Get your bike, and get ready to ride in the 2012 Ride of Silence, remembering those who have lost their lives in bicycle or motor vehicle accidents in Clark County.
On Thursday, the Las Vegas Valley Bicycle Club invites the public to take part in this worldwide event.
The ride hopes to demonstrate to motorists to share the road and be aware of bicyclists’ presence.
Bikers who want to participate can meet in the parking lot adjacent to the southwest corner of Decatur and West Sahara. The 15-mile ride begins at 7 p.m.
Last year’s Ride of Silence was held in 324 cities worldwide.
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If you or a loved one is injured while riding a bicycle, get help from experienced injury lawyers. Contact an injury attorney and schedule a free consultation. Let us help you with the stress of dealing with medical bills, on top of trying to get your life back together. Our Las Vegas injury attorneys are here to help you. Get outside an help with this great cause.
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“Cyclists organize ride to remember those lost in accidents“, by Celina Tuason
May 16, 2012
A two-vehicle, head-on crash early on Sunday, May 13, took the life of a 43-year-old Las Vegas man.
The Las Vegas Review-Journal reports that the crash took place at 3:39 a.m. at the intersection of Flamingo Road and Koval Lane.
Metro officers have said that a man in a white 1999 Mitsubishi delivery truck was stopped in an inside left turn lane on Flamingo Road when he was struck head-on by a red 2009 GMC Yukon Denali, crushing his cab.
The driver of the delivery truck was pronounced dead at the scene while the 20-year-old male driver of the Denali and his three passengers—two aged 19, one aged 21—were each hospitalized with varied degrees of injuries.
Las Vegas police say this is the 51st traffic fatality this year. The victim’s identity has yet to be released.
The crash shut down the intersection in all directions for several hours.
Head-on collisions are generally the worst, most deadly type of car crash. The Las Vegas Auto Accident Lawyers at Richard Harris Law Firm want to warn drivers that the best way to avoid a head-on collision is to anticipate places and situations where they are possible and to slow down as quickly as possible if you see one coming.
May 15, 2012
An inflatable pool slide once sold at Walmart and Toys R Us is being recalled after one woman died, another fractured her neck, and a man became a quadriplegic.
The recall of 21,000 Banzai Falls in-ground pool slides was issued May 10 by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.
According to the CPSC, “During use, the slide can deflate, allowing the user to hit the ground underneath the slide and become injured. The slide is also unstable and can topple over in both still and windy conditions and carries inadequate warnings and instructions.”
Prior to the recall, a 29-year-old Colorado mother died after fracturing her neck, a 24-year-old Missouri man became a quadriplegic, and a Pennsylvania woman fractured her neck.
The slides were sold at Wal-Mart and Toys R Us locations nationwide from January 2005 through June 2009. They’re associated with barcode number 2675315734 and model number 15734, located on the original packaging but not on the slide itself.
Consumers are urged to stop using this product immediately and to return it to the nearest Wal-Mart or Toys R Us for a full refund.
The CPSC continues to ask for incident or injury reports related to the Banzai Falls slide at SaferProducts.gov.
The Las Vegas Defective Product Lawyers at Richard Harris Law Firm know that as the summer months heat up the city, old swimming pool gear is being pulled out for use. Please be aware of the safety risk of the Banzai Falls slide.
Nobody expects to be injured on the job but every year thousands of men and women all across southern Nevada are involved in accidents in the workplace. With very few exceptions, every employer in the state of Nevada must carry workers compensation insurance to cover the expenses incurred when one of their employees is injured or becomes ill while on the job. This can include injuries that are partly the fault of the employee as well as injuries sustained while the employee was operating a company vehicle.
For many injured employees, the thought of reporting an injury to their employer can seem intimidating. Some employees erroneously believe that they may risk losing their 
job if they report their injury. However, it is very important for an injured worker to report the incident, complete and file an injury report as soon as possible after the incident has occurred. Much of this confusion stems from the fact that many employees are unaware of how Nevada’s workers compensation laws are designed to protect the rights of injured employees.
The Nevada workers compensation program is designed to protect and assist Nevada employees who are injured on the job. Injured employees are entitled to certain rights and benefits from their employer. Some of those rights include: the right to receive adequate medical treatment for the injuries sustained while on the job, compensation for lost earnings as a result of missing work due to the injury or during medical treatment for the injury, reimbursement for rehabilitation costs, and in some cases vocational rehabilitation and training.
Arguably, the best way for an employee who has been injured on the job to get started on their workers compensation claim would be to hire a qualified Las Vegas workers compensation attorney. This type of attorney specializes in injury cases involving injured workers and making sure their rights are protected throughout the entire workers compensation claims process.
Workers compensation attorneys like those at the Richard Harris Law Firm in Las Vegas, Nevada have the knowledge and experience necessary to guide their clients through that process. Attorney Richard Harris has been representing injured workers in Las Vegas and southern Nevada for more than 30 years.
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