Walk It Through: The Bike Commute
Where a cyclist rides, a car that turns across the lane, a driver with no insurance, and help from a stranger.
A cyclist rides to work on a two-lane street, slower than traffic, and needs to turn left ahead.
Two things a person in this spot might do. Picking one shows what the law says about it.
One commute. The cyclist's own insurance, fault split between the two, and a city's bike lane ordinances are not worked through here.
A practice walkthrough, not a prediction of how any real one will go. Legal information, not legal advice.
Words this turns on
Terms with a legal meaning that is narrower than the everyday one. Each links to the definition and the authority behind it.
- Evidence of insuranceProof that a current liability policy covers the vehicle. It may be shown as an electronic image on a phone, and an owner who cannot produce it has ten days after the request to show the prosecutor it was in force.
- Emergency careCare given without pay at the scene of an accident or emergency. The one who gives it is not liable for civil damages for what they did or failed to do in giving it.