The Illinois Bicycle
Lawyers have been retained to represent a bicyclist who was the victim of a dooring in the
West Town neighborhood in Chicago. The dooring occurred as the bicyclist was riding northbound on Wood
Street at the same time as a driver of a vehicle suddenly opened his car door directly into the
path of the bicyclist. Unable to
evade the door, the bicyclist collided with it, and the collision caused her to be thrown from
her bicycle onto the street. The motorist then went inside the television production office where he worked. Police who came to the scene were able to track the motorist to the vehicle on the street.
The bicyclist was taken to Rush University Medical Center due to pain in her right shoulder and elbow.
At the hospital, the
bicyclist was physically examined and underwent x-rays. Since the collision she has also received orthopedic
treatment as she continues to recover from her injuries.
According to the City of Chicago’s 2012 Bicycle Crash Analysis, Chicago has implemented several
efforts to reduce the number of doorings in Chicago, including public awareness
marketing campaigns and expanded driver education. Doorings are perhaps the type of bicycle vs. motor vehicle collision that are the most easily reduced. As the name of the City's campaign states, a driver exiting a vehicle need only LOOK! in order to avoid a dooring collision. Effective education that leads to new habits could be the key to reducing doorings.
If you have any
questions regarding this post or an issue involving Illinois personal
injury law, please do not hesitate to contact Illinois Bicycle Lawyer Mike
Keating at 312-239-6787 (Business Hours) or 312-208-7702 (24/7)
or at MKeating@KeatingLegal.com.
The firm is committed to assisting any bicyclist injured anywhere in Illinois at any time. All emails and phone calls are returned promptly. Keating Law Offices offers
free, no obligation consultations to injured bicyclists. There are never any
attorneys' fees or expenses unless the firm is able to make a recovery on your
behalf. Please call anytime if you have a personal injury case from a bicycle crash you would like to discuss.
