If you or a loved one has been injured in a cycling accident, contact the cycling accident lawyers at Leone Murray LLP to discuss your options. Our personal injury lawyers understand the serious consequences that can follow a cycling collision and can help you navigate accident benefits, insurance claims and potential legal action.

That’s especially important as cycling has become an increasingly popular way to commute, exercise and enjoy the outdoors throughout Southern and Central Ontario. From urban cycling in Toronto and surrounding communities to road cycling routes throughout Collingwood, The Blue Mountains, Meaford, Wasaga Beach, Southampton and other communities around Southern Georgian Bay, cyclists share the road with cars, trucks and other vehicles. While cycling can be an enjoyable and healthy activity, cyclists are among the most vulnerable road users when collisions occur.

Cycling accidents can result in serious injuries

Unlike occupants of a motor vehicle, cyclists have little physical protection when they’re involved in a collision. A fall or impact can result in significant injuries even when a vehicle is travelling at a relatively modest speed.

Common cycling accident injuries include:

• Traumatic brain injuries and concussions
• Spinal cord and back injuries
• Fractures and dislocations
• Shoulder, knee and other joint injuries
• Soft tissue and tendon injuries
• Internal injuries
• Psychological injuries
• Permanent disabilities and catastrophic injuries

The consequences may extend well beyond the initial physical injury. A serious cycling accident can affect a person’s ability to work, participate in recreational activities, care for family members and maintain their independence.

Accident benefits for cyclists injured by automobiles

One of the most important issues for a cyclist injured in a collision with a motor vehicle is determining whether accident benefits are available. The interaction between accident benefits, available insurance policies and a potential personal injury lawsuit can be complicated. Changes to Ontario’s auto insurance framework also took effect on July 1, 2026, making it particularly important to understand which benefits and coverage apply to the individual circumstances of an accident. Where there is no applicable insurance coverage available to an injured cyclist, Ontario’s automobile insurance system may provide a potential avenue for accident benefits and compensation in qualifying circumstances, including certain accidents involving uninsured or unidentified vehicles.

How Leone Murray LLP can help

At Leone Murray LLP, we understand that an injury that initially appears minor can sometimes develop into a much more significant problem. Obtaining appropriate medical assessment and legal advice following an accident can help ensure that the full impact of a cycling injury is properly understood.

Our lawyers have significant litigation experience and understand the legal, medical and insurance issues that can arise following serious cycling accidents. We can assist injured cyclists in pursuing available accident benefits, dealing with insurers and investigating whether another party may be legally responsible for the accident. Where appropriate, we can also pursue a claim for damages arising from serious or permanent injuries.

Our goal is to provide injured cyclists with the representation, advice and advocacy they need to focus on their recovery while we work to protect their legal rights.