Category Archives: Bicycle Accident
5 Reasons To Call A Personal Injury Attorney
You never thought it would happen to you. You are sitting at a traffic light, minding your own business, waiting for the light to turn green. All of a sudden, with no warning, your car is rear-ended by another vehicle. You immediately feel pain to your neck and your back. You get out of… Read More »
CHUCK AND BECKY GEARY “PEDALING FOR A CAUSE . . . AGAIN!
This spring, Lesser Lesser Landy & Smith, PLLC attorney, Chuck Geary and his wife, Becky, will depart on a 440-mile bicycle adventure from Nashville, Tennessee to Natchez, Mississippi. They will travel along the scenic Natchez Trace Parkway with 50 other riders in their effort to raise money for a great cause. Chuck says, “We… Read More »
Be alert! December 3 – 7 is Older Driver Safety Awareness Week
Be alert! December 3 – December 7 is Older Driver Safety Awareness Week. One of the most important things, as we age, is independence. However, with increasing age comes a decline in physical, mental and sensory abilities that can challenge a person’s continued ability to drive safely. Here are a few warning signs to… Read More »
15 Cycling Safety Tips For Your Child
Summer is a time for barbeques and pool parties. It is also the time that kids traditionally hit the very busy streets on their bikes, skateboards, scooters, and other recreational devices. Firm attorney, Charles E. Geary, has these tips for keeping childhood cyclists safe: Teach cycling safety to children at an early age. Encourage… Read More »
School’s Out…Enjoy a SAFE Summer
It’s that time of year again, another summer is upon us and with it comes the potential for a lot of fun. Summer camps, swimming and boat rides are a staple of South Florida summers as we all do our best to beat the heat while creating lasting memories for our children and loved… Read More »
Motorists Do Not Take Safety Steps to Prevent Bicycle Accidents
If you are driving on a neighborhood road in West Palm Beach or Boca Raton and you see a bicyclist on the road up ahead, do you treat that cyclist with the same respect you would any other motorist? According to a recent article in Forbes, “two new studies show that some motorists dislike… Read More »
10 Things to Do in Case of a Bicycle Accident
One of the many perks of living in South Florida is the opportunity for bicycling in great weather; however, this leisurely way to get around can sometimes end with terrible accidents. While Florida leads the nation in bicycle-related deaths, it is reported by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration that over 50,000 bicyclists are… Read More »
Study Discusses Rise in Bicycle Accidents
Are more people getting hurt in bicycle accidents in West Palm Beach now than in previous years? An article in the journal Injury Prevention, discussed in a Medpage Today article, suggests that bicycle crash rates are rising across the country. The authors of the article intimate that part of the problem is not necessarily… Read More »
