California roads can provide enough challenges for any cyclist. But riders are looking for a physical challenge and not the challenge of having to steer clear of careless drivers to get home safely. Bicyclists can be subjected to a dangerous collision with a car while on a bike path, or while having to share a lane with motorists.
After riders suffer a debilitating pelvis fracture, they may be out of work and off a bike for weeks or months. A dedicated California bicycle accident lawyer works to see that this time is set aside for recovery and not to worry over enormous hospital bills.
Contact a California Bicycle Accident Attorney for a Free Consultation
When a driver’s carelessness is responsible for your pelvis injury, you’ll have one chance to secure the compensation you’ll need now and for the years ahead. You are encouraged to file a bicycle accident claim against the car insurance company representing that motorist.
Insurance adjusters won’t automatically supply everything you’ll need in recovery, but with strong legal representation, it’s possible to hold an insurer fully liable for your hardships.
A California Bicycle Accident Traumatic Injury Lawyer protects you during settlement negotiations to make sure you and your family receive everything required to pay hospital and physical therapy bills. Contact Maison Law to schedule a free, no-obligation consultation and find out what your pelvis fracture is worth and how to maximize your bicycle accident injury claim.
Pelvis Fracture Injury Dangers for California Cyclists
Cyclists ride defenseless except for some thin clothing and in some cases, a helmet. The bones in the arms, legs, chest, and waist are all vulnerable to an impact with a car and the impact with the pavement that quickly follows.
Cyclists commonly suffer pelvis fractures in these collisions. Johns Hopkins Medicine explains that the pelvis is a basin-shaped structure of bones that supports the spinal column. These pelvic bones protect the abdominal organs, like the intestines and bladder.
The hip bones help form the pelvis and connect the truck of the body to the legs. The sacrum is a spade-shaped bone that runs from the bottom of the spine to the tailbone. The coccyx (tailbone) is the other bone that helps complete the pelvis.
When cyclists suffer an impact, trauma to other bones near the waist can also cause pelvic injuries. A hard strike to a femur might transfer energy to the ball socket joint it forms with the hip to cause an injury.
These types of injuries can be hard to predict, as far as healing time, and when a victim may walk or ride a bike again without pain. This uncertainty means that victims need to seek as much in compensation as possible from an at-fault driver’s car insurance company. It’s impossible to know if additional surgeries and pain will be a part of a victim’s life in the years ahead. A pelvis fracture bicycle accident lawyer works to make sure victims have the financial security to deal with any care needed in the future.
The Outlook for California Bicycle Accident Pelvic Injury Victims
Recovery can take two to three months of painful recovery. That may involve weeks of physical therapy, especially for athletes needing to build strength to get back on a bike again.
The struggle to get back on a bike may last a lot longer if surgery is required. A fracture in a hip bone will usually require stabilization with metal wires and plates. Recovery may take around half a year, with full motion and pain-free movement coming along even later.
These estimates are for fortunate California bicycle accident patients. Some victims of severe pelvic injuries never regain full function and mobility. These injuries can result in a permanent physical disability. A long-term injury can force riders to hang up their helmets. They may receive the bill for months of care while also losing valuable time at a job they can no longer perform.
A California Bicycle Accident Lawyer fights to get you and your family the support you need to recover physically and financially. It’s up to a skilled bicycle accident attorney to determine if that support needs to cover a few months of care or over the remaining years of a victim’s life.
What Kind of Compensation is Available for a Cyclist with a Pelvic Fracture?
A bicycle advocate at Maison Law will also be constructing a complete list of the hardships you’ve suffered in recovery. This can go much further than just the totals on your hospital care and surgeon’s fees. Your bicycle accident settlement check must also include support for your other financial and non-economic damages.
These and other factors will determine the levels of compensation you can expect in recovery:
- Help with medical bills now and those anticipated in the future.
- Expense for physical therapy sessions and any medical equipment necessary to give the patient as much freedom as possible.
- Estimated lifetime costs for riders who must adapt to life with a permanent disability.
- Physical pain and emotional trauma suffered in the accident and during a difficult recovery. For riders, this can include the anxiety of getting back out on a bike and riding in traffic.
- Compensation for a loss of enjoyment of life. Being unable to get back on a bike, at least in the short term.
- Travel costs getting to and from doctor visits and surgery consultations while in a wheelchair or cast.
- A new bike and equipment replacement.
- Full compensation for lost wages and benefits at work while the victim is in recovery.
Contact a California Rib Injury Bicycle Accident Lawyer
If you or a loved one have suffered a bicycle accident injury due to a careless driver’s mistake, contact a California Bicycle Traumatic Injury Attorney with Maison Law. We offer a free, no-obligation consultation to all California bicycle accident victims. It’s a no-risk way to find out what your pelvic fracture is worth and what you should demand from an insurance company.
If you decide we can help you get the most out of your bicycle accident pelvis injury claim, you won’t need to have any money now. We don’t get paid unless we win your case for you, and then our fee comes out of the settlement you receive.
