Injured in a Georgia bicycle accident? Our local Georgia bicycle accident lawyers fight insurance companies for maximum compensation. Free case evaluation.
A bicycle ride through Atlanta, Augusta, Athens, Albany, Columbus, Macon or anywhere in Georgia shouldn’t end in an ambulance, emergency room, or months of medical treatment because a driver wasn’t paying attention.
Unfortunately, when a car, SUV, pickup truck, or commercial vehicle collides with a bicycle, the cyclist has virtually nothing protecting them from the impact. A crash that leaves a vehicle with a dented bumper can leave a bicyclist with broken bones, traumatic brain injuries, spinal injuries, severe road rash, permanent disabilities, or fatal injuries.
If you or someone you love was injured by a negligent driver, our Georgia bicycle accident lawyers can investigate what happened, protect your rights, deal with the insurance companies, and pursue the compensation available for your injuries and losses.
At Poulin + Willey Trial Lawyers, we’re more than a national law firm advertising in Georgia.
We live here. We work here. We’re part of the Georgia community.
Our Georgia legal team combines the personal attention of a local Georgia personal injury law firm with the support and resources of a nationwide firm.
If you’ve been injured in a Georgia bicycle accident, tell us what happened.
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After a bicycle accident in Georgia, insurance companies may try to minimize what they pay for your injuries and losses. A Georgia bicycle accident lawyer can protect your rights, investigate the crash, document your damages, and fight for the full compensation available under Georgia law. Timing matters. Experience matters. Local representation matters.
From distracted driving, drivers failing to yield, unsafe passing, right-turn accidents, left-turn accidents, opening vehicle doors, speeding, impaired driving, and dangerous road conditions, our Georgia bicycle accident lawyers represent injury victims throughout Georgia. If another driver’s negligence caused your injuries, Poulin + Willey Trial Lawyers fights to hold the responsible parties accountable and pursue the compensation available under Georgia law.
Our Georgia bicycle accident lawyers prepare every case with the expectation that it may go to trial. Insurance companies know we’re prepared to fight—not settle for less simply because it’s easier. From negotiation to the courtroom, Poulin + Willey Trial Lawyers works to pursue the maximum compensation available for bicycle accident victims throughout Georgia.
Get the strength of a full legal team fighting for you, including Georgia bicycle accident lawyers, investigators, and medical experts with the resources to take on insurance companies. Poulin + Willey Trial Lawyers offers injured clients throughout Georgia a free case evaluation, 24/7 support, and… you pay no attorney fees unless we win your case.
Every year, hundreds of bicyclists are injured in Georgia, and the true number may be considerably higher than police crash reports alone suggest. Georgia Department of Transportation data show that in 2025, 95 cyclists suffered serious injuries in reported traffic crashes, while Georgia health data recorded 413 cyclist emergency-department injuries, 192 trauma cases, and 63 hospitalizations that year. Importantly, GDOT notes that hospital and emergency-care statistics can include bicycle injuries that did not involve a motor vehicle, while police crash data may not capture every bicycle injury. With cyclists sharing increasingly busy roads in Atlanta, Athens, Augusta, Macon, Columbus, Albany and communities throughout Georgia, bicycle accidents remain a significant safety concern—especially when riders have little protection from the force of a passenger vehicle or commercial truck. *https://www.gahighwaysafety.org/traffic-data/
Many serious Georgia bicycle accidents occur because motorists fail to exercise reasonable care around cyclists. Distracted driving, speeding, failing to yield, running traffic signals, making unsafe turns, improperly changing lanes, driving impaired, and passing too closely can put bicyclists at immediate risk. Georgia DOT identifies distraction, failure to yield, impairment and speed among the major contributing factors associated with serious and fatal crashes statewide, and Georgia law requires motorists passing a bicyclist to provide at least three feet of clearance. Because bicyclists have virtually no protection when struck by a car, SUV or truck, even a moment of driver negligence can result in broken bones, traumatic brain injuries, spinal injuries, permanent disabilities or death. When a negligent driver causes a bicycle accident, an injured cyclist may have the right to pursue compensation for medical expenses, lost income, pain and suffering, and other accident-related losses.
If you’ve been injured in a bicycle accident in Atlanta, Augusta, Albany, Athens, Columbus, Macon or anywhere in Georgia because of another driver’s negligence, you may be entitled to compensation for medical bills, future medical care, lost wages, property damage, reduced earning capacity, pain and suffering, and other accident-related losses. A Georgia bicycle accident lawyer can evaluate the full impact of your injuries and fight to pursue the maximum compensation available under Georgia law.
A collision involving a bicycle can be considerably different from a typical two-vehicle accident.
The cyclist may suffer much more serious injuries than the driver who caused the collision. There may also be questions involving right-of-way, bike lanes, intersections, roadway design, visibility, passing distance, traffic signals, distracted driving, or comparative fault.
Insurance companies may also attempt to place responsibility on the cyclist.
That’s why having a lawyer who understands both Georgia personal injury law and the Georgia community can matter.
Our Georgia bicycle accident attorneys investigate the evidence surrounding the collision instead of relying solely on what the driver or insurance company says happened.
