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Bicycle-friendly lawyers who can help.
Statewide
Bisnar Chase Personal Injury Attorneys, LLP phone: 949-203-3814 email: [email protected]
California Bicycle Attorney, Cohen Law Partners phone: 323-937-7105 email: [email protected]
Law Firm of Richard L. Duquette phone: 760-390-5234 email: [email protected]
Los Angeles Area
Los Angeles Bicycle Attorney, Cohen Law Partners phone: 323-937-7105 email: [email protected]
Bisnar Chase Personal Injury Attorneys, LLP phone: 949-203-3814 email: [email protected]
Jim Pocrass, Pocrass & De Los Reyes LLP phone: 310-550-9050 email: [email protected]
Martinian Lawyers phone: (323) 402-6448 email: [email protected]
Sally Morin Personal Injury Lawyers, PC phone: 415-413-0033 email: [email protected]
Max Draitser, Southern California Bicycle Attorneys phone: 310-357-3645 email: [email protected]
Seth Davidson Law phone: 424-241-8118 email: [email protected]
Los Angeles Bicycle Law Phone: (424) 352-7088 Email: [email protected]
Orange County
Bisnar Chase Personal Injury Attorneys, LLP phone: 949-203-3814 email: [email protected]
Cohen Law Partners phone: 323-937-7105 email: [email protected]
DiMarco | Araujo | Montevideo, phone: 714-783-2205 email: [email protected]
Riverside, San Bernardino, and San Diego Counties
Bisnar Chase Personal Injury Attorneys, LLP phone: 949-203-3814 email: [email protected]
Cohen Law Partners phone: 323-937-7105 email: [email protected]
DiMarco | Araujo | Montevideo, Riverside Office, San Bernardino Office, phone: Riverside – 951-977-7787, San Bernardino – 909-436-4610 email: [email protected]
Hanson & Mouri phone: 951-688-0006
Law Firm of Richard L. Duquette phone: 760-390-5234 email: [email protected]
Sacramento Area
Fry Law Accident Attorneys phone: 916-291-0700 email: [email protected]
Cohen Law Partners phone: 323-937-7105 email: [email protected]
Bisnar Chase Personal Injury Attorneys, LLP phone: 949-203-3814 email: [email protected]
San Francisco Bay Area
Bay Area Bicycle Law phone: 415-466-8717 email: [email protected]
Bisnar Chase Personal Injury Attorneys, LLP phone: 949-203-3814 email: [email protected]
Galine, Frye, Fitting & Frangos LLP, San Mateo Bicycle Accident Lawyers phone: 650-345-8484 email: [email protected]
Sally Morin Personal Injury Lawyers, PC phone: 415-413-0033 email: [email protected]
GJEL Accident Attorneys free phone: 1-866-218-3776 email: [email protected]
The Appel Law Firm LLP phone: 925-938-2000 email: [email protected]
Cohen Law Partners phone: 323-937-7105 email: [email protected]
Paceline Law phone: 510.735.6804 email: [email protected]
Walkup Melodia Kelly & Schoenberger phone: 415-981-7210 email: [email protected]
Santa Cruz Area
Hassell Law Group phone: 831-508-8819 email: [email protected]
Cohen Law Partners phone: 323-937-7105 email: [email protected]
Do these things today, before a crash.
Uninsured motorist coverage pays your medical bills, lost wages, out-of-pocket expenses, and pain and suffering. It is applied to losses in the past and into the future. If someone hits you and they have no insurance, too little insurance to cover your damages, or if they hit and run or the car is stolen, your uninsured motorist insurance covers you! It covers you on a bike, in a car, or on foot. It is indispensable.
Own a car? State law requires it to be insured. Look at your declaration page (it comes with the packet you get from your insurance company). There should be a section entitled Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist. This amount cannot be less than your liability amount (the amount that applies if you are at fault). UM only covers you if the other driver is at fault, so it is non-chargeable. That means it is not available to you if you are at fault. And your rates should not go up for invoking it.
Don’t have a car? Many insurance companies offer non-operators’ policies. That means you can have insurance, even if you do not own a car. Progressive sells a non-operator’s UM/UIM policy up to $100,000. State Farm up to $250,000. And AAA up to $500,000. This list is inclusive, not exclusive. There may be others as well. And it is no endorsement, but you cannot have too little insurance. If you can afford the $500,000, get it. If you own a home you likely have homeowners insurance. That makes you eligible for an umbrella policy. Ask your broker about a Combined Single Limit policy into which you can fold excess coverage from your UM/UIM policy. That may qualify you for even more coverage. You cannot be over-insured. $1,000,000 is not unreasonable. $2,000,000 is not unreasonable. $5,000,000 is not unreasonable. It helps.
If you have a smartphone, ensure that your health ID information is set up and current. You can also make a photo for your lock screen that includes emergency contact info.
Add local emergency dispatch numbers to your phone for the cities or counties in which you regularly ride.
In some municipalities, using a cell phone to call 911 can route your call to the California Highway Patrol, which can add critical minutes to first responders’ arrival time. You can easily find the direct number for any municipality’s dispatch with a quick internet search.