Arendsen Braddock in Solana Beach specializes in personal injury, especially with rise in e-bike collisions – Del Mar Times

The Arendsen Braddock personal injury law firm, which launched in 2016, has been making inroads in the community since moving into its new building on the 101 in Solana Beach – now the firm’s main headquarters.
The firm specializes in handling cases involving bicycle and e-bike collisions along the north coastal corridor, which passes right by the front of their 101 offices.
“We’ve always handled bicycle accidents, but recently there has been a higher occurrence of them since e-bikes have come onto the scene,” said Joshua Braddock, an Encinitas resident and founding partner of the law firm who has focused on personal injury throughout his career.
Traffic safety has been a top priority for local leaders in San Diego’s north coastal communities, spurred by the rise in e-bike usage over the past several years. The cities of Carlsbad and Encinitas declared local emergencies over the last year after they each experienced a tragic collision that resulted in the death of an e-biker.
The Solana Beach City Council has also been discussing the parameters of a citywide ordinance aimed at improving safety for riders on bicycles and e-bikes, as well as other road users.
The San Diego County Sheriff has also made e-bike enforcement a focal point, especially for the safety of children riding e-bikes to and from school.
“We feel really drawn to this part of the community,” said Braddock, who lives in Encinitas with his wife Hannah and their two daughters Maggie, 4, and Hazel, 2. “We feel like this is a part of our community where we, ourselves being cyclists and e-bike commuters, can really provide perspective and value right now.”
The team at Arendsen Braddock Personal Injury provides clients with a thorough handling of their cases from injury to resolution. They not only deal with the complicated insurance claims process helping to maximize available resources to provide care and support to the injured party, but can also help their clients find care when there is no insurance available or resources to pay for expensive doctor’s appointments and medical procedures.
“Bicycle accidents, especially e-bike accidents, can be somewhat nuanced, and there are sometimes just questions of wrong and right that aren’t easy to answer. We’re able to come in and help answer those questions, and we do so by maintaining a team of experienced attorneys, investigators and accident reconstruction experts that we bring whenever we come onto a case.”
With two daughters ages 4 and 2, Braddock also said it’s important to advocate for safety measures. “At the end of the day, I think every parent’s purpose in life is to be doing everything we can to make sure our kids come home safe at the end of each day.”
A new state law led to the recent creation of an e-bike safety program. Another proposed law that could be approved next year, AB 530, would create a licensing system that requires e-bike riders to take an online written test and have a state-issued identification. It would also ban children under age 12 from riding e-bikes.
“Children don’t know all the dangers they need to be aware of, it’s just entirely a matter of exposure and experience,” Braddock said. “In the early stages of riding, they don’t have enough situational experience to know what dangers to be on the lookout for and can oftentimes think that someone else is going to be looking out for them – so it is important to supplement this lack of experience with as much training as possible.”
Arendsen Braddock Personal Injury is located at 535 N. Highway 101, Suite A, in Solana Beach.
For more information about Arendsen Braddock Personal Injury, or to ask any questions related to bicycle safety or any other aspects of the work the firm does on personal injury, visit arendsenbraddock.com or call 760-222-7777.
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