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Pedestrian accident lawyers serving Dublin
Two BART stations, brand-new neighborhoods, and arterials that grew as fast as the city — Dublin's walkers cross a lot of wide, busy pavement. If a driver hit you, the case review is free and there is no fee unless we win.
Dublin has grown faster than almost any city in the East Bay, and its streets show it: Dublin Boulevard, Tassajara Road, and Fallon Road are wide, multi-lane arterials connecting new neighborhoods, shopping centers, and schools that did not exist a generation ago. New neighborhoods mean new walkers — families heading to Emerald Glen Park, students walking to school, commuters on foot to the West Dublin/Pleasanton and Dublin/Pleasanton BART stations — crossing roads engineered for volume and speed.
The BART stations concentrate the risk twice a day. Both sit alongside the I-580 corridor, surrounded by garages, drop-off loops, and arterial approaches where drivers are merging, turning, and racing the train schedule all at once. A commuter crossing to the platform is legally protected in those crosswalks; practically, they are betting that every turning driver is paying attention.
If one of them was not, and you were hurt, we can help. We investigate Dublin pedestrian collisions, deal with the insurance companies, and tell you plainly what your case is worth pursuing. The review is free, and you pay nothing unless we recover for you.
Where Dublin's growth puts walkers at risk
The east side tells the story best. Tassajara Road and Fallon Road were built to feed thousands of new homes, and they carry school traffic, shopping traffic, and I-580 commuters across intersections with long crossings and multiple turn lanes. Around Emerald Glen Park and the schools east of Tassajara, children and parents cross these arterials daily — and a driver turning through a wide intersection while watching the signal, not the crosswalk, is the collision pattern we see again and again.
In the older core, Dublin Boulevard and San Ramon Road line up shopping centers whose driveways cut across sidewalks every few hundred feet, so walkers face cars entering and leaving parking lots between every signal. Amador Valley Boulevard adds school-zone crossings. And near both BART stations, the mix of garage traffic, drop-offs, and arterial speeds makes the short walk from platform to sidewalk the most dangerous part of many commutes.
These are evidence-rich locations — transit facilities, shopping centers, and new signal infrastructure often mean camera coverage and precise signal data — but the evidence has to be requested before it is gone. We do that immediately, and the first conversation costs nothing.
California law that protects people on foot
- Drivers must yield the right of way to pedestrians in marked crosswalks and in unmarked crosswalks at intersections — a crossing does not need painted lines to be legally protected.
- Even outside a crosswalk, drivers owe pedestrians due care. Crossing mid-block may affect the fault allocation, but it does not strip you of the right to recover.
- California's pure comparative negligence rule means partial fault reduces your recovery by your percentage — it never automatically bars the claim, no matter what an adjuster implies.
- Most pedestrian injury claims must be filed within two years under Code of Civil Procedure section 335.1.
- If a dangerous public condition contributed — a malfunctioning signal, an obstructed crosswalk, poor intersection design — a claim against the public entity generally must be presented within six months.
Frequently asked questions
I was hit in a crosswalk near the Dublin/Pleasanton BART station. What should I do now?
Get medical care first, even if you feel mostly intact — pedestrian impacts commonly produce injuries that surface days later, and the medical record protects both your health and your claim. Then preserve what you can: the driver's information, the police report number, and the names of witnesses. Station areas often have camera coverage, but it is overwritten quickly, which is one reason to involve a lawyer early. Our review is free.
How long do I have to file a pedestrian injury claim in Dublin?
Generally two years from the date of injury under Code of Civil Procedure section 335.1. If a dangerous condition of public property contributed — a crosswalk signal problem, an obstructed crossing on a public road — a claim against the responsible entity generally must be presented within six months. With BART facilities and city arterials side by side, identifying the right entity is part of the early work.
The driver says I crossed Tassajara Road against the signal.
Even if that were true, it would not end your claim — California's pure comparative negligence rule reduces recovery by your share of fault rather than barring it, and drivers owe due care to pedestrians regardless of signal phase. But before accepting the driver's account at all, the signal timing data and any camera footage should be examined. Modern intersections like Tassajara's keep records, and those records often contradict a driver's memory.
The car that hit me was uninsured. Am I out of luck?
Not necessarily. Uninsured motorist coverage on your own auto policy — or on the policy of a relative in your household — can apply to you as a pedestrian. It is one of the most overlooked protections in California insurance, and for a serious injury it can matter enormously. Checking the available coverage is part of every free case review we do.
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