It may appear obvious that rent a car, a professional road bicycle racer riding along the shoulder of the road approaches way of the cyclists and cyclists some room, give if they should pass.

However, Kathy Serrano, the widow of Tony Serrano, from first hand, knows that some drivers not this basic security rule follow. Her husband was killed in the year 2004 in Gwinnett County, when he rear-ended from behind was while on his bike and thrown 150 metres up the road. The driver hit him with his right spotlight, so it was obvious the driver to give him any space at all.

Hopefully this type be significantly reduces frequency with a new law State of accidents here last month signed legislation in Georgia. Title 40 is now a revised section of 40-1-1 the official code of Georgia. The law is now in simple terms, that drivers move over three feet if all cyclists on the road have to pass. This Act eliminates the grey zone that exists, which only required were under the former provision, that drivers "safe distance" between the vehicle and bikes left. In the other lane to the cyclists passed this new law needed to driver to wait until the other lane is clear and move on.

There is no doubt that there may be some uncooperative drivers, after they learn about this new law; However, bicycles are legally as vehicles. Unfortunately, some drivers show bikes as nothing more than an annoying road disability that impairs the flow of traffic. The new law, leads a charge of an offence which is punishable by jail time and fines if injured. This law will also help to clarify liability in some motorcycle and car accidents, if the driver is provided out of disk space when passing a cyclist. There are 19 other States that have 3-foot passing lanes.

Accidents and cyclists

Cyclists and drivers are obliged to obey the rules and traffic laws of the road in good condition. State law regulates bicycle accident cases. If a cyclist wants to claim or sue to recover damages for injuries caused by an accident with a car, there are two questions that must be answered.

Was the cyclists of the accident, injuries due to the negligence or carelessness of the driver caused?There was fault of cyclists, that after the accident helped to reduce or eliminate their right to recovery damage?

If a driver into a cycle path drifts and is a professional road bicycle racer, this in General would be negligence by the driver. This new statute now more clearly defines how much space to a bike rider must be provided. If citation, traffic at the time of the accident for the violation of the legislation, to move about or for other violations such as speeding driver is issued, then this help, form a basis for the holding of the driver for negligence is liable.

If a cyclist is involved himself in a car accident and it own negligence contributed in any way, this does not necessarily mean that the driver compensation for his or her injuries cannot be recovered. If a cyclist on the market swings, law injured on the wrong side of the road trips or else a traffic safety, the insurance for the driver is the driver for the accident liability. If the jury or judge determines that contributed a bike riders code of conduct to the accident, they can assess some of the cyclists on basis of driver responsibility percentage which fault. If a driver is determined, more than 49 percent fault, the driver will be can still damage recover, but the amount of the cyclists percentage of error are reduced.

Bicycle accident cases can be complicated and requires the advice and support a good bicycle accident lawyer. Bicycle accident support experienced lawyers in Georgia the investigation can be recovered from your accident to determine which parties are negligent and what hurts. If you are involved in a bike collision with a car in Georgia and severe injury support, they deserve Montlick and Associates fighting hard receive compensation for the rights of our customers assistance for their injuries. We have represented thousands of injury victims in all types of motor vehicle accidents including bicycle accidents for 27 years. Our experienced team of lawyers and our professional staff investigate accidents carefully our customers bicycle so that US legal strategy to develop the best, in the context of our continuing goal as the top Atlanta bicycle accident law firm in Georgia known.

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