Whether commuting in New Orleans, training on rural parish roads, or riding the levee paths, Louisiana cyclists share the road with fast, often distracted drivers. A collision between a bike and a car is almost never a fair fight.
Common Bicycle Crash Scenarios
Cyclists are frequently hit when drivers fail to yield, open car doors into bike lanes, pass too closely, or turn across a rider's path. Many crashes happen at intersections and driveways where drivers are not watching for bikes.
Louisiana law requires drivers to give cyclists a safe passing distance and treats bicycles as vehicles with a right to the road.
Recovering After a Bicycle Crash
Bicycle injuries are often severe — fractures, road rash, spinal damage, and head injuries. An attorney can pursue the at-fault driver's insurance and, where the driver is uninsured, your own UM/UIM coverage, which frequently applies to bicycle crashes as well.
How Injury Claim Team Helps
Injury Claim Team is not a law firm — we are a free service that connects injured Louisianans with experienced personal injury attorneys who handle bicycle accident cases. There is no cost to you to be matched, and the attorneys in our network charge no fee unless they win your case. Call 973-566-5599 or request a free review and a specialist will reach out within the hour.
Frequently Asked Questions
Nothing upfront. Our network attorneys work on a contingency-fee basis — no fee unless they recover compensation for you. Your case review is always free and confidential.
For injuries occurring on or after July 1, 2024, Louisiana's prescriptive period is generally two years; it was one year for earlier injuries. Claims involving government entities may have shorter deadlines, so it is important to act quickly.
Louisiana follows a pure comparative fault rule, so you can still recover compensation even if you were partly responsible — your recovery is reduced by your percentage of fault.
Every case is different. Value depends on the severity of your injuries, your medical costs and future care, lost income, the clarity of fault, and available insurance. A free case review is the best way to understand your claim.