{"id":3636,"date":"2020-07-23T19:25:55","date_gmt":"2020-07-23T19:25:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nolstage.wpengine.com\/?page_id=3636"},"modified":"2023-05-17T11:20:40","modified_gmt":"2023-05-17T16:20:40","slug":"injured-while-riding-my-bicycle-in-florida-can-i-sue-the-driver-that-hit-me","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.nickortizlaw.com\/pi-faq\/injured-while-riding-my-bicycle-in-florida-can-i-sue-the-driver-that-hit-me\/","title":{"rendered":"Can I Sue a Florida Driver That Hit Me While I&#8217;m Riding My Bike?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RLCzfPrV5hA\" width=\"560\" height=\"314\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Well, the first thing you need to establish is who was at fault. If you, the\u00a0bicyclist, were at fault in causing the accident, then no, you cannot sue the driver. However, if the other driver was at fault in causing the accident\u00a0by acting negligently or carelessly, then certainly you have a claim or a lawsuit that can be brought against them.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/n06gUK4la2Q\" width=\"560\" height=\"314\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>You don\u2019t have the right to proceed directly to a lawsuit. If you\u2019ve been injured in a bicycle accident, then you may have a right to bring a claim directly with the at-fault driver\u2019s insurance company, and may possibly be able to negotiate a settlement without the need to sue. But, if you cannot come to terms, then you do have the right to sue or bring a lawsuit.<\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Well, the first thing you need to establish is who was at fault. If you, the\u00a0bicyclist, were at fault in causing the accident, then no, you cannot sue the driver. However, if the other driver was at fault in causing the accident\u00a0by acting negligently or carelessly, then certainly you have a claim or a lawsuit &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":3434,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nickortizlaw.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3636"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nickortizlaw.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nickortizlaw.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nickortizlaw.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nickortizlaw.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3636"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.nickortizlaw.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3636\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nickortizlaw.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3434"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nickortizlaw.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3636"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}