It’s understandable that people who’ve been injured in bicycle accidents often want to know how long their claim is going to take. The answer to that question is that it depends. It depends on the degree of injury and how long it takes to go through medical treatment and reach maximum medical improvement. It’s necessary to get to this point to understand the entirety of damages the require compensation. It also depends on settlement offers and on the fairness of the insurance companies. For these reasons, a claim’s timeline first must evolve with the progression of the victim’s recovery and then hinges on the willingness of the insurance company to provide full and fair compensation. If the insurance company is agreeable once damages are known, a reasonable settlement can be arrived at and the claim can be resolved quickly from that point onward. If they refuse to make an adequate settlement offer and push the case into a trial however, the timeline becomes extended from there, often by approximately 18 months.