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Bicycle Safety

TRAX is More Dangerous Than You Realize

Published on May 14, 2015 • Last updated March 1, 2023 by Ken Christensen
Topics: Being Safe in Utah (General Safety), Bicycle Accidents, Bicycle Safety, Pedestrian Accidents, Train Accidents

The average car (empty) weighs 1.75 tons and the average person weighs 178 pounds (on an empty stomach). By contrast, the TRAX light rail weighs about 27 times more than your car and 542 times more than you. But what do those numbers really mean? Whether you are with or without your car, TRAX will win every…

Important Bicycle Insurance Questions

Published on August 28, 2013 • Last updated May 31, 2023 by Russ Hymas
Topics: Bicycle Safety, Personal Injury Law

HOW IMPORTANT IS IT TO INSURE MY BICYCLE? CAN MY CAR INSURANCE COVER ME WHILE I’M RIDING MY BICYCLE AS WELL? IF NOT, WHAT KIND OF INSURANCE WILL COVER MY BICYCLE? There are a lot of questions when it comes to getting a bicycle insured. For avid cyclists, these questions take on even greater importance.…