As anyone who is a serious (or not-so-serious) cyclist knows, the occasional fall is an unavoidable consequence of riding a bike. That is why Herndon cyclist and athlete’s lawyer Doug Landau is such a stickler for safety. In fact, a quick search on this site will reveal numerous postings about safe cycling. A recent full-page…
Continue readingFor insight into this question, consider a recent case that caught the attention of Herndon athlete’s attorney Doug Landau: This example involves a 40-year old professional athlete who underwent back surgery to repair a right sided lumbar spine disk herniation. He also had lumbar stenosis. After performing a decompressive laminectomy and BAK cage and pedicle…
Continue readingEven expensive bicycles costing many thousands of dollars can have post production problems. Herndon bike injury lawyer Doug Landau lauds bicycle makers who recognize problems in products that they have supplied and then do the right thing by recalling them “Placing products into the stream of commerce that turn out to be dangerous can cause…
Continue readingThe safety of dietary supplements is a frequent subject of debate — one which has, in fact, been discussed on this site numerous times and gotten much publicity, including in a recent piece on the popular news show Rock Center on NBC. Recently, the parents of a soldier who died after taking the supplement Jack3d…
Continue readingThe Johnny G. Krankcycle with detachable seat, pictured to the left, has been recalled by the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). The seat can unexpectedly detach during use. Two injuries from falls have been reported. Full details of the recall can be found on the CPSC website. Anyone owning this machine should contact Johnson Health…
Continue readingA recent lawsuit filed in Richmond, Virginia serves as a reminder of the dangers faced by cyclists everyday on our roadways. In this tragic case, a young woman was riding her bicycle home from work when she was struck and killed by the driver of an SUV. According to a news report , the woman’s…
Continue readingAthletes and fans have a lot to look forward to this upcoming weekend in the local Maryland/Washington/Virginia area. Both the Reston and Nation’s Triathlons are taking place on Sunday, September 8, 2013. For those not taking part in either of these, there is a fun, charitable event happening locally in Herndon the day before, on…
Continue readingHow cool is this? On a recent summer day, DC Metro Police distributed free U-locks to cyclists who registered their bicycles with the Metro Transit Police Department. It happened at the College Park Metro station from 7:30 to 9:30am on Tuesday, August 6. Not coincidentally, the College Park station is Metro’s first Bike and Ride…
Continue readingCyclists who share the roadways with motorists naturally want some assurance that drivers are operating their vehicles in a safe manner. Part of that assurance can come in the knowledge that unsafe motorists will be held accountable for their actions. Herndon bike accident attorney Doug Landau was disturbed to read in the July issue of…
Continue readingWords probably can not express the fear felt by pedestrians, runners and cyclists out on the W&OD trail one evening in early June. A car entered the trail in the Reston area and traveled east toward Vienna for about five miles, speeding at around 50 miles per hour. It turns out the driver was drunk,…
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