Transportation

Road users and those riding public transit or other forms of travel can face serious risk. Our Transportation section focuses on bicycle, motorcycle, car, and pedestrian accidents, crash statistics, regulatory change, vehicle defects, and wrongful-death outcomes—providing practical guidance before and after an accident.

Will Your Auto or Motorcycle Insurance Cover Your Bodily Injury or Wrongful Death Claim Arising From a California Hit and Run Collision?

The answer is usually yes if you carry Uninsured Motorist (UM) coverage. Whenever you climb behind the wheel of a vehicle to commute to work or to visit a loved one or simply to run errands, you are at risk of being involved in a…

By Claude Wyle

/ 26 Jul 2021

Will Your Auto or Motorcycle Insurance Cover Your Bodily Injury or Wrongful Death Claim Arising From a California Hit and Run Collision?

Guide to Basic Bike Maintenance & Safety Tips For All Bicyclists

One way our nation (and I) persevered through the COVID-19 pandemic was through a great increase in bicycle riding. I know that cycling throughout the San Francisco Bay Area, particularly in Marin County, was what kept me sane during an insane time. Mountain Biking brings…

By Claude Wyle

/ 28 Jun 2021

Guide to Basic Bike Maintenance & Safety Tips For All Bicyclists

Infrastructure Improvements Make California Streets Safer for Biking

Oakland bicycle enthusiasts received great news on February 9. The city secured over $30 million in grant money to strengthen the bicycle-friendly infrastructure within the East and West Oakland Neighborhood routes. The money, $17-million for the east route and $14-million for the west route, is…

By Choulos, Choulos & Wyle

/ 25 Feb 2021

Infrastructure Improvements Make California Streets Safer for Biking

Motorcyclist Killed In Danville Collision With Bicycle

Our office is pretty well known for representing motorcycle riders, and also for representing bicycle riders. We have been riding our whole lives, and we hope that through making persons and corporations accountable for injuring bicycle riders and motorcycle riders, we have made our community…

By Claude Wyle

/ 1 Dec 2020

Motorcyclist Killed In Danville Collision With Bicycle

Pedestrian Killed When Struck By Car At San Francisco’s Gough and Geary Streets

As more San Francisco residents return to work, and traffic steadily rises back to pre-pandemic levels, there is renewed risk to cyclists and pedestrians city-wide, now having to reintegrate with motor vehicles and drivers that have been off the road for quite some time.

By Claude Wyle

/ 24 Aug 2020

Pedestrian Killed When Struck By Car At San Francisco’s Gough and Geary Streets

Lane Splitting Can Make Roadways Safer and Reduce Motorcycle Accidents; Follow These Tips

Most non-motorcycle riders see lane splitting, lane sharing or lane filtering as a dangerous or even reckless way for motorcycles to navigate through traffic on California roads. In reality, if done safely and prudently, lane splitting can and actually does reduce motorcycle accidents and reduce…

By Claude Wyle

/ 11 Jun 2020

Lane Splitting Can Make Roadways Safer and Reduce Motorcycle Accidents; Follow These Tips

As Illegal Sideshows Continue During COVID-19, So Do Car Accidents and Pedestrian Injuries

Illegal sideshow activity is still happening, even with a worldwide pandemic happening and stay-at-home orders in a place. Nothing seems to deter this extremely dangerous activity that continues to plague California streets. A sideshow is an impromptu social gathering where drivers perform car stunt

By Claude Wyle

/ 4 Jun 2020

As Illegal Sideshows Continue During COVID-19, So Do Car Accidents and Pedestrian Injuries

Traffic Accidents and Personal Injuries Dramatically Decrease Due to Shelter-In-Place Orders

While the COVID-19 coronavirus is having devastating effects around the world, there is one small silver lining to report. The global health crisis is horrific in so many ways, so I do not mean to belittle its impact, but I do wish to point out…

By Claude Wyle

/ 1 Jun 2020

Traffic Accidents and Personal Injuries Dramatically Decrease Due to Shelter-In-Place Orders

Focus on Safer Streets Helps Prevent Injuries and Fatalities from Bicycle and Pedestrian Accidents in San Francisco and other major U.S. Cities

It’s true that biking, walking, and riding electric scooters are becoming increasingly popular ways to get around town. This trend towards alternative transportation is beneficial in so many ways, but are the roadways safe and ready to be shared or are we increasing bicycle accidents,…

By Claude Wyle

/ 16 Mar 2020

Focus on Safer Streets Helps Prevent Injuries and Fatalities from Bicycle and Pedestrian Accidents in San Francisco and other major U.S. Cities

Facing Rising Fatalities, San Francisco Makes Efforts to Reduce Pedestrian Accidents, Injuries, and Deaths

In 2014, San Francisco launched its Vision Zero plan to eliminate all traffic fatalities by 2024. Yet, halfway through the 10-year plan, the City is on track to exceed the 31 deaths that occurred in the first year of the program. In the first two-thirds…

By Claude Wyle

/ 18 Sep 2019

Facing Rising Fatalities, San Francisco Makes Efforts to Reduce Pedestrian Accidents, Injuries, and Deaths

Pedestrian and Bicycle Rider Hit-and-run Victims: Your Own Auto Insurance Can Cover Your Injuries

California roads are notoriously dangerous for hit-and-runs, with one 2018 report revealing that California leads the nation in the annual number of fatal hit-and-run crashes.

By Claude Wyle

/ 29 Aug 2019

Pedestrian and Bicycle Rider Hit-and-run Victims: Your Own Auto Insurance Can Cover Your Injuries

Bicyclists and Pedestrians: Does Your Auto Insurance Have You Covered in Case of an Accident?

Last month, Walk San Francisco and the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition rallied in front of City Hall to call for leaders to declare a state of emergency regarding pedestrian and cyclist deaths in the city. This was prompted in part by the July 21 death…

By Claude Wyle

/ 23 Aug 2019

Bicyclists and Pedestrians: Does Your Auto Insurance Have You Covered in Case of an Accident?