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A Chicago Bicycle Accident Lawyer Explains How the Improvements Can Help Keep Cyclists Safe This year could turn out to be safer for Chicago cyclists, thanks to several new state laws and bicycle advocacy groups working to expand bike lanes in Chicago and reduce the number of bicycle accidents in the greater Chicago area. “Historically,...

A Chicago Bicycle Accident Lawyer Discusses A teen bicyclist from Chicago has tragically died due to injuries he sustained following a mid-December crash with a big commercial vehicle driven by a trucker who was cited for failure to yield. The truck v. bicycle collision happened on Dec. 10, 2021, when a reckless trucker made a...

A Chicago Car Accident Lawyer Provides the Details Drunk driving is against the law, and for good reason. Alcohol slows reflexes, makes it difficult to concentrate, and affects a person’s ability to judge speed, distance, and potential risks. This makes people who decide to drink and drive a danger to themselves and everyone else on...

In September 2021, the Chicago Department of Transportation (DOT) announced it is installing 100 miles of new and upgraded bike lanes, using $17 million in new funding from the mayor’s Chicago Works plan over this year and next. It’s the largest expansion of bike lanes in the city’s history. Commissioner Gia Biagi said the agency...

Our Chicago Attorneys Explain What You Should Know Trick-or-treating on Halloween can be a fun family event, but not if someone gets hurt because a negligent driver is inattentive. As the days get shorter and pedestrians become harder to see, drivers need to stay alert and be on the lookout for our most vulnerable road...

Chicago is known as the "City That Works" for our work ethic. But that is not always true. On any given block, there are cars driving down the road, cyclists, and people walking down the sidewalk or crossing the street. It only takes one negligent driver to cause a collision with a pedestrian, which tragically happens...

Shared rides, or "pools," offered by Uber and Lyft that were suspended due to COVID-19 are slowly returning to service. In July, Lyft re-launched its shared ride option in three cities — Chicago, Detroit, and Philadelphia. If you are in one of these metros you can split your Lyft with another rider. Unlike pre-pandemic conditions,...

In just one month, a change in Chicago's traffic ticketing policy generated hundreds of thousands of new speeding violations. With the goal of reducing car accidents, on March 1, 2021, the city lowered the threshold for issuing fines and warnings through its network of speed cameras. Three months into the new year, Chicago expanded the...

You can see Divvy rideshare bicycles all over Chicago (the city's Divvy program is one of the nation's largest bike share systems), but soon the fleet is going to look a little different. Operated by rideshare service Lyft, Divvy will soon unveil an updated version of its e-bike. The new model has a sleek modern...

Share The Road With Cyclists and Pedestrians As we begin to put cold weather in our rearview mirror, Chicagoans are being reminded that warmer temps mean more pedestrians and bicyclists will be out and about — and we all need to do our part to "Share the Road" to keep all users of the roadways safe. There...