[Ninian Dryhope]

"What if he applied the hand brakes and the cable slipped out of the caliper?"

What? On the front and rear brake at the same time? And not any other time that anyone was riding the bike except at exactly the time the kid needed to hit the brakes to avoid being run over by a car? The odds of that happening are a billion to one. It is more likely that the lawyer is lying. The odds of a lawyer lying for money are one out of one. Let's try to stay in the realm of reality here, shall we?

[muir_redwoods]

"Let's try to stay in the realm of reality here, shall we?"

Perhaps good advice for both of us. A kid got hit by a car. I don't think it was a fundraising effort. If you have any experience with a bike you'll know that if both brakes were applied and the rear one were to fail the kid was in for a header over the handle bars. If he were it traffic at the time he could have been hit by a car. It is nearly impossible to safely stop a bike with the front brake alone.

Calm down and switch to the green can. Leave you hatred of lawyers by the door, you might need one someday.

[Jaidyn]

What if he applied the hand brakes and the cable slipped out of the caliper?"

What? On the front and rear brake at the same time?

I believe the poster meant that if he hit both brakes, and the hand brakes worked and the rear didn't, it would cause the rider to flip over the front of the bike, or worse. In other words, one doesn't use the front brakes without using the rear brakes....unless they are very, very careful.

Why blame the lawyer when it was the family who contacted the attorney? I doubt he went to them, or even knew about the accident.