bicycle accident
Cyclist's unfortunate spill
A bicycle accident is a collision or mishap involving a cyclist—whether with a vehicle, pedestrian, obstacle, or the ground.
The term covers everything from minor falls to fatal crashes: He suffered a traumatic brain injury in a bicycle accident.
Insurance claims and police reports use the phrase as a standard category distinct from motor vehicle accidents.
- crashSudden violent impact
- collisionForceful contact between objects
- hit and runLeaving after causing accident
- injuryPhysical or psychological harm
- head injuryHarm to the skull
helmet · safety gear · road · fall · broken · bruise · scrape · road rash · ambulance · hospital · handlebars · wheel · pavement · bleeding · fracture · concussion · broken bone · swerve
- accidentsmishap, collision, car crash, motorcycle crash, fumble
- crashescollision, crash, head-on collision, pileup, side collision
- harmharming, injury, hurting, abuse, injuring
- injury claimspersonal injury, injury claim, injury settlement, insurance claim, bodily harm