--- title: Bicycle Accidents description: Advocate Magazine articles on Bicycle Accidents, from the Subject Matter Index. url: https://www.advocatemagazine.com/tag/Bicycle%20Accidents --- [![E-scooter accidents](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/escooter-iStock-1420783660_5c28232167a46fb6e166a6028a92fcc0.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-july/e-scooter-accidents "E-scooter accidents") ## [E-scooter accidents](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-july/e-scooter-accidents "E-scooter accidents") Scooter laws, scooter malfunctions, rider injuries and issues associated with scooter collisions with pedestrians and vehicles [Catherine Lerer](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/catherine-lerer "Catherine Lerer") From Issue: [2024 July](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-july) [![Winning bicycle-crash cases that have adverse traffic-collision reports](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Smith_istock-864998022_1b95f88ccf152863d35b77d7b814ea7d.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-february/winning-bicycle-crash-cases-that-have-adverse-traffic-collision-reports "Winning bicycle-crash cases that have adverse traffic-collision reports") ## [Winning bicycle-crash cases that have adverse traffic-collision reports](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-february/winning-bicycle-crash-cases-that-have-adverse-traffic-collision-reports "Winning bicycle-crash cases that have adverse traffic-collision reports") Fighting back against bogus findings of fault against cyclists [Kyle Smith](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/kyle-smith "Kyle Smith") [Lucy Allen](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/lucy-allen "Lucy Allen") [Michael Stephenson](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/michael-stephenson "Michael Stephenson") From Issue: [2022 February](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-february) [![Using discovery to establish liability for bicycle accidents within construction zones](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Kaufman_detour-sign_6765e07ebeb1e1e2c45cef23ddcd2556.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-february/using-discovery-to-establish-liability-for-bicycle-accidents-within-construction-zones "Using discovery to establish liability for bicycle accidents within construction zones") ## [Using discovery to establish liability for bicycle accidents within construction zones](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-february/using-discovery-to-establish-liability-for-bicycle-accidents-within-construction-zones "Using discovery to establish liability for bicycle accidents within construction zones") Don’t focus too sharply on the condition that caused the injury. Look at the failures of the public and private entities that created the dangerous condition [Casey A. Kaufman](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/casey-a-kaufman "Casey A. Kaufman") From Issue: [2022 February](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-february) ## [The bogeyman of comparative fault in vehicle vs. pedestrian and vehicle vs. bicycle cases](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-march/the-bogeyman-of-comparative-fault-in-vehicle-vs-pedestrian-and-vehicle-vs-bicycle-cases "The bogeyman of comparative fault in vehicle vs. pedestrian and vehicle vs. bicycle cases") Weighing damages against comparative fault [Bryan Kirsh](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/bryan-kirsh "Bryan Kirsh") [Christa Ramey](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/christa-ramey "Christa Ramey") From Issue: [2019 March](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-march) ## [Humanizing the “cyclist”](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2017-may/humanizing-the-cyclist "Humanizing the “cyclist”") Many potential jurors bring anti-cyclist prejudices to the jury box [Nathaniel Leeds](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/nathaniel-leeds "Nathaniel Leeds") From Issue: [2017 May](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2017-may) ## [From trikes to e-bikes](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2025-may/from-trikes-to-e-bikes "From trikes to e-bikes") A review of California bicycle laws and the concerns and considerations in pursuing bicycle-injury cases [Kiran Bisla](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/kiran-bisla "Kiran Bisla") From Issue: [2025 May](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2025-may) [![Electric bicycles: It has a motor, but in California it’s not a motor vehicle](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/cover_ebike-1261633968_c24f0e6cddef734216a59f5869d7b50b.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-august/electric-bicycles-it-has-a-motor-but-in-california-it-s-not-a-motor-vehicle "Electric bicycles: It has a motor, but in California it’s not a motor vehicle") ## [Electric bicycles: It has a motor, but in California it’s not a motor vehicle](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-august/electric-bicycles-it-has-a-motor-but-in-california-it-s-not-a-motor-vehicle "Electric bicycles: It has a motor, but in California it’s not a motor vehicle") How e-bikes are classified and the legal rules of the road for this fast-emerging mode of transportation [Nestor Schnasse](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/nestor-schnasse "Nestor Schnasse") From Issue: [2022 August](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-august) ## [Voir dire in a bicycle case](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2017-march/voir-dire-in-a-bicycle-case "Voir dire in a bicycle case") The quest for understanding and common ground is not easy; jurors may harbor strong feelings about bicycles sharing the road with cars [Artemis Malekpour](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/artemis-malekpour "Artemis Malekpour") From Issue: [2017 March](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2017-march) ## [The right lane](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-august/the-right-lane "The right lane") Discovery in cycling cases: There’s more evidence than you think [Steve Rosen](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/steve-rosen "Steve Rosen") From Issue: [2022 August](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-august) ## [It is time to harmonize the UM Statute with the Three Feet for Safety Act](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2017-may/it-is-time-to-harmonize-the-um-statute-with-the-three-feet-for-safety-act "It is time to harmonize the UM Statute with the Three Feet for Safety Act") Bicyclists injured by cars need the security of UM coverage, but they don’t need the physical-contact test [Josh Cohen](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/josh-cohen "Josh Cohen") From Issue: [2017 May](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2017-may) ## [Governmental immunities that preclude bicyclists from prevailing in their actions](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2017-march/governmental-immunities-that-preclude-bicyclists-from-prevailing-in-their-actions "Governmental immunities that preclude bicyclists from prevailing in their actions") A finding of liability is not guaranteed — even when it seems obvious [Molly M. McKibben](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/molly-m-mckibben "Molly M. McKibben") From Issue: [2017 March](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2017-march) ## [Five tips on handling the adverse Traffic Collision Report in bicycle and pedestrian cases](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2017-march/five-tips-on-handling-the-adverse-traffic-collision-report-in-bicycle-and-pedestrian-cases "Five tips on handling the adverse Traffic Collision Report in bicycle and pedestrian cases") The officer and the witness say in the TCR that your guy was at fault – but that doesn’t make it so [Greg Schaffer](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/greg-schaffer "Greg Schaffer") From Issue: [2017 March](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2017-march)