10/20/2026
New York State sees an average of 36 deaths, 637 hospitalizations, and 3,795 emergency department visits every year from motor vehicle crashes involving bicyclists, according to the New York Department of Health.
Any contact between a car and a bike is worse for the cyclist, every time. Most of these crashes come down to drivers not respecting a cyclist's right to be on the road, along with speeding, distraction, impairment, and poor visibility. In some cases, a town or city shares responsibility when it knew about a dangerous stretch of road and did nothing.
If an adjuster calls before you have spoken to an attorney, do not give a statement and do not sign anything. New York gives you three years to file, and being partly at fault does not disqualify you. Under the state's pure comparative fault rule, you can recover as long as you were 99% or less to blame, with your award reduced by your share. Read more on our site.
https://www.o2law.com/long-island-motor-vehicle-accident-lawyers/bicycle-accidents/