{"id":573,"date":"2011-06-29T15:00:00","date_gmt":"2011-06-29T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wabikes.org\/2011\/06\/29\/insurance-for-the-car-less\/"},"modified":"2014-02-10T15:46:12","modified_gmt":"2014-02-10T23:46:12","slug":"insurance-for-the-car-less","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wabikes.org\/index.php\/2011\/06\/29\/insurance-for-the-car-less\/","title":{"rendered":"Insurance for the Car-less"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today’s guest blog post was submitted by Mimy Bailey, a bicycle attorney practicing in Seattle.\u00a0 <\/i>She handles cases involving collisions and roadway defects.\u00a0 She is a member of Washington Bikes.<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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After my last post on insurance (Time for an Insurance Check-Up<\/a><\/b>) I received requests for more information relevant to those who gave up their cars.\u00a0\u00a0 I spent some time calling insurance companies about any available replacement for car insurance and came up empty handed.\u00a0 <\/a>This post will address some special considerations for those who are car-less.<\/span><\/div>\n

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Before we dive in, I\u2019ll give you the bottom line:\u00a0 There is no car insurance equivalent for the car-less.\u00a0 You want to make sure you have health insurance in case you are hurt and homeowner\/renter coverage in case you cause a collision or have a property damage claim.<\/span><\/div>\n

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Car insurance provides three important areas of coverage that comes into play in a bike v. car collision:<\/span><\/div>\n
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