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If you suffered injuries in a bicycle accident, you have rights. You can seek financial compensation for your medical bills and other damages from the negligent party who caused your collision.
A bicycle accident lawyer with Farmer & Morris Law, PLLC can build your claim or lawsuit and protect your financial future. We’ll work to get the money you deserve so you can focus on healing or caring for your injured loved one. Contact us today to schedule a free consultation and learn how a Bessemer City personal injury lawyer can help you.
North Carolina Bicycle Accidents Cause Severe Injuries and Fatalities
According to the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT), Gaston County ranks among the state’s top 12 counties for most accidents involving bicycles and motor vehicles. Car accidents involving cyclists can result in severe and fatal injuries for the biker, who does not have a seatbelt, airbags, or other protections to insulate them from the force of impact.
Our Bessemer City bicycle accident attorneys have experience helping clients in North Carolina recover compensation for serious and catastrophic injuries. We can assist you if you or your loved one suffered the following in a crash:
- Head injuries
- Neck, back, and shoulder injuries
- Traumatic brain injuries
- Spinal cord injuries
- Loss of a limb
- Broken bones
- Severe cuts and bruising (“road rash”)
We Pursue Bicycle Accident Compensation for Victims and Their Families
You and your family should not have to pay for someone else’s negligence. If the careless, reckless, or wrongful behavior of a vehicle driver or other liable party caused your bicycle wreck, you deserve monetary resources to pay for your medical care and other related expenses.
A Bessemer City bicycle wreck lawyer with our firm can help you file an insurance claim or personal injury lawsuit to recover economic and non-economic compensation for the following:
- Medical expenses, including emergency transportation and treatment, hospitalizations, surgeries, medications, mobility aids, medical equipment, physical therapy, and nursing services
- Lost income, including wages, employment benefits, lost future earnings, and reduced earning capacity
- Personal property damages, including bicycle repairs or replacement
- Pain and suffering, including scarring, disfigurement, permanent and disabling injuries, mental anguish, emotional distress, loss of enjoyment, and reduced quality of life
- Wrongful death, including medical bills, funeral and burial expenses, lost income, and the loss of your loved one’s care, assistance, services, society, and guidance
Our Personal Injury Attorneys Provide 24/7 Support
When you hire Farmer & Morris Law, PLLC, you get a six-attorney team on your side with experience in all areas of the law, from personal injury to workers’ compensation to Social Security Disability. Whatever your legal needs, we will address them head-on with competence, compassion, respect, and individualized attention.
All of our clients get access to our 24/7 helpline, so you can call with questions anytime. At every stage of your case, we are here to support and advocate for you. Contact our law firm today to learn more with a risk-free consultation.
Proving Bicycle Accident Liability
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 20‑4.01(49) affords bicycle riders on North Carolina’s roads the same rights and responsibilities as motor vehicle operators. Therefore, drivers owe cyclists a duty of care. It also means drivers must interact with bicycles the same way they would with other cars.
A vehicle driver may be liable for your bicycle accident if they engaged in illegal, careless, or reckless driving behaviors that resulted in your wreck. Examples of negligence include the following:
- Speeding
- Drinking and driving
- Texting and driving
- Driving distracted
- Driving fatigued
- Illegal passing/passing too closely
- Crowding a bicyclist’s lane
- Tailgating
- Failing to yield the right of way
- Failing to stop at a stop sign or red light
In many bicycle wreck cases, the liable party will be the driver of the involved motor vehicle. However, depending on your case’s circumstances, liability may also rest with a vehicle passenger, the driver’s employer, or even another bicyclist or pedestrian.
We Will Not Let Opposing Parties Blame You for Your Injuries!
North Carolina has some of the strictest negligence laws in the country. Bearing some responsibility for your collision could negate your right to compensation. For this reason, insurance agents and opposing counsel may look for reasons to blame you for your bicycle wreck.
Our Bessemer City bicycle accident lawyers have decades of experience and are familiar with the tactics at-fault parties use to try to escape financial liability. We know how to fight against these efforts and build a strong case proving another party owes you damages. We will:
- Investigate your accident
- Collect evidence, including police reports, eyewitness statements, surveillance video, medical records, and expert testimony
- Identify and calculate your losses
- Draft and file your insurance claims and legal paperwork
- Communicate with involved parties on your behalf
- Aggressively negotiate for fair compensation
- Defend you from allegations of wrongdoing and bad-faith insurance tactics
- Prepare your case for court and represent you at trial if necessary
File Your Bessemer City Bicycle Accident Lawsuit Before North Carolina’s Statute of Limitations Expires
The personal injury statute of limitations binds civil court action in North Carolina. According to N.C. Gen. Stat. §1-52, you have two years to file a personal injury lawsuit. N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1-53 allows three years to sue for the wrongful death of a loved one.
If you do not act before the statutes expire, the court will likely throw out your case, even if you can prove negligence. The laws will also affect car insurance claims because if the insurer denies you payment or offers you a lowball settlement, you will have no legal recourse if the deadline to take legal action has passed.
Contact Farmer & Morris Law, PLLC for Help With Your Bessemer City Bicycle Accident Case
Farmer & Morris Law, PLLC has served over 10,000 clients across North Carolina and South Carolina. Our legal skills and devotion to helping the injured have earned us top Google ratings and reviews and the honor of being voted “Best of Rutherford County” by Daily Courier readers since 2011.
Contact us today to schedule a free consultation. We take cases on a contingency-fee basis, meaning your Bessemer City bicycle accident lawyer will charge nothing upfront or out of pocket.
