Mississippi law treats a bicycle as a vehicle, giving cyclists full road rights while requiring drivers to pass with at least three feet of clearance under the John Paul Frerer Bicycle Safety Act. Cyclists must obey traffic signals, use required lights and reflectors...
A dooring accident happens when a driver or passenger throws open a parked car door directly into the path of an oncoming cyclist. You either crash into the door, or you swerve into traffic to avoid it, which can be just as dangerous. The "door zone" refers to the...
In Mississippi, liability for a bicycle accident falls on whoever was negligent, whoever failed to act with reasonable care and caused your crash. That is usually the driver who hit you in a Mississippi car accident, but it can also be an employer, government agency,...
Mississippi treats electric bikes as bicycles, not motor vehicles, under Mississippi Code § 63-3-1315. No class of e-bike requires a driver's license, registration, or insurance to ride on public roads. An e-bike is legally defined as a bicycle with fully operational...
Riding a bike allows you to get where you need to go while staying fit. But cycling has its hazards, too. In 2020, about 932 cyclists were killed in motor vehicle accidents, most of whom were over 20 years old. However, there are steps to take to reduce your chances...
Bicycles are a common and popular form of transportation. Unfortunately, cyclists are at a higher risk of serious injury and even death when biking on or near a road. Collisions with passenger vehicles and other vehicles can be extremely serious and leave cyclists...
Both cyclists and drivers can cause accidents between bikes and cars. That said, cyclists are clearly in more danger of getting injured, no matter who causes the crash, and studies have repeatedly found that it’s more common for drivers to cause accidents than...
