If you were injured riding a bicycle or e-bike in Beverly Hills, we fight to recover compensation for your medical bills, lost wages, pain and suffering, and long-term care. Our founding attorneys Daniel Sabet and Omeed Hakimianpour, a Super Lawyers® Rising Stars honoree for 2025 and 2026, handle every case on a contingency fee basis from our Beverly Hills office. You pay nothing unless we win. Call (310) 220-0066 for a free 24/7 consultation.
If you were hit while riding a bicycle or e-bike in Beverly Hills, California law gives you up to two years to pursue compensation for medical bills, lost wages, pain, and property damage, but critical evidence starts disappearing within days.
If you were riding on Santa Monica Boulevard, Wilshire Boulevard, Burton Way, or Sunset Boulevard, you were in one of the highest-risk corridors in Beverly Hills. Data tracked by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration shows that cyclist fatalities have risen nationally, and Los Angeles County consistently leads California in bicycle crash deaths. UC Berkeley’s SafeTREC program confirms that intersection collisions remain one of the leading causes of serious cyclist injuries across the county.
If your crash happened near North Santa Monica Boulevard and Burton Way, you are not alone. That intersection sees heavy turning conflicts between cars and cyclists. Community organizations like BikeLA (formerly the Los Angeles County Bicycle Coalition) have long advocated for safer infrastructure in Beverly Hills and surrounding corridors, and the city has begun making incremental improvements — but dangerous conditions persist.
If you were on an e-bike, your claim may also involve higher speeds, more severe injuries, a defective device, a rental app dispute, or manufacturer liability. These additional issues change who you can hold responsible and what evidence needs to be preserved.
Surveillance footage from nearby Beverly Hills businesses can be overwritten within days, and rental app data may become harder to access over time. The sooner you have an attorney involved, the more evidence survives.
The Injury Partners Beverly Hills personal injury attorneys combine the litigation firepower of a top firm with the personal attention of a boutique practice. Every client works directly with a founding attorney.
Omeed Hakimianpour earned his undergraduate degree at UCLA and his J.D. from USC Gould School of Law before joining Kirkland & Ellis, where he structured multimillion- and billion-dollar transactions across the table from corporate counsel — experience now turned against the insurance carriers fighting your claim. Daniel Sabet completed the SCALE accelerated J.D. program at Southwestern Law School in just two years and built his entire career representing accident victims and holding insurers accountable. You can meet our founding attorneys to learn more.
A Beverly Hills bike accident lawyer needs to understand California bicycle law, e-bike classification rules, local crash evidence patterns, and the insurance tactics that companies use specifically against injured cyclists. Your case may involve bike lane evidence, e-bike class distinctions, or helmet arguments. It could raise product liability issues for a defective e-bike, sidewalk riding questions under Beverly Hills Municipal Code § 7-2-308, or a six-month public entity claim deadline. A general practice may not handle these issues regularly.
Most Beverly Hills bike and e-bike crashes happen at intersections, and nearly all involve some form of driver negligence.
Beverly Hills is harder on cyclists than most people realize. Dense street parking along commercial corridors like Rodeo Drive and Canon Drive puts riders in constant dooring danger. Add valet activity, rideshare pickups, turning traffic, and pedestrians, and you have a corridor where a cyclist can get squeezed from every direction. On Wilshire Boulevard and Santa Monica Boulevard, you share lanes with fast-moving traffic, delivery trucks, and drivers who are not watching for bikes.
Common Causes of Beverly Hills Bicycle and E-Bike Crashes:
When a defective battery, brake, or throttle contributed to your crash, the manufacturer, distributor, or rental company may also be liable. The specific intersection where your crash occurred also affects what evidence is available to you: traffic cameras, business surveillance, witness activity, road condition documentation, and BHPD crash reporting.
Under California Vehicle Code § 21200, you have the same rights and duties as a motor vehicle driver when riding on the road. Drivers are required to treat you as traffic. But insurers will use that same statute against you if they can argue you violated a traffic law.
