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.

Police Sting Helps San Francisco Pedestrians

San Francisco drivers and pedestrians have long been on both sides of a raging controversy, involving bad drivers who blaze through crosswalks and errant pedestrians who cause accidents by not looking, and walking into traffic, often against the light. Now, the San Francisco Police have begun a stin

By Claude Wyle

/ 13 Nov 2007

Deadly Motorcycle Accident Kills Tracy Man on Highway 238

Sad news for the motorcycling community, and a bit of a mystery for some motorcycle attorneys to unravel. Leopoldo Zaragoza, riding a 2001 R1, was killed at or around 5:25 a. m. on Interstate 238 early this Monday morning. Zaragoza, a 38-year-old Tracy resident was pronounced dead at the scene of th

By Claude Wyle

/ 12 Nov 2007

San Francisco Motorcycle Accident Attorneys Settle For $2,250,000

We are pleased to announce victory for one of our motorcycle accident clients. Our San Francisco motorcycle accident attorney team recently settled a case for $2,250,000. As our 26 year old client, Dwight L. was riding his motorcycle in Marin County, the driver of a minivan pulled a U-turn across bo

By Claude Wyle

/ 9 Nov 2007

San Francisco Settled Bicycle Accident Claim for $150,000

When they say that the San Francisco Police Commission will consider or review a $150,000 settlement for a bicyclist who sued the City after he was struck and suffered personal injures by an on-duty SFPD officer, who did not file a proper report, they mean that the City Attorneys and the Bicycle Acc

By Claude Wyle

/ 8 Nov 2007

Lane Sharing is Legal and Reduces Motorcycle Accidents

I thought that I should chime in, since I have settled at least four or five lane sharing cases for six figures in the last year or so. You should take these cases and evaluate them carefully. The claims representatives have no idea what is legal in California or what is reasonable riding and they s

By Claude Wyle

/ 6 Nov 2007

California's Safe Routes to School Law Will Reduce Bicycle Accidents

On October 14, Governor Schwarzenegger signed into law California’s Safe Routes to School bill. As a result, $52 million is available for California State Legislated Safe Routes to School (SR2S) Funds. As bicycle accident attorneys, we hope that by making negligent drivers accountable for their bad

By Claude Wyle

/ 27 Oct 2007

Oakland Motorcyclist Shows Bad Attitude and Causes Bicycle Accident

When I ran across a blog by an irate bicyclist who’s riding partner was injured by a passing motorcycle rider on Skyline in Oakland on Sunday October 21, it brought to mind some of the problems that we motorcycle and bicycle accident attorneys face when representing bikers. The problem is attitude.

By Claude Wyle

/ 25 Oct 2007

10 Things Your Insurance Company Won't Tell You

1. “You need a lawyer.”2. “You’re paying too much.”3. “Forget your driving record. We want yourcredit rating.”4. “We can dump you on a whim.”5. “We’re pocketing your deductible.”6. “We’ll stiff you if your car istotaled…”7. “…and even if it isn’t.”8. “Our body shops work for us, not you.”9. “We make

By Claude Wyle

/ 25 Oct 2007

Elderly San Francisco Driver Causes Pedestrian Death

A 90-year-old woman turned left onto Pine Street from Fillmore Street in San Francisco, California, last Sunday night. Six pedestrians were crossing the street in the intersection at the time. Although most of the pedestrians managed to avoid the automobile, the negligent driver struck and killed Su

By Claude Wyle

/ 18 Oct 2007

Unsafe Left Turn Causes Fatal San Francisco Motorcycle Accident

This last Thursday, a negligent car driver made a left turn into the path of a motorcyclist in San Francisco, causing the motorcycle to collide with the side of the car. This dangerous left turn caused the wrongful death of 37-year-old Teterio Carpenter. The fatal motorcycle accident occurred at app

By Claude Wyle

/ 11 Oct 2007

Dangerous San Francisco Intersection Claims Another Life

Sloat and 19th Avenue is arguably the most dangerous intersection in the city of San Francisco. Last year, seven people suffered fatal injuries at this intersection. Wednesday, a 21-year-old pedestrian was killed during a head-on collision in which one car jumped the curb. An unidentified mother and

By Claude Wyle

/ 9 Oct 2007

San Francisco Muni Bus Causes Pedestrian Accident

A San FranciscoMuni Bus struck a pedestrian early Tuesday morning, at the corner of 6th and Market Street, in San Francisco, California. Passengers on the bus yelled at the driver to stop, but it was too late; the bus ran right into the woman. The pedestrian survived this Muni Bus collision, but suf

By Claude Wyle

/ 8 Oct 2007