by Russ Hymas | Sep 24, 2012 | Bicycle Accident Lawyer, Bicycle Accidents, Utah Bicycle Accident Attorneys, Utah Bicycle Accidents, Utah Bicycle Laws
Every bicyclist dreams of having the bicycle that can do anything—the one they can ride anywhere the way Aladdin rode his magic carpet, Hercules rode his Pegasus, and Miss Gulch rode her bicycle before being reincarnated as the Wicked Witch of the West and trading it...
by Russ Hymas | Sep 18, 2012 | Bicycle Accident Lawyer, Bicycle Accidents, Utah Bicycle Accident Attorneys, Utah Bicycle Accidents, Utah Bicycle Laws
Have you ever seen those people whose strategy for staying dry in a surprise rainstorm is the same as that of Monty Python’s King Arthur when he encounters danger—that is, to “run away”? Or have you ever noticed that this method is the same one used by children...
by Russ Hymas | Sep 13, 2012 | Bicycle Accident Lawyer, Bicycle Accidents, Utah Bicycle Accident Attorneys, Utah Bicycle Accidents
It has been said (amid chuckles) that the hardest part of learning to ride a bicycle is the pavement. Without escalating into the realm of the improbably cataclysmic, there is no reason to debate this fact. However, if anything can make riding a bicycle more...
by Russ Hymas | Jun 28, 2012 | Bicycle Accident Lawyer, Bicycle Accidents, Utah Bicycle Accident Attorneys
The free wind is blowing through your hair. The sunlight glances off your helmet to illuminate a pair of canoodling butterflies. The disembodied voice of Freddy Mercury trills behind you that he also loves to ride his bicycle. And, for some reason, there are...
by Russ Hymas | May 31, 2012 | Utah Bicycle Accident Attorneys
The Christensen Law Firm has released a new cycling infographic that outlines common cycling injuries and helmet statistics of accident victims. The infographic is timely due to the post-Utah Bike Summit ambiance; there has been an amplified amount of awareness for...
by Russ Hymas | May 31, 2012 | Bicycle Accidents, Utah Bicycle Accident Attorneys, Utah Bicycle Accidents
Utah law 41-6a-1102 states that, as a bicyclist, “Your bicycle is considered a vehicle and you have the same rights and are subject to the same provisions as the operator of any other vehicle.” Thus, a person on a bicycle who is obeying traffic laws and keeping tabs...
