什么是fixed gear 自行车或fixie？很简单，它是一种一个齿轮固定在后轮上的自行车，这种自行车必须不停地踩踏板，想快速停下车来很难。这些自行车在职业自行车快递员中很流行，因为他们喜欢便于操控的自行车。但是近年来，fixed gear 自行车已经成为一种时尚，很多人选择骑这种不安装车闸的车，并且不学习怎样用非传统的方法正确停车。即使是骑fixies的信使们也说这种自行车用于日常上下班交通很危险，并且单单自行车没装车闸就是违法的。

这种自行车，曾经在自行车场地赛中非常流行，现在受到赶时髦的嬉皮士和都市人的欢迎。事实上，近年来主要的自行车制造商已经推出了大量fixie新车型，有一些没有配备刹车。

喜欢这种自行车的人说这种车超级轻，便宜，并且美观，很多能彰显自己的个性。然而，有经验的爱好者也解释说这种自行车骑起来很困难：你必须要在需要停车之前就要开始停车，还必须要学习怎样刹车，因为这种车没有传统的刹车闸。没经验的骑手经常对自己和他人造成危险。

你曾经因为fixed gear自行车或赛车受伤吗？你可以立即与加州自行车车祸律师谈谈此事。如果你在车祸中受伤，请拨打1-888-881-2345或者1-415-221-2800 与王可必律师事务所联系。

What is a fixed gear bike or fixie? Very simply, it is a bike that has one gear fixed to the rear wheel, creating bikes that must be pedaled constantly and which are difficult to slow down quickly. These bikes are popular with professional bike messengers who are attracted to the easy-to-maneuver bikes. However, in recent years, fixed gear bikes have become trendy and many are choosing to ride the vehicles without installing handlebar brakes and without learning how to properly stop the bike through non-traditional means. Even the bike messengers who ride fixies say that the bikes are dangerous for casual commuters to use and that the bikes without brakes are just plain illegal.

The bikes, which were once popular for track racing, are now being embraced by hipsters and urbanites who want in on the trend. In fact, in recent years major bike manufacturers have rolled out new mass-produced fixie models for the first time in decades – some not equipped with brakes.

Those who love the bikes say that they are super light, cheap, and aesthetically pleasing – many even build their own. However, experienced fixie enthusiasts also explain that the bikes are difficult to ride: you have to begin stopping well in advance of needing to and you have to learn how to skid to a stop on bikes that don’t have traditional brakes.Inexperienced riders are often a danger both to themselves and to others.

Have you been injured because of a fixed gear bike or track bike? Talk to a San Francisco bicycle accident attorney today.

If you are ready to speak with a California accident attorney about your Bay Area accident, contact the Law Offices of Vaughan de Kirby at 800-4Accident (800-422-2433).

到底谁对谁错？根据“湾区居民”网站的最新报告，骑自行车人和汽车司机的责任要对半开。汽车、卡车、行人、骑摩托人对60%的自行车车祸负有责任，骑自行车人自己对其它40%的自行车车祸负有责任。根据警察报告和保险公司的统计，去年旧金山汽车对248起自行车车祸负有过错责任，而骑自行车人对157起车祸负有责任。

当然，自行车车祸的种类也要需要考虑的重要的一方面。与停着的汽车发生车祸时，自行车几乎总是负有责任，但撞车门事故除外。自行车与行人碰撞事故中，大约一半情况是自行车有过错责任。

为了预防自行车事故的发生，骑自行车人能做什么？安全专家说骑车人应当了解加州自行车法律，遵守道路规则，一定不要超速或鲁莽骑车。很多因骑车人引起的车祸仅仅是因为骑车人做了危险的决定、骑得太快或违反法律造成的。
为了预防自行车事故的发生，司机能做什么？司机们应当小心路上的骑车人，转弯或过十字路口注意骑车人，了解骑车人发出的信号，并了解与自行车有关的法律。

如果你在车祸中受伤，请拨打1-888-881-2345或者1-415-221-2800 与王可必律师事务所联系。

Who is right? According to a new report released by the Bay Citizen, the numbers are split somewhat evenly between bikers and drivers. While motorized vehicles, trucks, pedestrians, and motorcycle riders are responsible for about 60 percent of bike accidents, cyclists themselves are responsible for the other 40 percent. In San Francisco last year, cars were found to be at fault for 248 bicycle accidents according to police reports and insurance companies, while bikes were to blame for 157 crashes.

Of course, the type of bicycle accident is an important consideration as well. Bikes are almost always at fault for accidents involving parked cars, with the exception of dooring accidents. In bike and pedestrian collisions, bikes were at fault for the crash roughly half of the time.

What can cyclists do to prevent bike accidents? Safety experts say that bikers should review California bike laws, follow the rules of the road, and be sure not to speed or drive recklessly. Many cyclist-caused accidents are a simple result of making risky decisions, biking too fast, or breaking the law.

What can drivers do to prevent bike accidents? Drivers should be aware that there are cyclists on the road, keep a lookout for bikers when turning or going through intersections, and understand biker signals and bike laws.

If you are ready to speak with a California accident attorney about your Bay Area accident, contact the Law Offices of Vaughan de Kirby at 800-4Accident (800-422-2433).

这里是加州交通法典中与自行车和骑车人有关的最重要的几个方面内容的汇总：

•   骑自行车人与在加州道路上行驶的机动车司机一样，拥有所有同样的权利，以及所有同样的义务。

•   18岁以下的孩子骑自行车或乘坐自行车时必须戴头盔。

•   骑自行车人必须使用尺寸大小合适的自行车，自行车要装备车闸和车把。

•   骑自行车人夜间骑车时要使用后反射器，踏板反射器和前面悬挂的车灯。

•   在酒精或药物影响下骑车对加州的骑自行车人来说是违法的，虽然这种影响的后果比驾驶机动车小，在酒精或药物影响下骑车可能会被处以250美元罚款，还可能导致未成行人的驾照被暂扣或延期发放。

•   骑车人比机动车的速度慢时应该尽可能在最右边车道行驶。

•   不允许骑车人双手都离开车把携带物品。

•   骑自行车人骑车时双耳都佩戴耳机或耳塞是违法的。

还要记住：你所在的市或县可能还有上面没提到的其它规定，如自行车执照规定或高速公路骑自行车的限制。如果你打算经常骑车上下班，或因为其它原因经常骑自行车，一定要了解清楚当地政府关于骑自行车的其它法律和限制规定。

如果你在车祸中受伤，请拨打1-888-881-2345或者1-415-221-2800 与王可必律师事务所联系。