While your bicycle accident lawyer will determine liability in your accident, given the specific facts and circumstances, generally in a vehicle/bicycle accident, the vehicle's driver can be held liable. The driver could have been distracted, impaired, driving carelessly or recklessly, overly tired, or was driving over the speed limit. If the road was in especially poor repair, the bicyclist may be able to file a claim against the government entity responsible for designing/maintaining the roadway.