California E-Bike Classes and Claim Relevance
| E-Bike Class | How It Works | Maximum Assisted Speed | Rider / Helmet Rules | Why It Matters in a Claim |
| Class 1 | Pedal-assist only | 20 mph | Standard bicycle rules, subject to local restrictions | Helps determine whether the device was legally classified and where it could be ridden |
| Class 2 | Throttle-assist | 20 mph | Standard bicycle rules, subject to local restrictions | Important in throttle defect, improper use, or rental-device disputes |
| Class 3 | Pedal-assist only | 28 mph | Rider must be 16+, helmet required at every age | Higher-speed crashes often produce more serious injuries and more insurer scrutiny |
Under CVC 312.5, California divides e-bikes into three classes. This three-class system was established by Assembly Bill 1096 and later updated by AB 2234, which gave local jurisdictions additional authority to regulate e-bike access on trails and paths. California caps e-bike motor power at 750 watts. The classification of the device you were riding affects how insurers approach your claim. If you were riding a Class 3 e-bike without a helmet, the insurance company will likely argue that contributed to your head injuries. If you were on a rental device that was mislabeled or improperly maintained, the rental company or manufacturer may share liability.
The California Highway Patrol offers a free e-bike safety course for riders, but completing the course is not required to ride legally in California.
Here are the other California laws most likely to come up in your case:
Most bicycle accident injury claims must be filed within two years under California Code of Civil Procedure § 335.1. If your crash involved a dangerous public roadway condition and a government entity like the City of Beverly Hills, Los Angeles County, or Caltrans is responsible, you may need to file a government claim within six months under Government Code § 911.2. That shorter deadline can close before you have finished medical treatment. Speaking with an attorney early protects both your evidence and your right to file.
Liability in a bicycle or e-bike crash can extend well beyond the driver who hit you. These cases often involve multiple parties, and identifying each one early can expand the insurance coverage available to you.
When multiple parties share liability, each brings its own insurance policy to the table. The negligent driver’s auto policy, the employer’s commercial policy, the rental company’s product liability coverage, and the city’s self-insurance fund can all apply to the same crash. This means your total available recovery can exceed any single policy’s limits, which is why identifying every responsible party early in your case is critical.
Our car accident lawyer in Beverly Hills page covers additional vehicle collision claims.
A strong Beverly Hills bicycle accident claim can recover both economic losses and non-economic damages. In limited cases, punitive damages may also apply.
For Beverly Hills professionals, a serious bicycle crash can mean more than medical bills. High-income earners face significant lost earning capacity when injuries prevent them from working for months or longer. Families absorb the caretaking burden — managing appointments, handling household responsibilities, and supporting a loved one through recovery from PTSD or permanent disability. These real-world impacts are reflected in non-economic damage calculations.
Wrongful death claims in California may also be available to surviving family members after a fatal bicycle or e-bike crash.
There is no true average that applies to every bicycle accident case. Minor injury claims may resolve in the five figures, while catastrophic cases involving traumatic brain injury, spinal cord damage, or wrongful death can exceed $1 million. What drives the value of your case is the severity of your injuries, the cost of your medical treatment, your lost income, and the insurance coverage available across all responsible parties.
If you were injured while cycling in Beverly Hills, The Injury Partners offer a free, confidential consultation 24/7 — and you pay nothing unless we win.
Bicycle accident claims require an attorney who understands what riders are up against. Drivers and their insurers frequently argue that the cyclist was at fault, that injuries are exaggerated, or that the rider assumed the risk simply by being on the road. Those arguments are designed to reduce or eliminate your compensation — and without experienced legal representation, they often work.
At The Injury Partners, every bicycle accident client works directly with a founding attorney. Our co-founder Omeed Hakimianpour is a Super Lawyers® Rising Stars honoree for both 2025 and 2026, a distinction earned by fewer than 2.5% of California attorneys. You will never work with a junior associate or a case manager alone. When you call our office, you reach the attorney who is building your case.
We handle every bicycle accident claim on a contingency fee basis. That means no retainers, no hourly fees, and no costs of any kind unless we secure a recovery for you. The financial risk of pursuing your claim falls entirely on us, never on you.
California Code of Civil Procedure §335.1 gives you two years to file a personal injury lawsuit, but the evidence that matters most in a bicycle accident case — intersection camera footage, rideshare dashcam recordings from nearby vehicles, and road condition documentation — can disappear within days or weeks. The sooner you reach out, the sooner we can take steps to preserve it.
Call (310) 220-0066 to speak with a Beverly Hills bicycle accident lawyer now, or email info@theinjurypartners.com. You can also start your free case review online or visit our office in person. The Injury Partners is located at 499 N. Canon Dr., Suite B1 Beverly Hills, CA 90210.
