Personal Injury Law

Missouri Bicycle Injuries and Safety - Roadway Injuries and Deaths in Missouri

By Benjamin J. Sansone, Esq.

An important aspect of my St Louis personal injury practice is the representation of injured cyclists in Missouri and Illinois who have been injured as a result of a bicycle crash caused by a negligent driver of a car or truck. As a St Louis Missouri personal injury attorney and an avid cyclist myself I see these cases through the eyes of a St Louis personal injury lawyer and the I see bike accident personal injury cases through the eyes of a cyclist.

Recently, the Missouri Bicycle Federation released its first annual report card regarding biking in Missouri. The report card gave Missouri a D. One of the primary reasons is that in Missouri bikers and pedestrians make up 5% of traffic yet are the victims of 15% of the Missouri roadway injuries and crashes and 7.5% of the roadway deaths in Missouri.

Another reason for the low grade, Missouri has done nothing to change the law for bicyclists in 2007. In a previous Missouri Bike Accident post I discussed some of the minor changes that have been made in years past to benefit bikers. However there are still major changes that must be done to Missouri bicycle and pedestrian law.

See previous blog posts:

Right Hook - Primary Cause of Missouri Bike Accidents and Injuries

Common cause of bike accidents - St Louis bike accident lawyer

St Louis personal injury bike accident lawyer gets injury jury verdict against motorist that failed to yield

Bike Law Resource

MO Bike Federation - Missouri Bike Accidents and Safety Report

Full post as published by Missouri Injury Law Blog on May 15, 2008 (boomark / email).