E-Bike or Moped Accidents

How Do I Begin an E-Bike or Moped Accident Personal Injury or Wrongful Death Case?

There are six key steps to begin an e-bike or moped case. To understand these steps, Mike Burman at Burman Law offers a free consultation focused on your concerns. Mike will help you address the difficulties in your personal injury case or wrongful death case. Mike will give you honest answers to all your questions.  During your free consultation - if you are comfortable - Mike will discuss these six key steps:
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• Preserve important physical evidence so nothing critical is lost
• Interview witnesses and law enforcement
• Take custody of photographs and video, especially potholes or paint marking or marks on the roadway
• Impound or take custody of the e-bike or moped
• Provide you with a free case evaluation so you understand what the case is about
• Provide you with a plan of action so you understand how the case will be handled
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Mike is a death and injury lawyer with 25+ years of experience helping hundreds of accident victims against at-fault commercial operators and careless drivers of all types. Other lawyers often call Mike for advice with their personal injury lawsuits and wrongful death lawsuits. Once you begin your free case evaluation with Mike, you will know the legal advice is coming from an experienced attorney.

There is never any pressure. Your consultation is always strictly confidential. Mike will provide legal advice and answer all your questions. and explain traffic laws, so you know what is important about your case. If you are dealing with an insurance company adjuster, Mike will give you advice based on years of experience.

Mike and the staff at Burman Law office understand that starting a personal injury case or wrongful death case can be overwhelming and intimidating. To help you, the friendly legal team at Burman Law average over 10 years of paralegal experience with personal injury claims and wrongful death claims. Your free access to the Burman Law Client Portal means you stay informed. You can contact us through the portal, by phone, by text or by email. If you contact us on a workday, we almost always can respond to you that day.

You can schedule a consultation with Mike by clicking:
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For the legal process to work, several steps in an e-bike, moped, or scooter accident claim must be addressed quickly, especially the preservation of evidence and the location of witnesses against the at-fault party. The police report needs to be checked for accuracy. Medical treatment by specialized medical professionals familiar with these specific accident injuries should begin. Medical bills and lost wages should be submitted to insurance for payment.

Beginning a case may help prevent other e-bike riders or electric scooter (e-scooter) passengers.  Injuries from electric bicycles or regular bicycle accidents can be severe and result in high verdicts.  According to cdc.gov,  “Nearly 1,000 bicyclists die and over 130,000 are injured in crashes that occur on roads in the United States every year.” Serious injuries can occur with anything with an electric motor, for example, e-bike injuries can include things like road rash all the way to more serious injuries like head injuries. Larger cities like Nashville, Los Angeles, New York, etc. have now started offering Lime scooters or Bird scooters. With an increase in people making use of these types of vehicles, it is important for motorists to be even more aware of their surroundings when driving in order to avoid electric scooter accidents. If you decide to establish an attorney-client relationship and make Burman Law your bike accident lawyer, our legal team will help you:
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• plan for medical expenses not paid by insurance
• plan for lost income and time off from work
• calendar the statute of limitations under state law so you do not miss any time limits
• answer all the FAQs, as well as the questions unique to your case
• meet with surviving family members and explain the legal process
• fill out the necessary paperwork for your insurance policy or insurance claim
• provide advice on your property damage claim for bicycle repairs or total loss or the replacement value
• lay the foundation for you to receive a fair settlement amount without the expense and delay of a e-bike, moped, or bicycle accident lawsuit
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WHAT TYPES OF CASES DOES BURMAN LAW HANDLE?‍

We handle every type of motorcycle crash, electric bike accident (e-bike accident), regular bike or car accident where the at-fault driver has failed to meet their duties. We handle accidents and cases involving punitive damages and non-economic damages for pain and suffering. Our legal team is also experienced in medical malpractice cases that sometimes arise. We can handle or assist with probate matters involving a decedent in wrongful death lawsuit. We handle loss of consortium cases for the loss of a spouse or minor child. Our experience ranges from semi-trucks and trailers to farm vehicles. Our case values range from tens of thousands of dollars to millions of dollars. We can practice in all federal or state courts throughout Kentucky and Tennessee.  Burman Law is an accident lawyer with offices in Hopkinsville, Kentucky and Clarksville, Tennessee to better serve you.
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HOW DOES BURMAN LAW DETERMINE FAULT FOR AN ACCIDENT CASE?

Every driver has a duty to exercise care for the safety of other persons using the highway. We investigate and prove fault by motorists who:
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• Fail to maintain a safe distance
• Fail to slow to a safe speed or continually use excessive speed
• Fail to allow time for safe clearance
• Fail to obey traffic signals (i.e., red lights or stop signs)
• Fail to keep a proper lookout for bike lane traffic (i.e., scooter riders or cyclists)
• Fail to pay attention, especially at night or during inclement weather
• Fail to perceive a dangerous condition or immediate hazard
• Fail to drive free of impairment by drugs or alcohol
• Fail to stop operating a cell phone while operating an automobile
• Fail to properly train semi-truck drivers resulting in truck accidents with bicycles
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WHAT DOES BURMAN LAW DO IN AN ACCIDENT CASE?

