Our most vulnerable vehicle operators
Drivers are required to exercise reasonable care and precaution when sharing the road with cyclists, but that caution must be increased when those cyclists are children. Furthermore, children are held to a lower standard in terms of the carefulness they can be expected to show when riding bicycles (findlaw.com). Simply put, children are more susceptible to being involved in a cycling accident, including those where a motor vehicle is involved and according to the NHTSA, more than 20% of cycling fatalities involve children 5-15 years of age. While laws regarding fault in these instances vary from state to state, many states do not allow for a determination of negligence by a minor.