Bicycle Accident Injury Caused by Doctor's Road Rage - St Louis Bike Accident Lawyer Experiences
As a Missouri and Illinois personal injury lawyer based in St. Louis and having handled several Missouri bike accident cases currently and in the past, I see the intolerance many motorists have towards cyclists; additionally, I have been that cyclist that is cut off or almost hit on a few occasions as well. Recently a story out of LA has shown how far this intolerance can go; a doctor passed a few bike riders, yelled at them, then after he passed them cut in front of them and slammed on his brakes. Once cyclist's head went through the rear windshield and he has had about 90 stitches in his face, the other bicyclist is suffering from a serious shoulder injury. Unfortunately, it took an egregious case like this for the prosecutor to take any action, as the driver had done this before (no injuries in prior incident) but nothing was done about it. See - Road Rage Bike Accident Injury Article.
Missouri has been rated very low regarding bicyclist safety, see Missouri Bicycle Injuries and Safety - Roadway Injuries and Deaths in Missouri however, I do not believe that bicycle safety in St Louis will improve much until the State legislates harsher and more specific laws regarding bicyclists and the State and local prosecutors actually prosecute these cases. Below are links to several article on this subject:
Bicycle Accidents - How to Avoid Them - Common Causes of Bike Accidents Resulting in Injury or Death

In this current St Louis bike accident case, my client was riding in a designated bike lane on Russell in downtown St Louis city and the negligent driver was driving a Hummer H2 when she made a right turn directly into him as he was crossing the intersection. Traffic on Russel at that intersection does not have a stop sign, however, cross traffic does. Again, this is a common cause of bike accidents, simple failure of drivers to recognize or even be aware of cyclists around them.
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Under Missouri law, bicyclists are to be treated as other vehicles; for instance, under Missouri law a vehicle is not to cut a bicyclist off, pass a bicyclist unsafely, or pull out in front of a bicyclist. Many drivers ignore the safety and well-being of cyclists and feel they should no be on the road and thus sometimes act hostile towards bicyclists.
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