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Con el cambio de horario por el Daylight Saving Time, las tardes en Chicago se vuelven oscuras más temprano, justo cuando muchos regresan a casa del trabajo o la escuela. Este cambio estacional crea condiciones peligrosas para los ciclistas que circulan por las calles de la ciudad. En Zneimer &…
As daylight saving time ends, Chicago evenings grow darker earlier—often just as commuters head home. This seasonal change creates a perfect storm for bicycle accidents on Chicago streets. The bike injury lawyers of Zneimer & Zneimer P.C., have represented cyclists injured after dark, many of whom were simply trying to…
Have you ever been at an intersection around dusk and look to see if a car is coming from the other direction and register nothing, then proceed to begin to pull out when suddenly a car appears? You look closer and you see that the car’s color was almost the…
The personal injury lawyers of Zneimer & Zneimer, P.C., represent people who are injured on Chicago streets — pedestrians, cyclists, motorists, passengers. In the last few years, we’ve seen a new and very predictable source of serious injury: electric scooters. Let’s talk honestly about why e-scooters are so dangerous, who’s…
How often has it happened that you are driving at night and you come upon a bicyclist that you can barely see in the dark. You look closer and see the person is riding a black bike and is dressed from head to toe in black and the bike…
By Zneimer & Zneimer, P.C. As Chicago works to implement Vision Zero, the legal landscape of traffic collisions is shifting—and so must how drivers operate, how plaintiffs’ lawyers approach cases, and how the public understands responsibility. What Is Vision Zero? Vision Zero is a traffic-safety philosophy that treats traffic deaths…
When people think of truck safety, they often picture brakes, tires, and driver training. Yet one of the most overlooked aspects of safety in the trucking industry lies in paperwork—specifically, recordkeeping and reporting under 49 CFR Part 40. These requirements are not red tape. They are the backbone of the…
When you are injured in an accident, one of the most common questions the personal injury lawyers of Zneimer & Zneimer P.C. hear is: “If my health insurance already paid for my medical bills, can I still recover those expenses from the person who caused the accident?” In Illinois, the…
Federal law recognizes a simple truth that if truck drivers could predict when they would be tested for drugs or alcohol, the testing system would fail. That is why 49 CFR Part 40 and related DOT rules require truly random testing of drivers in safety-sensitive positions, including those who operate…
When a commercial truck driver fails a drug or alcohol test or refuses to take one, federal law does not simply allow them to get back behind the wheel the next day. Instead, the law requires a specific process to protect the public, and at the heart of this process…