Category: Bike Accidents
Specialized Bicycle Recalls Carbon Fiber Forks
High-end bicycles often have forks (the part that holds the front wheel) made of carbon fiber. Carbon fiber is light but stiff so it is a popular choice. Specialized Bicycle has recalled more than 14,000 bicycles with a carbon fiberContinue reading
Race for ACES
Friends, Dixon Law Office is one of the title sponsors for the First Annual Le Tour de Burbs Rally to raise money for ACES. When teens need counseling and support, there is often a gap in available, affordable services evenContinue reading
Riding Bicycles on Crosswalks, Sidewalks
“Most States allow bicycles to be ridden on sidewalks,” said G. Grant Dixon III, founder of Dixon Law Office and an avid cyclist. Grant continued, “The restriction is usually that the bike rider has to watch out for pedestrians.” IllinoisContinue reading
Bicycles Riding on Roads – Is Right Right?
As young children, we are taught to ride our bikes on the right side of the road. Generally that is the right answer but not always. “Most States have laws that allow bicycles to ride in other places at certainContinue reading
Mountain Bike Dangers
More than 27,000,000 children aged 5 to 14 ride bicycles, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimated in a 1994 study. Off-road bicycles, known as mountain bikes, account for 62 percent of new bicycle sales in the United States. Continue reading
Huge Recall of Defective Bicycle Helmets
More than 31,000 Bell Exodus bicycle helmets have been recalled. Bell Sports of Scotts Valley, California, has recalled ALL Bell Exodus bicycle helmets sold between August of 2009 and March of 2011. The helmets were sold in the US, mostlyContinue reading
Bicycle Deaths
Everyone knows that riding a bicycle is great exercise and a wonderful way to experience the great outdoors. It can also be deadly. According to the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration, 630 people died in bicycle-related accidents in 2009. “ManyContinue reading
Once Every 10 Minutes
In 2009, more than 51,000 people suffered an injury while riding a bicycle that was serious enough to require a trip to the emergency room. That means about every 10 minutes, someone is injured in a bicycle accident. The sameContinue reading
Fire Chief Charged In Bicycle Hit and Run
A man driving a pick-up truck at 60 miles per hour is accused of swerving into a bike lane and striking a cyclist. The pick-up driver continued on, leaving the bicyclist on the shoulder of the road with major headContinue reading
Consumer Safety Website Launches
Author Dixon Law OfficePosted on Categories Auto/Car Crashes, Bike Accidents, Children, Infants, Product Liability, Truck Crashes, Young Adults The US Consumer Products Safety Commission has launched a new website to help consumers. The website is called www.SaferProducts.gov. With the new website, “consumers will have open access to product safety information that they have never seen before and theContinue reading