FREE BICYCLE ACCIDENT CASE REVIEW · FORT WORTH, TEXAS
Fort Worth Bicycle Accident
Case Review
Aaron A. Herbert is Board Certified in Personal Injury Trial Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. What board certification means
Hit on Magnolia, Camp Bowie or a Trinity Trails crossing? Get a free review of the report, your bike and every policy that might pay.
No fees or expenses unless you recover
Trial lawyerLicensed in Texas since 2002
A Fort Worth office.4200 South Freeway, Suite 412
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NO FEES OR EXPENSES UNLESS YOU RECOVER
Hit by a car on your bike?
A free conversation can help you understand your next step.
IN OUR CLIENTS’ WORDS
Personal attention.
Remembered by our clients.
Communication was above and beyond!
Aaron was awesome, polite and patient.
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KNOW WHO IS IN YOUR CORNER
Aaron A. Herbert
Board Certified in Personal Injury Trial Law
Texas Board of Legal Specialization
YOUR RECOVERY. OUR FOCUS.
You had a right
to be in that lane.
You leave the Trinity Trails at a street crossing near University Drive. A driver turning right never looks over his shoulder. Now your front wheel is folded, your wrist is in a splint, and his insurer wants to know why you weren’t on the sidewalk.
Texas gives a person on a bicycle the same rights and duties as a driver. We start there. Then we look at where you were riding, how wide the lane was, and what the driver could have seen.
Let’s talk about your situationTrial-focused representation.
Look up Aaron Herbert’s board certification on the State Bar of Texas site before you call. Ask how he would put a driver’s “I never saw her” in front of a Tarrant County jury.
We get to the evidence first.
Shop cameras on Magnolia record over themselves. A bent frame gets thrown in a dumpster. Our first letters ask the driver, the insurer and nearby businesses to keep what they have.
You get a real person.
Bring your questions about the bike, the ER bill and your missed shifts. You’ll know who handles your file and how to reach them.
A RECORD OF ADVOCACY
Real cases.
Meaningful results.
Selected outcomes published by the Law Firm of Aaron A. Herbert. Every case begins with its own facts.
A pedestrian struck by a van in a crosswalk.
A rear-end collision involving a commercial van.
A collision involving a tractor-trailer that failed to control its speed.
An employee injured by defective machinery.
A grocery-store fall involving a substance on the floor.
A fall involving a defective walkway at a private event venue.
Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Figures are as published by the firm, not amounts clients necessarily received after fees and expenses.
View all published resultsFORT WORTH AND TARRANT COUNTY
What the numbers
say about riding
here.
TxDOT says 91 people on bicycles died in Texas traffic in 2025, up from 80 the year before.
How often does a car hit a bike in Texas?
2,863 times in 2025, by TxDOT’s count. 396 of those riders came away with suspected serious injuries. Think of the student heading to class at TCU, or the cook riding home after a late shift on the Near Southside.
The driver honked at me for taking the lane.
Was the lane under 14 feet wide, with no bike lane beside it? Then Texas lets you ride in it instead of hugging the curb. You can also swing out around parked cars, glass or a pothole. Bring a photo of the lane and we’ll measure it.
What goes wrong at the trail crossings?
The Trinity Trails feel calm until you cross a street. A driver waiting to turn right looks left for cars and never looks right for you. Camp Bowie, University Drive and Lancaster Avenue all carry heavy traffic. Bring a photo of the crossing and anything that blocked the view.
Fort Worth logged 15,680 crashes of every kind in 2025. TxDOT 2025 crashes by city ↗
Where would my case be filed?
Most Fort Worth bike cases that go to court land in the Tarrant County civil district courts. They sit in the Tom Vandergriff Civil Courts Building at 100 N. Calhoun Street. A jury there decides fault and damages if the case doesn’t settle.
WHY CHOOSE AARON HERBERT?
Choosing a Fort Worth
bicycle accident attorney.
Use the first call to test us. Ask how we would answer “she swerved into me,” what proof we’d get first, and how the fee works. A good bicycle accident lawyer answers all three before you sign.
From the firm: why speaking with an injury attorney matters.
A board-certified trial lawyer
Aaron is Board Certified in Personal Injury Trial Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. You can check that on the State Bar of Texas website in about a minute.
A door opened in front of me. Who’s at fault?
