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Rhode Island Bicycle Accident Attorney
While others say justice for all, we say justice for you.
On Blackstone Boulevard, the East Bay Bike Path crossings, or a downtown Providence intersection, a cyclist has the same right to the road as a car and none of the protection. When a driver fails to look, the injuries are the cyclist's and the fault is the driver's.
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Do you have a bicycle accident claim in Rhode Island?
Most claims come down to three questions. If the answer to all three is yes, it is worth a conversation, and the conversation costs nothing.
Did a driver cause it?
Right hooks, left crosses, doorings, and rear-end hits are the common patterns. In each, a driver failed to see or yield to a cyclist who was lawfully on the road.
Were you injured?
Fractures, head injuries, road rash, and dental and facial injuries are typical, even at low speed and even with a helmet.
Is it within three years?
Rhode Island's three-year limit applies. Camera footage near the scene is gone in days.
What we do for you
How Tarro Law will help you
From the first call to the final payment, this is what working with us looks like.
A free, honest case review
Tell us what happened. We tell you whether there is a claim, and we say so plainly if there is not.
We deal with the insurer
Every call, letter, and recorded-statement request goes through us from the first day. You speak to no adjuster alone.
We move on the evidence first
Preservation letters, camera footage, and witness accounts are secured before they disappear, usually within days.
You focus on recovery
We track every bill, record, and lost workday while you concentrate on treatment.
No fee unless we recover
The contingency fee is set out in writing before we start. If there is no recovery, no attorney's fee is owed.
Direct access to your attorney
Phone, email, and the client portal, with a lawyer who knows your file. Hablamos español.
Bicycle Accidents
How we build a Rhode Island bicycle case
The driver's fault
Police report, witness statements, and camera footage from nearby businesses and residences, collected before it is overwritten.
The bike as evidence
Damage to the frame, wheels, and helmet shows the point and force of impact. Keep everything unrepaired.
Your injuries
Treatment records, surgical opinions, and the long-term picture, which for head and facial injuries can be significant.
Every source of coverage
The driver's policy, any employer policy, and your own household auto coverage.
Compensation
What a claim can cover
Not every category applies to every case. Which ones apply to yours depends on the injury, the evidence, and the insurance available.
Money you have lost
Emergency care, hospital stays, and surgery
Ongoing treatment, therapy, and medication
Projected future medical care
Wages lost while unable to work
Reduced earning capacity going forward
Property damage
Harm that has no invoice
Physical pain, during recovery and after
Emotional distress and loss of sleep
Scarring and disfigurement
Loss of the activities that made life yours
Loss of companionship within a marriage
How it is paid
Through the responsible party's insurance
Through your own uninsured or underinsured coverage where it applies
By settlement, or by verdict if a fair settlement is refused
With every deduction itemized in writing before you sign
Right now
What to do next
What you do in the first days affects what the claim is worth months later. None of this requires hiring anyone.
1
Get medical attention immediately
Head injuries in cycling crashes are common and often delayed in presenting.
2
Call police and insist on a report
Some officers treat bicycle crashes as minor. A written report with the driver's details is essential.
3
Photograph the car, the scene, and the bike
Plate, damage, position, and the street and signals.
4
Keep the helmet and the bike
Do not repair, replace, or discard them.
5
Do not speak to the driver's insurer
Refer them to your lawyer.
About the firm
Local roots in Providence. Statewide reach across Rhode Island.
Tarro Law Associates has spent more than 35 years representing businesses, families, and injured people from its office on Broadway in Providence. Clients work directly with their attorney, not a call center, and our attorneys are licensed in Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and Florida.
No office visit is needed. Most matters can be handled entirely from home:
Sign your agreement and documents electronically
Upload records and photos through the secure client portal
Follow your matter online and reach your attorney by phone, text, or email
Common questions
Bicycle Accidents questions we hear first
The driver says I came out of nowhere. Is that a defense?
Rarely. Drivers must look for cyclists, who have a right to the road. A driver who did not see a cyclist who was there to be seen was not keeping a proper lookout.
Does it matter that I wasn't wearing a helmet?
Rhode Island does not require adult cyclists to wear helmets. Insurers may still argue a helmet would have reduced a head injury. That argument affects one component of damages, not whether you have a claim.
I was doored. Who is responsible?
The person who opened the door. Rhode Island law requires that doors not be opened into traffic until it is safe. Dooring injuries are frequently serious and are the driver's responsibility.
What if the driver left the scene?
Report it to police immediately. Your own uninsured motorist coverage may apply to a hit-and-run even though you were on a bicycle, and nearby cameras may identify the car.
Do I pay anything up front?
No. Bicycle accident cases are handled on a contingency fee. The consultation is free, there is no hourly billing, and the fee is a percentage of any recovery set out in a written agreement. If there is no recovery, no attorney's fee is owed.
More ways we can help
Other services at Tarro Law
Personal Injury
Crashes, falls, medical negligence, and catastrophic or fatal injuries across Rhode Island.
Wills, Trusts & Estates
Estate plans, trusts, powers of attorney, probate, and estate disputes.
Fractional General Counsel
A dedicated business attorney on a month-to-month plan, for a set monthly fee.
Other Rhode Island injury claims we handle
Next step
Make the Call™
Tell us what happened in your own words. We will tell you whether you have a claim, what the deadline is, and what we would do first. Someone answers 24/7.
Main office
Providence, RI
425 Broadway, Providence, RI 02909
Serving
Every city and town in Rhode Island, and clients in Massachusetts and Florida.
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