It is one of our favorite times of the year: Time for our annual “My PSA Contest!” for North Carolina high school and middle school students. Each year, HensonFuerst Attorneys holds a bicycle safety public service announcement (PSA) video contest for local middle and high school students. The goal is to prevent serious accidents and injuries, and …
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According to an article in Bike World News, two major cycling organizations have jointly released recommendations for how to treat cyclists who have sustained head trauma. Medicine of Cycling, an independent group of physicians and psychologists working to improve processes that can have a meaningful impact on the way care is delivered to cycling athletes, recently formed …
According to a report on WRAL.com, a woman driving a 4-door, light brown Honda Accord crashed into a bicyclist in Fuquay-Varina. She stopped to ask “Are you okay?” but sped off without waiting around for an answer. The bicyclist, Joe Natale, was thrown into a ditch by the impact. He was banged up and bruised, …
HensonFuerst Attorneys is proud to be the Title Sponsor for the 2011 Ride for the Rock fundraiser. We invite you to come out and ride with the community to help support Mark “The Rock” Ornitz and family. In 2005 Mark suffered a brain injury due to a cycling accident during a race. Mark continues to …
This weekend, at least three bicyclists were injured in collisions with cars. We’re cyclists here, so we always read these types of stories with a heavy heart. Both stories were reported on WRAL.com. On Friday evening, just north of Selma, two bicyclists were struck by driver Marie Jania. They suffered only minor injuries. It is …
The average cyclist crashes about every 4,500 miles. Kids? Seems like at least once a week. Wearing a helmet has been shown to prevent up to 75% of cyclists’ head injuries… and are required by law in the state of North Carolina for all cyclists under age 16.* Here’s what you need to know about …