Wearing a bicycle helmet can significantly reduce the risk of brain injury in an accident. Riders who wear helmets not only suffer fewer head and neck injuries in general, but they may also suffer less-severe injuries than other riders involved in similar accidents. Florida law does require riders under 16 to wear a helmet but does not offer the same restriction for older riders.
If you suffer injuries in a bicycle accident due to someone else’s negligence, you have the right to file a compensation claim, even if you suffer traumatic brain injury because you did not wear a bicycle helmet. Talk to our lawyers about the injuries you sustained and how the other party’s negligent actions may have contributed to them.