What to do after a bicycle accident

February 20, 2026

Why We Bike

As traffic congestion and pollution increase in Sacramento, more people are getting on their bicycles for commuting and general transportation. Bicyclists must share the streets of Sacramento with cars and trucks, which can make cycling dangerous.

Some of the dangers bicyclists face are that many roads have no protective barriers between bicycle lanes and vehicle lanes. Although Sacramento is working to add new bike lanes, roads are designed for cars. Intersections, turns and through streets are much more dangerous for bicyclists.

Contact a Personal Injury Attorney

The Crow Law Offices of Sacramento are bicycle accident attorneys that know that serious injuries and fatalities to cyclists are not random accidents. We are experienced in determining who was responsible for your injuries and suffering. The attorneys at the Crow Law Offices will fight on your behalf, and for the compensation you need to put your life back together. If you or a loved one have been seriously injured or killed in a bicycle crash, you need a responsive, skillful legal team fully committed to fighting for your rights and securing the compensation you need and deserve.

Your Rights Matter

Bicyclists have the same rights and responsibilities as automobile drivers. Experienced bicycle riders are rarely found to be at fault for accidents. The driving laws in California carefully address the fact that motorists must be careful of bicyclists, motorcycles and scooters and treat them as another automobile on the road.

There are several potential sources of recovery for victims of bike accidents, including automobile insurance and homeowners insurance. In California, even when riders are partially at fault for a bicycle accident, they can also recover monetary compensation for the fault of other parties, such as negligent motorists, government agencies, or parts manufacturers, if they are found to have contributed to the cause of the bicycle accident or bicycle injuries.

Preserve Evidence

Accident scenes change quickly and memories fade. While a traffic collision report at the time of the accident is usually a fair assessment of what happened, eyewitness statements and the statement of the driver involved are critical to your case. Physical evidence such as markings on the roadway and the severity and location of any damage to the vehicle, as well as your bicycle, are also important. It is crucial to preserve evidence by taking photographs to record road conditions. To preserve evidence that may be of great importance to your bicycle accident case, there are several actions that should be considered immediately. Following an injury accident, it is very important to consult with a qualified Sacramento bicycle accident attorney as soon as possible. If you let too much time go by before consulting a lawyer, valuable evidence may be lost, witnesses may disappear, and the other party’s insurance company may take advantage of you. Well-preserved evidence will help us make sure that the maximum damages are recovered.

We Ensure a Thorough Investigation

As soon as we take on your bicycle accident injury case, we begin a full and thorough investigation and secure and protect relevant evidence. When dealing with accident victims, insurance companies usually pretend to be your friend and only concerned with your well being, when in fact they are only acting in the best interest of the insurance company. They will attempt to take advantage of injury victims by taking a recorded statement from them, have them examined by their doctors, have you sign releases that allows them to obtain all your medical and employment records, whether they are relevant or not and otherwise build their case against you in order to offer an unfair settlement amount.

If you do talk to the insurance company, do not allow yourself to be recorded and do not sign any papers. You need a strong advocate, an experienced Sacramento bicycle accident lawyer working to obtain the compensation you need and deserve. Our clients benefit from our years of experience dating back to 1954. Our firm always performs our own investigation. We go further to discover if another vehicle driver, road hazards, or flawed equipment added to a bicycle accident. We will interview every individual who witnessed the incident and thoroughly investigate every case.