Personal injury and wrongful death cases require quick attention from an experienced personal injury law firm. Mike Burman is a personal injury attorney with the staff and financial resources needed to take on any insurance company.  As your accident lawyer, Mike Burman and his law firm will work quickly to:
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• Understand the mechanism of injury causing pain and suffering or death
• Look for severe injuries that are often hard to find, such as traumatic brain injuries, spinal cord injuries or labral tears in the hip
• Preserve evidence that could be washed away, destroyed, or lost
• Study traffic patterns and traffic
• Search for CCTv video/audio, ring doorbell cameras, police videos, and business cameras
• Locate and interview witnesses
• Engage experts in accident reconstruction to uncover critical facts
• Download the “black box” speed and distance computer on the “at-fault” vehicle
• Impound the at-fault vehicle and preserve the vehicle
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In every personal injury case or wrongful death case, we investigate and preserve evidence. We locate and contact all available witnesses. We notify all necessary parties and insurance companies, notify all lienholders, gather and protect evidence and damages,  prepare a settlement demand, negotiate an accident settlement, resolve liens, and distribute a fair settlement to you. Automobile injury and death cases require quick attention from an experienced personal injury law firm. Mike Burman is a personal injury attorney with the staff and financial resources needed to take on any insurance company.  As your accident lawyer, Mike Burman and his law firm will work quickly to answer all your questions and learn about your injuries-including those serious injuries that are oftentimes hard to find or overlooked, such as head injuries or labral tears in the hip.

Once evidence from the scene is secure, we use information technologies to transform this evidence into a visual representation of your accident to prove the harms and losses behind your catastrophic injuries. Our in-house media service prepares professional digital charts, blowups, and videos while keeping costs under control. Our goal is to communicate your case so that anyone can “be sure” what happened and “understand” what should be done to right the wrong done to you. We work to provide the insurance adjuster with a thorough evaluation of your case so you achieve a full and fair out-of-court settlement.  But if you must file suit, Burman Law will help prepare your case for trial.  At trial, we will visualize your case to the jury, so the jury understands exactly what happened to you, and how your life changed. In this way, the jury has the power to right the wrong done to you.
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INSURANCE COMPANY TACTICS

Insurance companies and insurance adjusters use several tactics to deny claims and pay less than the value of the claim.  Some of the most common we see are:
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• Blaming accident victims for their own injuries
• Reducing the value of the case by misinterpreting medical records
• Denying the injuries are related to the accident
• Making low settlement offers for pre-existing or age-related factors
• Delaying claims as long as possible until you must take a low settlement offer
• Making lowball settlement offers to reduce the amount you think is reasonable
• Telling injury victims they do not need to hire a lawyer
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HOW IS BURMAN LAW PAID?

We are paid a percentage of the money recovered in your case.  Many personal injury lawyers now charge a fee of 40% to begin your case.  Our fee has been one-third for more than twenty-five plus years.  We do not spend time or money on expensive television ads, and we pass that savings on to you.  There are no hidden disclaimers.  We are transparent at all times.  Our Google reviews are testimonials from real clients we have represented.

With our free consultation and case evaluation services, you can confidentially discuss your case with me, Mike Burman, at no charge.  Mike will help you understand your rights and give you a plan of action.  There is never any pressure.  We put all fees and case expenses in writing.  We will set you up with access to a free client portal so you can post anything you want 24/7/365.  We respond to portal messages by the next business day, or sooner.   And you can always contact Mike on his personal cell phone number which he will give you when you hire him to be your accident attorney.  Burman Law staff average ten years of paralegal experience.  Mike has more than 25+ years of experience in personal injury and wrongful death cases in Kentucky and Tennessee.

We would be honored to help you or your loved ones. You can schedule a consultation with Mike by clicking:
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KENTUCKY LAW REGARDING USE OF CELL PHONE ON MOPED BY MINOR

§ 189.294. Use of personal communication device by minor prohibited while operating motor vehicle, motorcycle, or moped in motion on traveled portion of roadway - Exclusions - Administrative regulations

(1) As used in this section, "personal communication device" shall have the same meaning as defined in KRS 189.292.

(2) Any person under the age of eighteen (18) who has been issued an instruction permit, intermediate license, or operator's license shall not operate a motor vehicle, motorcycle, or moped that is in motion on the traveled portion of a roadway while using a personal communication device, except to summon medical help or a law enforcement or public safety agency in an emergency situation.

(3) Use of a personal communication device does not include a stand-alone global positioning system, a global positioning or navigation system that is physically or electronically integrated into the motor vehicle, or an in-vehicle security, diagnostics, and communications system, but does include manually entering information into the global positioning system feature of a personal communication device.

(4) This section shall not apply to the use of a citizens band radio or an amateur radio by a motor vehicle operator.

(5) The secretary of the Transportation Cabinet may promulgate administrative regulations pursuant to KRS Chapter 13A to implement the provisions of this section, including but not limited to updates or advances in the automotive and information technology industries.

KY Rev. Stat. 189.294 Use of personal communication device by minor prohibited while operating motor vehicle, motorcycle, or moped in motion on traveled portion of roadway - Exclusions - Administrative regulations (Kentucky Revised Statutes (2022 Edition))