Hazards abound when biking in a big city. Between dodging vehicles and potholes, it is easy to miss a driver or passenger within a vehicle opening their door into your path. It is difficult to react in time to avoid a collision, and these collisions can result in...

The Covid-19 virus has affected New Yorkers in so many ways. Not surprisingly, after Mayor Bill de Blasio's suggestion that New Yorkers bike to work, it may even have contributed to the increase in bicycle-related injuries.According to the nonprofit Streetsblog,...

The traffic is heavy, but that road is on your favorite route. It’s getting near dusk and your bike light doesn’t work, but you feel you’ll finish your ride before it gets dark out. Loud music can hinder your focus to your surroundings, but you love...

As the weather across New York begins to warm up and summer approaches, cyclists may resume their routines of biking to work. Biking to work can make your commute more enjoyable in many ways, providing exercise, a chance to unwind, extra outdoor time and more.However,...

The outcome of a collision between two vehicles is difficult to predict. However, in crashes that involve a motor vehicle of any size and a bicycle of average size, the physics of a 4,000 to 5,000-pound car or truck colliding with a conveyance averaging 17 pounds in...

The stereotype of New York City traffic usually focuses on congestion. Cars not moving, but with horns blaring the frustration of weary commuters just trying to get home.Alternative and seemingly safe forms of transportation launched last summer represented some...

Residents in New York are encouraged to use biking as a means of transportation. However, dozens of these bicyclists die in motor vehicle accidents each year.Last year, the city of New York reported over 25 bicyclists had died in motor vehicle accidents. It was a 45...

Intersections are dangerous for pedestrians and bicycle riders. Bicyclists are especially at risk when cars make right turns.A recent study by the University of Toronto used eye-tracking technology to show that right turn drivers routinely fail to scan the area where...

Collisions between bicyclists and motor vehicles are not rare in New York City. The numbers of cyclists on the streets of the city's boroughs seems to be on an ever-steady incline, which only increases the risk of dangerous encounters. When a person on a bike is hurt...

"It's like the plague. It's spreading so fast." That's the assessment of one personal injury attorney concerning the increasing number of electric scooters on the streets of some major cities in her part of the country.Feeding the purported contagion are several...