Depending upon the case, that can include reviewing:
The goal is simple: find out what actually happened and hold the responsible party accountable.
Georgia has become an increasingly active bicycling state, with cyclists riding for transportation, exercise, recreation, competition, and simply to enjoy the Peach State on two wheels. From Atlanta’s urban trails and neighborhood streets to college communities, suburban greenways, and rural roads, bicyclists are sharing more of Georgia’s transportation network every day.
Metro Atlanta offers some of the state’s most recognizable places to ride, including the Atlanta Beltline, Piedmont Park, PATH Foundation trails, Silver Comet Trail, Stone Mountain Trail, Arabia Mountain PATH, and trails connecting communities throughout Fulton, DeKalb, Cobb, and Gwinnett counties.
But Georgia cyclists don’t ride exclusively on trails and greenways.
They also share busy streets and highways with cars, SUVs, delivery vehicles, rideshare drivers, and commercial trucks. That means riders may encounter congested intersections, distracted drivers, speeding vehicles, unsafe lane changes, drivers making right or left turns across their path, vehicles entering bike lanes, construction zones, opening car doors, and motorists who simply aren’t watching for bicycles.
That’s our community, too.
When you’ve been injured while riding, there can be a real advantage to working with Georgia bicycle accident lawyers who understand the communities, roads, traffic patterns, courts, and resources available in the state where your accident occurred. Call Sevens Georgia combines that local knowledge and personal attention with the broader resources needed to investigate serious bicycle accident claims and take on insurance companies when necessary.
Whether your bicycle accident happened in Atlanta, Athens, Augusta, Albany, Columbus, Macon, Savannah, or elsewhere in Georgia, you shouldn’t have to feel like your case is being handled from hundreds of miles away.
You shouldn’t have to choose between a hometown attorney and the resources of a major personal injury law firm.
With Poulin + Willey Trial Lawyers, you get both.
Our Georgia bicycle accident attorneys provide local representation backed by the resources and support of a nationwide personal injury law firm.
That can become especially important when a bicycle collision results in a catastrophic injury, permanent disability, traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury, or wrongful death.
Serious cases can require extensive medical documentation, expert analysis, accident reconstruction, investigation, depositions, litigation, and potentially a jury trial.
We’re prepared to build the case accordingly.
Unlike someone traveling inside a passenger vehicle, a bicyclist has no steel frame, airbags, seat belt, or crumple zone protecting them.
When a vehicle strikes a bicycle, the cyclist may experience an initial impact with the vehicle followed by another impact with the pavement, another vehicle, or a roadside object.
As a result, bicycle crashes can cause devastating injuries, including:
Concussions and more severe traumatic brain injuries can cause cognitive, emotional, neurological, and physical problems that persist long after the collision.
Damage to the spine can result in chronic pain, reduced mobility, neurological impairment, or paralysis.
Cyclists frequently suffer fractures involving the wrists, arms, shoulders, ribs, pelvis, legs, ankles, and other areas.
Impact with a vehicle or pavement can cause facial fractures, damaged teeth, lacerations, and permanent scarring.
Sliding across pavement can cause extensive skin damage, lacerations, muscle injuries, and permanent scars.
Blunt-force trauma can damage internal organs or cause internal bleeding requiring emergency medical intervention.
The most severe bicycle crashes can leave victims unable to work, live independently, or participate in activities they enjoyed before the collision.
Not every minor incident requires an attorney, but consulting a lawyer can be particularly important when you have suffered significant injuries, liability is disputed, an insurance company is blaming you, multiple parties may be responsible, or your injuries may have long-term consequences.
CallSevensGeorgia.com offers a free case evaluation and handles personal injury claims on a contingency-fee basis. You pay no attorney fees unless we obtain a recovery for you, subject to the terms of your representation agreement.
There is no standard settlement amount. Potential value depends on factors such as the severity of your injuries, medical expenses, lost earnings, future treatment, permanent impairment, available insurance coverage, liability, and how the accident has affected your life.
Failing to see a cyclist does not automatically eliminate a motorist’s potential responsibility. The circumstances of the crash should be investigated to determine whether the driver exercised reasonable care.
There is no standard timeline.
The duration can depend on the seriousness of your injuries, length of medical treatment, complexity of liability, number of parties, insurance coverage, negotiations, and whether litigation becomes necessary.
An insurance company’s assessment isn’t necessarily the final determination. Your attorney can investigate available evidence and challenge allegations that aren’t supported by the facts.
Commercial-vehicle accidents can involve additional potential defendants, insurance policies, company records, and other evidence. These cases should be investigated promptly.
Potential property-damage compensation can include the bicycle and other damaged personal property, depending upon the circumstances and applicable insurance coverage.
Uninsured motorist coverage and other potential sources of recovery should be investigated. The specific options depend on the insurance policies and facts involved.
Georgia generally has a one-year limitations period for personal injury actions, although exceptions and different rules can apply depending upon the case. You shouldn’t assume the general deadline applies to your specific circumstances without obtaining legal advice.