More people in New York City and beyond are using their bicycles as a mode of transportation. It saves people money and is more earth-friendly. However, reckless drivers can turn a peaceful bike ride into a tragic one. In some instances, car accident victims don’t believe police are doing enough to investigate the cause of accidents involving bicyclists. In 2010, a New York City artist and her boyfriend were riding their bikes home from a concert when a driver hit them before fleeing the scene of the accident. The woman had a metal pole inserted in her leg and asphalt remains lodged in her skin.

People in New York expect that others will drive with caution, especially those who are driving emergency vehicles. However, that was not the case when a former fire chief crashed a fire department sport utility vehicle into one woman’s car. The car accident happened in June 2007. According to reports, the former fire chief was driving to another accident at around 60 mph. Reports indicate that he passed another firefighter’s vehicle. A 59-year-old New York woman had a green light and began moving through an intersection when the fire department SUV crashed into her Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo. The woman says she never heard any

A 63-year-old man was critically injured after an 80-year-old man driving a Mercedes Benz crashed into him on 73rd St. in Brooklyn. Police say the 80-year-old man first crashed into a school bus. They say he was fleeing the scene of the first accident when he crashed into the bicyclist. The driver also hit another vehicle before he finally stopped. A witness to the horrific car accident said the man driving the Mercedes Benz was speeding down the street before he hit the bicyclist. The bicyclist was taken to Maimonides Hospital and was reportedly in cardiac arrest. The 80-year-old driver was also taken to a