Safeway Insurance, the issue was whether Founders and Safeway should pay for injuries caused by a driver that drove the car without a license. Founders and Safeway argued that they did not…
According to bicyclinginfo.org 716 people in the USA were killed and 52,000 suffered personal injuries in collisions involving a bike against a motor vehicle in 2008. The website bicyclesafe.com identified common situations that cause personal injuries to bicyclists. The most common ones our Chicago personal injury firm has encountered are:…
According to bicyclinginfo.org 716 people in the USA were killed and 52,000 suffered personal injuries in collisions involving a bike against a motor vehicle in 2008. The website bicyclesafe.com identified common situations that cause personal injuries to bicyclists. The most common ones our Chicago personal injury firm has encountered are:…
Chicago is trying to be a bicycle friendly city, and yet sharing the city streets with automobiles is full of hazards, even for experienced bikers. Danger to bikers lurks everywhere: from moving traffic, from careless drivers who open the doors of their parked cars without looking out for bikers, from…
Today a bicyclist hit another bicyclist near the Walgreen’s at Peterson and Western in Chicago. One of the bicyclists was coming out of Walgreen’s when the second bicyclist, who was driving on the sidewalk, t-boned the first bicyclist. The collision resulted in seriously twisted tires and a sprained ankle. The…
Illinois Governor Quinn signed legislation in a Chicago bicycle shop that is intended to make bicycling safer on Illinois roadways. The law creates penalties for motorists who drive recklessly or unnecessarily close to bicyclists. The governor also sign legislation that will create share the road license plates that will fund…
Two Chicago men plead guilty to taking turns running down bicyclists in Brookfiled on May 31, 2009. Erik Fabian, 20, and Armando Reza, 18, were out driving when Reza bet Fabian that he wouldn’t hit a bicyclist. Fabian then proceeded to run into bicyclist David Silivis, knocking him to the…
As a frequent bike rider on the Chicago Lakefront “bike” path, I can attest that bicyclist injuries are common on the bike path. So are walkers, runners and bladers injuries. The scene is chaotic. Bikers, bladers, runners and walkers are all using the path along the beach. Some parents set…
Rob Sadowsky has headed Active Transportation Alliance for six years and has worked to make bicycling safer in Chicago. He has recently accepted a job to head the Bicycle Transportation Alliance in Portland. During his tenure at Active Transportation, Sadowsky has advocated for the city of Chicago and the state…
The Illinois House and Senate have passed a law that would help protect Illinois bicyclists and pedestrians being harassed by motorists. Senate Bill 2951 would make it a crime to ride unnecessarily close to, toward or near a bicyclist, pedestrian or a person riding a horse. If the violation results…