Texas says nobody may open a door on the traffic side unless it’s safe to do so. A dooring outside a Magnolia Avenue restaurant usually lands on the person who opened it.
What does the bike show?
A taco’d rear wheel says something different than a snapped fork. Keep the bike as it is. Don’t let a shop fix it before we photograph it.
Was the driver working?
Delivery vans, contractors’ pickups and company cars hit riders too. If the driver was on the job, the employer and its commercial policy can come into the claim.
Can you help me get treated?
Riders break wrists and collarbones, and some hit their heads. If you can’t get an appointment, tell us. We can help you find doctors in Fort Worth and talk through how the bills get paid.
No fees or expenses unless you recover
The first meeting is free. Ask us to walk through the fee and the costs with a sample number before you sign.
AFTER A BIKE CRASH
What to bring to
your free consultation.
Bring the report number, photos and your bike. You don’t need all of it. Call even if all you have is a bent wheel and an ER bracelet.
Get checked out.
Go today if you can. A head injury can feel like a bad headache for days. Keep every bill and discharge sheet.
Keep the bike and gear.
Don’t toss the helmet, the lights or the torn jersey. They show how you landed and whether your lights were on.
Save your ride data.
Strava or Garmin files can show your speed and route. A helmet cam or rear camera light is even better. Export the files before anything overwrites them.
Ask for the report number.
It’s on the card the officer gave you. Copies cost $6 online from TxDOT, or $8 certified.
Don’t let the shop true the wheel or swap the fork yet. Doorbell cameras on Magnolia loop in days. Call before the proof goes away.
UNDERSTANDING YOUR CLAIM
A crash starts the claim.
The proof decides
who pays.
Texas uses an at-fault system. The driver who caused the crash, through that driver’s insurer, pays for the harm. Here’s what we ask first.
Who caused the crash?
It’s 7:40 on a Tuesday morning on Lancaster. A pickup passes so close his mirror catches your bar end. He tells the officer you swerved. The bus behind you had a camera running.
How much of it will they put on you?
Texas splits fault by percentage. Over 50% on you means no recovery. If a jury puts 20% on you for riding at night without a rear light, the award drops by a fifth.
How has your life changed?
A plate in your collarbone. Weeks off a job you need both hands for. No more Saturday rides on the Trinity Trails. A bicycle accident lawyer has to back up each loss with records.
Read about bicycle rights in Texas, who pays for injuries in a bicycle accident, or how fault is decided in bike vs. car crashes. Need your report? See how to get a Fort Worth accident report. To see how claims are valued, visit our claim value guide. Hit in Dallas County? Visit our Dallas bicycle accident page or ask for a Dallas bicycle case review. For other injuries, see our Fort Worth personal injury page. For the full overview, see our Fort Worth bicycle accident lawyer page.
CLEAR ANSWERS. A BETTER NEXT STEP.
Bicycle accident
questions.
Your situation is unique.
We’re here to listen.
Does it cost anything to talk with your firm?
The first talk is free. If you hire us, you pay no fee or expenses unless you recover. Ask us how the money would split on a sample settlement.
I wasn’t wearing a helmet. Do I still have a case?
Texas has no statewide helmet law for adult cyclists, so riding without one is legal. The insurer may still argue about a head injury. It has nothing to do with a broken wrist.
I didn’t have a rear light. Is that the end of it?
Tell us anyway. At night Texas wants a white front light seen from 500 feet and a red reflector or red light in back. A missing light might cost you a share of the fault. It doesn’t excuse a driver who never looked. See Transp. Code §551.104 ↗.
How long do I have to file?
Two years, usually, from the day of the crash (CPRC §16.003 ↗). A broken city street is different. Notice to the city can be due within six months under the Tort Claims Act, or whatever the city charter sets.
The driver drove off. What now?
Report it to police right away and write down what you saw: color, plate letters, a logo. Your own uninsured motorist coverage can apply to a hit-and-run. Bring your car policy.
What happens after I contact your firm?
Someone from our team calls you back. We ask what happened and how you’re doing. If we can help, we explain the contract. If not, we tell you why.
FIGHTING FOR THE SERIOUSLY INJURED
Ready to take
your next step?
Tell us what happened. We’ll help you understand your options.
No fees or expenses unless you recover.