A bike rider was injured after being hit by a vehicle traveling down Shore Drive in Virginia Beach, Virginia (VA) this weekend. The car was trying to avoid hitting another vehicle on the road when the at-fault driver hit the bicyclist. Shore Drive was temporarily shut down because of the accident, according to the Virginian-Pilot. This is the second bike accident reported in the past week. A Norfolk,. VA cyclist collided and scraped the side of the new light rail train in downtown Norfolk. Another bicyclist was involved in an accident earlier this month that also occurred on Shore Drive.
Shore Drive has always been a hazardous route for bicyclists and pedestrians alike. Last year, a young teacher was killed when crossing the street late at night. Since then, Virginia Beach lowered the speed limit from 45 mph to 35 mph, in hopes of reducing accidents. Sadly, this winding, picturesque road seems to attract speeding drivers.
As Virginia Beach personal injury lawyers who have handled bike accident injury cases, we understand the dangers associated with sharing the road. Motorists, especially on Shore Drive, have a responsibility to share the road with bike riders. Until lawmakers decide to enforce a wider passing distance, it is the driver’s resposibility to provide a safe enough distance between vehicle and bicycle.
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Rick Shapiro has practiced personal injury law for over 30 years in Virginia, North Carolina, and throughout the Southeastern United States. He is a Board-Certified Civil Trial Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy (ABA Accredited) and has litigated injury cases throughout the eastern United States, including wrongful death, trucking, faulty products, railroad, and medical negligence claims. During his three-decade career, Shapiro has won client appeals before the VA Supreme Court, VA Court of Appeals, NC Supreme Court, SC Supreme Court, WV Supreme Court, TN Supreme Court, and three times before the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, underscoring Shapiro’s trial achievements. In addition, he and his law firm have won settlements/verdicts in excess of $100 million. His success in and out of the courtroom is a big reason why he was named 2019 “Lawyer of the Year” in railroad law in U.S. News & World Report's Best Lawyers publication (Norfolk, VA area), and he has been named a “Best Lawyer” and “Super Lawyer” by those peer-reviewed organizations for multiple years. Rick was also named a “Leader in the Law, Class of 2022” by Virginia Lawyers Weekly (total of 33 statewide honorees consisting of lawyers and judges across Virginia). And in September 2023, Rick was selected as a recipient of the National Board of Trial Advocacy (NBTA) 2023 President’s Award. Although many nominations were submitted from across the country, Rick was just one of eight attorneys chosen by the prestigious National Board which certifies civil trial attorneys across the U.S. Rick was also recently named to Virginia Lawyers Weekly 2024 Virginia’s Go To Lawyers Medical Malpractice. The attorneys awarded this honor are nominated by their colleagues and chosen by a panel from the publication.
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