Delaware Bicycle Accident Attorneys

Bicycling is smart transportation and great recreation, but an accident can cause a bicyclist serious injuries. If you are injured while bicycling in Delaware because a car or truck driver was negligent, arrange to discuss your legal rights with a Delaware bicycle accident attorney.

If another party’s negligence injures you in a bicycle accident in Delaware, you are entitled by law to recover reasonable compensation for your pending and future medical expenses, lost and projected future lost wages, physical pain and suffering, mental anguish, and other related losses.

To recover compensation after a car vs. bicycle accident occurs, you must prove that the other party caused the crash while driving recklessly or negligently. You’ll need to be advised and represented by a Delaware bicycle accident lawyer at Abram, Gulab & Hutchison.

Who’s at Fault for a Bicycle Accident?

In bicycle accident cases, fault and liability are determined by the details of the accident. If a bicyclist cruises through a red light or stop sign and an accident occurs, the bicyclist may be deemed partially or fully liable for the accident.

In investigations of car vs. bicycle accidents, witness statements and police accident reports are scrutinized. If there’s video of a bicycle crash, it is examined closely. If you are injured and seek compensation after a bicycle accident, these questions must be asked and answered:

What evidence is there for the motor vehicle driver’s negligence?
To what extent, if any, was the accident your fault?
Were you wearing a helmet at the time of the accident?
If the accident happened at night, did you have reflectors and lights on the bicycle?
Due to your injury, have you been unable to work? If so, for how long?

To negotiate successfully with the other party’s insurance company, your injury attorney will need answers to these questions. Your attorney may ask an accident reconstruction expert or a medical specialist to provide testimony or submit a statement that supports your claim.

What Injuries Occur in Bicycle Accidents?

For adults in Delaware, bicycle helmets are not legally required, but even when wearing a helmet, bicyclists have significantly less protection compared to those inside a car or truck. Most automobiles weigh approximately two tons, while most bicycles weigh around twenty pounds.

When cars and bicycles collide, disabling and devastating injuries are inevitable. The most common injuries in bicycle accidents are spinal cord injuries, internal injuries, traumatic brain injuries, fractures, back injuries, broken bones, and road rash.

Any jolt or blow to the head may produce a traumatic brain injury, and no helmet can provide one-hundred-percent protection in a high-speed crash. Helmets save lives, but helmets cannot prevent all head injuries.

After a Bicycle Accident, Take These Steps

If you’re bicycling and a negligent driver injures you, no Delaware bicycle accident attorney will be there to advise you, so you must place yourself in a favorable legal position. Take these steps after a car vs. bicycle collision, or if you’ve been seriously injured, ask someone to:

Call for police assistance and seek medical attention immediately.
Get as much personal contact and insurance information as possible from the other party.
Take photos of the accident scene, your injuries, and the property damage to the bike.
If eyewitnesses saw the crash, ask for their names and personal contact information.

If you are not treated at the scene or rushed to an emergency room, have a medical exam within 24 hours if possible, even if you feel fine. A medical exam will create the medical records you need if you take legal action, and it should discover any difficult-to-find or latent injuries.

When Should You Contact Abram, Gulab & Hutchison?

If a negligent driver injures you in a car vs. bicycle accident in this state, contact a Delaware bicycle accident lawyer immediately after a medical professional has treated you.

If you wait, the evidence in your case can deteriorate, become contaminated, or be altered or lost. Taking your case immediately to a personal injury lawyer lets that lawyer inspect the evidence while it’s still fresh and question any witnesses before their recollections fade.

Delaware’s statute of limitations for taking legal action after you’ve been injured in a bicycling accident is two years, but you cannot rush to file a bicycle accident claim at the last minute. Call Abram, Gulab & Hutchison as soon as you have been treated for your injury.

How Do We Handle Bicycle Accident Claims?

If you move forward with an injury claim, Abram, Gulab & Hutchison will negotiate with the at-fault driver’s insurance company for a reasonable and fair settlement. In Delaware, most personal injury claims arising from car and bicycle accidents are settled privately and out of court.

But if liability for the accident is disputed, or if no fair compensation offer is forthcoming in the private negotiations, Abram, Gulab & Hutchison will take your case to trial, explain to jurors how (and how seriously) you were hurt, and ask the jury to award you the maximum available compensation.

Bring Your Bicycle Accident Claim to Abram, Gulab & Hutchison

When your health and future are on the line, you must not take a bicycling injury case to an inexperienced or untested attorney. You should be advised and represented by an experienced Delaware personal injury attorney at Abram, Gulab & Hutchison. We know how to:

Prove you were injured because someone else was negligent.
Negotiate with the insurance companies.
Prevail with your claim if the case goes to trial.
Advocate effectively for the financial recovery and justice you need.

Let Abram, Gulab & Hutchison advise you from the start of the legal process. Our law firm has over 30 years of combined legal experience fighting for those injured by negligent drivers in bicycle collisions and other traffic accidents.

We will stand with you until the final resolution of your injury claim, delivering sound legal assistance and helping you make informed decisions about how to proceed. Call Abram, Gulab & Hutchison at 302-405-7010 to schedule your free consultation.