The attorneys and lawyers at the San Diego and Palm Springs, Palm Desert area Law Offices of R. Sebastian Gibson know how seriously injured a child or adult can be as a result of a bicycle accident in California.

Not surprisingly, auto and car accidents cause the most fatalities and injuries, followed by pickup truck accidents. However bicycle accidents are third, followed by motorcycle accidents.

More motorcycle accident victims are killed in accidents than bicycle accident victims in California, but only by a small majority. Bicycle accidents still often cause serious head injuries despite the use of helmets by children.

If you’ve been involved in a bicycle accident and been injured or lost a loved one in a bicycle accident in San Diego, Orange County, the Palm Springs and Palm Desert area or anywhere in Southern California, an attorney from our law firm will come out to your home to discuss your case and explain your rights.

While the number of bicycle accidents rose in 2004 over the year 2003, the number of bicycle accidents in California has still declined considerably in the past five years. The age at which most bicycle riders have been killed or injured is consistently the age group of age 5 to 14, followed by the age group of age 15 to 24.

Not surprisingly, the age group of 85 and older has the fewest bicycle injuries and in 2004, there were no bicycle deaths in California at all.

A bicycle accident causing injuries must be handled correctly to obtain the compensation to which you are entitled under the law. If you’ve been injured in a bicycle or pedestrian accident involving a motor vehicle in California, call the law offices of R. Sebastian Gibson today for a free telephone consultation, or e-mail us with information about your accident and we will call you to provide you with our evaluation of your case.