You had the right to be on that road
Under Alberta's traffic rules a bicycle is a vehicle, and drivers owe cyclists the same duty of care they owe everyone else. Dooring, right-hooks at intersections, unsafe passing, and failures to shoulder-check are classic driver errors, yet injured cyclists are routinely blamed by the very insurers whose drivers hit them.
We establish liability with scene photos, vehicle damage patterns, camera footage, and witness evidence, and we deal with the insurer so you can heal.
What a cyclist's claim can include
- Pain and suffering (general damages) for the injury itself and its effect on your life
- Lost income and lost earning capacity, past and future
- Medical and rehabilitation costs including physiotherapy, medication, and equipment
- Cost of future care for lasting injuries
- Housekeeping and loss of valuable services you can no longer perform
- Out-of-pocket expenses from mileage to childcare
Cyclists hit by motor vehicles are also generally entitled to no-fault accident benefits under the driver's policy, which can fund treatment while the injury claim proceeds. Insurers rarely explain this; we make sure it happens.
Alberta Accident Law works on a full contingency basis: you pay nothing unless we win. There are no hourly rates, no retainers, and no bill if your claim does not succeed. Your case review is free, confidential, and carries no obligation, so finding out where you stand costs you nothing.
Cycling in Sherwood Park
Between highway commuting into Edmonton, heavy industrial truck traffic, and busy arterial roads, Sherwood Park sees far more serious collisions than most communities its size. Cyclists share Highway 21, Wye Road, Baseline Road, and the Anthony Henday with drivers who are too often distracted or in a hurry.
Under Alberta's Limitations Act you generally have 2 years from the date of the accident to start a claim, and some situations carry much shorter notice deadlines. Evidence also degrades quickly: skid marks fade, camera footage is overwritten, and witnesses forget. Injury lawsuits for Sherwood Park and Strathcona County are filed at the Edmonton Law Courts, in the Court of King’s Bench of Alberta. Smaller claims may proceed in the Alberta Court of Justice in Sherwood Park. The sooner we start, the stronger your position.
Injuries in Sherwood Park are treated at the Strathcona Community Hospital, with major trauma transferred to the University of Alberta Hospital or Royal Alexandra in Edmonton. Keep every record, requisition, and receipt from your treatment: medical documentation is the backbone of your claim, and we help you build it correctly from day one.