Bicycle Accident Lawyer Fort Worth, TX

How Parker Law Firm Injury Lawyers Helps After a Fort Worth Bicycle Accident

A Fort Worth bicycle accident lawyer at our firm handles your claim so you can focus on healing. Insurance companies often try to blame cyclists for crashes, and getting fair compensation after a bike crash can be hard without someone who knows how these claims work.

When you hire us, we:

• Investigate how and why the crash happened
• Analyze accident reports, medical records, property damage, witness statements, and video footage
• Consult accident reconstruction and medical professionals when a case needs them
• Calculate what your claim is worth, including future losses
• Negotiate with the insurance company for a fair settlement
• Take your case to court if the insurer won’t pay what it should

We prepare every case as if it’s going to trial. That puts you in a stronger position to negotiate.

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What Should I Do After a Bike Accident in Fort Worth?

Get medical care first, then protect your claim. These steps help with both:

1. Call 911 and ask for police to respond, so there is an official crash report.
2. Get the driver’s information, including name, insurance, and license plate.
3. Take photos of the scene, the vehicle, your bike, your gear, and your injuries.
4. Get names of witnesses and note any nearby cameras.
5. See a doctor, even if you feel fine. Head and internal injuries can show up later.
6. Keep your bike, helmet, and clothing as they are. They are evidence.
7. Don’t give a recorded statement to the driver’s insurer before you talk to a lawyer.

How Common Are Bicycle Accidents in Fort Worth, and What Causes Them?

Bike crashes cause serious injuries across Texas every year. Texas Department of Transportation data shows 2,265 bicycle crashes statewide in 2021, resulting in 332 serious injuries and 90 deaths.

Bicycle crashes are more common in urban areas like Fort Worth. The North Central Texas Council of Governments reported 732 injury or fatal bicycle crashes in Tarrant County from 2017 through 2021.

Driver negligence, meaning a failure to use reasonable care, causes most bike crashes in Fort Worth. Common examples include:

• Passing a cyclist too closely
• Unsafe left or right turns at intersections
• Speeding
• Rolling through stop signs
• Opening a car door into a cyclist’s path (“dooring”)
• Distracted driving
• Drunk driving
• Failing to yield the right of way
• Failing to signal or following too closely

Other parties can share responsibility too. A defective bike, part, or helmet may point to a manufacturer. Poor road conditions may involve a government agency, which can mean much shorter notice deadlines. We look at every party and every source of insurance.

Common Bicycle Accident Injuries

Cyclists have little protection, so even a low-speed crash can cause serious harm. Injuries we often see include:

• Traumatic brain injury and concussion
• Spinal cord injury
• Back and neck injuries
• Broken bones
• Road rash and skin injuries
• Facial and dental injuries
• Internal injuries

Helmets lower the risk of a serious head injury, but they don’t prevent all of them. If a crash was fatal, the family may have a wrongful death claim.

What Damages Can I Recover After a Fort Worth Bicycle Accident?

You can seek money for your financial losses and for the personal harm the crash caused. The more serious the injury, the more a claim tends to be worth.

Economic damages include medical bills, rehabilitation, lost wages, lost earning capacity, and property damage to your bike and gear.

Non-economic damages include pain and suffering, mental anguish, physical impairment, disfigurement, and reduced quality of life.

If the driver had no insurance or too little, uninsured motorist coverage on your own auto policy may help, even though you were on a bike.

How Does Shared Fault Affect a Bicycle Accident Claim?

You can still recover if you were partly at fault, as long as you were 50% or less responsible. Texas uses modified comparative fault with a 51% bar. Your compensation is reduced by your share of fault, and at 51% or more you recover nothing.

Insurers know this, so they often claim the cyclist was riding unpredictably, was hard to see, or broke a traffic rule. We answer those claims with evidence about what really happened.

How Long Do I Have to File a Texas Bicycle Accident Lawsuit?

You generally have two years from the date of the crash to file a lawsuit. If you miss the deadline, you lose the right to sue. Claims against a city or state agency can require notice within six months or less.

Why Brad Parker’s Experience Matters in a Bicycle Accident Case

Brad Parker has represented injured people in Fort Worth since 1985. In a serious bike crash, proving how the crash happened is only the beginning. The real work is showing what the injury will mean for the person who has to live with it, including future medical care, lost earning capacity, and permanent limits.

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