Minneapolis Bicycle Accident Injury Attorney

Minneapolis Bicycle Accident Attorneys of Terry, Slane & Ruohonen once again voted Minnesota Super Lawyers

Terry, Slane & Ruohonen is a leading personal injury law firm serving Minneapolis and the entire state of Minnesota. Our partners are thorough, aggressive, and persuasive litigators who get the job done. We recently settled a bicycle accident case for more than $500,000. Call 612-362-0000 or contact us online.

Statistics on Bicycle Accident Injuries

Many bicyclists are injured or killed every year due to ignorant, inattentive, negligent drivers. This is not acceptable. When the state issues driver’s licenses, they expect the drivers to stay abreast of the laws and to obey the laws.

On average, four bicyclists die every day of the year in a bicycle accident — half of those deaths are children aged 16 and younger. Another 1 million children are injured each year. The leading cause of death in bicycle accidents is collisions with motor vehicles. 75% of serious or deadly bicycle accidents involve head injuries.

Types of Bicycle Accident Injuries

The above statistics are appalling. Victims of bicycle accidents deserve aggressive, ethical legal representation to enforce some degree of justice. Bicyclists are defenseless against any type of motor vehicle that hits them. Bicyclist often suffer severe injuries, including:

• traumatic brain injury
• coup and contrecoup head injury
• skull fracture
• concussion
• spinal injury
• tibial plateau fracture
• burst fracture of the spine
• trimalleolar fracture / broken ankle
• permanent disability

Main Causes of Bicycle Accidents

Bicyclists need to stay alert when riding on any streets. They need to know the rules on how to legally and safely share the road with motor vehicles, because too many drivers of motor vehicles ignore bicyclists. The most common types of collisions occur when a motor vehicle driver:

• cuts off a bicyclist by turning directly in front of them
• enters the street from a driveway or parking spot without yielding to the bicyclist
• fails to yield the right of way to a bicyclist at an intersection, including intersections with stop signs and signal lights
• is inattentive while driving
• is driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol

Bicycle Accident Injury Attorney & Lawyer

No Payment Until Your Case is Won

We will handle the insurance companies, investigate the accident, handle all of the paper work, and file your claim. Call 612-362-0000 or contact us.