2024-05-01T17:06:41-04:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/143051708/poor-street-design-makes-california-city-liable-for-damages-in-cyclist-s-death Amelia Taylor-Hochberg 2015-12-10T13:00:00-05:00 >2018-01-30T06:16:04-05:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/f5/f57tr8u2b4xveqke.png?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>Dr. Gerald Brett Weiss ... was killed when he was hit from behind while riding his bicycle in the community of Indian Wells, CA. [...] his family won a $5.8 million judgment against Indian Wells, claiming that the city was negligent in not providing sufficient width for bike lanes or lighting [...] California is one of thirteen states that follows the Pure Comparative Fault Rule, meaning that even if the city is only partially at fault&mdash;even only one percent&mdash;the plaintiff can recover damages.</p></em><br /><br /><p>Weiss was hit from behind by an allegedly drunk driver in June of 2012, on a road that, previous to a redesign in 2005, had been marked as a bike route and had bike lanes.</p><p>More news on cycling design and safety:</p><ul><li><a title="Senator proposes mandatory helmets for California cyclists" href="http://archinect.com/news/article/120582338/senator-proposes-mandatory-helmets-for-california-cyclists" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Senator proposes mandatory helmets for California cyclists</a></li><li><a title="Protected bike lanes strengthen city economy, report finds" href="http://archinect.com/news/article/91832887/protected-bike-lanes-strengthen-city-economy-report-finds" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Protected bike lanes strengthen city economy, report finds</a></li><li><a title="Dedicated Bike Lanes Can Cut Cycling Injuries in Half" href="http://archinect.com/news/article/60509538/dedicated-bike-lanes-can-cut-cycling-injuries-in-half" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Dedicated Bike Lanes Can Cut Cycling Injuries in Half</a></li><li><p><a href="http://archinect.com/features/article/84683423/working-out-of-the-box-steven-fleming" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Working out of the Box: Steven Fleming</a></p></li></ul>