BICYCLE CRASHES. PRACTICAL ANSWERS.
Understand what to do, what to document, and which insurance questions to ask after a bicycle crash.
Start with first steps, reporting, photographs, and the records that help keep the details together.
Understand intersections, opening car doors, turning vehicles, and road hazards from a cyclist's perspective.
Make sense of policy language, repair estimates, coverage questions, and useful claim records.
A LITTLE CONTEXT HELPS.
Bicycle Accidents is an informational publication about bicycle crashes, road risks, documentation, and insurance questions.
Use these guides to organize your questions. Your location, the details of a crash, and your policy can all matter.
FEATURED GUIDES
AFTER AN ACCIDENT
A starting point for safety, reporting, documentation, and keeping useful records together.
CAUSES & SAFETY
Explore how turning movements, visibility, and road layout can create conflict at intersections.
INSURANCE & CLAIMS
Understand possible coverage sources and questions to raise about your policy and circumstances.
PRACTICAL RESOURCES
Review NAIC’s crash-information checklist, covering scene details, witness contacts, photographs, and reports. General auto-claim guidance.
Explore NAIC’s general inventory tool for organizing item records and photographs, which you can use to keep track of your bicycle and equipment.
Read Texas Department of Insurance guidance on communicating with an adjuster, asking about next steps, and discussing an estimate.
LOOK A LITTLE CLOSER
Understand opening-door conflicts and which surrounding details are worth recording.
Organize the available vehicle details, witness information, and reporting questions.
A closer look at road conditions, location details, and documenting a surface hazard.
BICYCLE CRASHES. PRACTICAL ANSWERS.
A bicycle-focused publication for the road ahead.
