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Liberty Hill, TX Bicycle Accident Lawyer
What Our Clients Say
The open ranch roads around Liberty Hill are beautiful to ride and dangerous when a driver passes too close. SMB Law, PC proves an unsafe pass and pursues the driver who caused the crash. A Liberty Hill bicycle accident lawyer knows the Texas safe-passing rules that an unsafe pass on a ranch road violates. Shane has handled Central Texas injury claims for more than twenty years and personally proves the driver crowded the rider.
The FM and ranch roads around Liberty Hill draw cyclists for their scenery, but their high speeds and narrow shoulders make an unsafe pass by a driver especially dangerous.
Where a Liberty Hill bicycle accident claim is handled
Liberty Hill is in Williamson County, so a lawsuit is filed with the Williamson County District Clerk at the Justice Center in Georgetown. Many claims settle with the insurer before a suit is ever filed.
Rural roads, unsafe passing, and the room a cyclist is owed
The open roads around Liberty Hill draw cyclists for their scenery, but their high speeds and narrow or nonexistent shoulders make an unsafe pass especially dangerous. A cyclist has a legal right to the roadway, and a driver overtaking a bicycle must move over and pass at a safe distance; passing too close or cutting back in too soon is negligence, and a sideswipe or a rider forced off the road can cause catastrophic injuries at rural speeds. Some Texas communities have adopted safe-passing ordinances requiring a set clearance, and even without one the duty to pass safely still applies. These crashes often come down to whether the driver gave the cyclist the room the law and common sense require. We investigate a Liberty Hill rural-road crash — the lane width, the point of impact, the driver’s speed — to show a pass that was not safe, and we counter the tired argument that the cyclist should not have been on the road at all.
Showing the pass was not safe
The defense in a Liberty Hill rural-road case is predictable: the driver says the cyclist swerved or should not have been there. We answer with the physical evidence — the width of the lane and any shoulder, the point of contact on the bike and vehicle, skid or scrape marks, and the driver’s speed — to show the pass left the cyclist no safe margin. Witnesses and any video help establish how close the vehicle came and whether it cut back in too soon. Texas law requires drivers to share the road, and where a local safe-passing ordinance applies, the required clearance is a clear yardstick. Building that record refutes the notion that a lawful cyclist on a public road is somehow to blame for being hit from behind.
Decades of Texas injury experience on your side
Bicycle cases come with a built-in bias against the rider, and answering it takes experience. You work directly with attorney Shane M. Boasberg, who has represented injured Texans for more than two decades and has been licensed by the State of Texas since 2003. He knows how Central Texas insurers and juries view cyclists, how to document a serious injury, and how to push back on the assumptions used to discount these cases. You get a lawyer who has done this many times — not a case manager reading from a script.
Working with us from Liberty Hill
Our office is in downtown Austin, an easy reach from Liberty Hill. We handle most consultations and case updates by phone and video, and there is no fee unless we recover for you. If travel is difficult, we can also come to you. Cyclists hurt in Austin itself can start with our Austin cycling accident lawyer page.
Why injured cyclists choose SMB Law, PC
- Direct attorney access — you talk to Shane, licensed since 2003, not a call center.
- No fee unless we recover — bicycle-injury cases are handled on a contingency basis.
- Honest advice and transparent terms explained before you commit.
What working with us looks like
- Free consultation to understand what happened and the law that applies.
- Investigation — we preserve evidence, obtain the crash report, and identify every insurer.
- Negotiation or court — we settle when the offer is fair and litigate when it is not.
- Recovery paid out and medical liens resolved so you keep more of it.
Frequently asked questions
Does a cyclist have a right to ride on a rural road?
Yes. A cyclist generally has the same right to the roadway as a driver, and drivers must share the road and pass safely.
How much room must a driver give when passing a bike?
A driver must pass at a safe distance; some communities set a specific clearance, and passing too close is negligence either way.
What if there was no shoulder to ride on?
That does not make the crash the cyclist’s fault. The driver still had to wait and pass safely rather than squeeze by.
Do I have to travel to your office from Liberty Hill?
No. Our downtown Austin office is about 35 miles southeast via US-183, and we handle Liberty Hill bicycle claims by phone and video.