Las Vegas cyclists face serious risks from the city’s high-speed arterials, distracted drivers, limited cycling infrastructure in many areas, and heavy tourist traffic unfamiliar with local roads. Bicycle accidents in Nevada — whether on the Strip, on Henderson’s trails, or on suburban streets throughout Clark County — cause injuries far more severe than typical car accident injuries because cyclists have no protective shell around them. Broken collarbones, pelvic fractures, traumatic brain injuries, road rash requiring skin grafting, and spinal injuries are common results when a car door swings into a cyclist’s path, when a turning driver fails to yield to a cyclist in the bike lane, or when a driver runs a red light into an intersection where a cyclist has the right of way. Marathon Law Group represents Las Vegas cyclists and their families in personal injury and wrongful death claims throughout Nevada.
Injured in Las Vegas? Call Marathon Law Group at (702) 522-1808 for a free consultation. Our personal injury attorneys work on contingency — you pay nothing unless we win your case.
Nevada Bicycle Law, Fault Allocation, and Helmet Use in Cycling Injury Claims
Nevada law (NRS 484B.763) requires cyclists to ride in bike lanes or as close to the right side of the roadway as practicable, and gives cyclists the full rights and duties of vehicle operators on Nevada roads. Drivers in Nevada must give cyclists at least three feet of clearance when passing under NRS 484B.270 — a driver who passes a cyclist with less than three feet of clearance and causes a crash has violated Nevada law, constituting negligence per se. Nevada’s comparative negligence statute (NRS 41.141) applies to bicycle accident cases: if the cyclist was also at fault — riding without lights at night, failing to stop at a red light, weaving between lanes — their damages are reduced proportionally by their percentage of fault, and they cannot recover at all if they are more than 50% at fault. Nevada does not have a mandatory bicycle helmet law for adults, meaning the absence of a helmet does not automatically constitute contributory negligence — though defense attorneys regularly argue that failure to wear a helmet contributed to head injuries and attempt to allocate fault to the cyclist on that basis. Marathon Law Group counters these defense tactics with accident reconstruction experts, medical evidence establishing causation, and thorough investigation of driver behavior preceding the crash to maximize recovery for injured Las Vegas cyclists.
If you or a loved one has been injured, contact our experienced Las Vegas bicycle accident attorney at Marathon Law Group. We offer free consultations and only get paid when you win.