Depending on when you grew up, your parents may have required you to wear a helmet whenever you road your bike or skateboard. The same rules should apply to motorcycles – and they do, since 1967. Back then, the federal government required every state to enact motorcycle helmet laws. If they did not, the state would not qualify for...
Continue ReadingThe Arkansas motorcycle laws establish the basic rules of the road for operators and passengers. Our state’s laws offer substantial leeway on many issues, including the choice of whether to wear a helmet if you are 21 or older. This legal flexibility can provide both advantages and detriments, depending on the circumstances. In Arkansas, motorcycle safety often has more...
Continue ReadingAn important task for a bike accident lawyer is establishing who is at fault in a motorcycle accident. The fault determination is rarely black and white. In fact, it’s very possible that both motor vehicle operators will share some of the fault in the bike accident. Depending on the laws in your state, you may be found to have...
Continue ReadingMotorcycles are smaller and less stable than automobiles, so they allow for a smaller margin of error when it comes to operating them on the roadways. The statistics show that thousands of people are injured in motorcycle accident each year, and most of those accidents are the result of rider error. But, many of types of accidents can be...
Continue ReadingGuardrails and other roadside barriers are designed to protect vehicles from running off the road or bridges or colliding with trees and other obstacles. However, to bikes on the roadway guardrails can pose more of a threat. As a bike accident lawyer knows, if a bike hits a guardrail, the likely result is the rider will be thrown from...
Continue ReadingMotorcyclists are well aware of the serious risks of being involved in potentially catastrophic accidents. A recent motorcycle accident in San Diego demonstrates how, even the most careful motorcyclists can suffer debilitating injuries. A San Diego City College student lost a limb after being struck by an automobile while on his motorcycle. So, what can motorcyclists do to avoid...
Continue ReadingMotorcyclists are often exposed to dangers on the road that other motorists do not encounter. First, other motorists have more difficulty seeing motorcycles as quickly and clearly as other vehicles, which makes motorcyclists more likely to be struck. To make matters worse, motorcyclists do not have a significant protective barrier between them and the road, or another vehicle. If...
Continue ReadingFiguring out who is required to pay for injuries and property damage, following a motorcycle accident, is based on both the actual circumstances and the laws in the state where the accident occurred. Generally speaking, state laws fall into one of two categories or theories of liability: “no fault” or “comparative fault.” As such, determining who is at fault...
Continue ReadingWe all know that riding motorcycles can be dangerous, as motorcyclists are more exposed to injury on the road than passengers in cars. Unfortunately, without the protections that cars provide, the risk of fatal injuries from motorcycle accidents is generally higher. If you have a loved one who dies in motorcycle accident, you can bring a legal action against...
Continue ReadingWhile riding motorcycles is certainly an exhilarating hobby for some, it is also inherently dangerous. It goes without saying that motorcyclists are extremely exposed to injury, without the protections that a car will provide. Helmets and other protective gear can decrease injury, but the risk of serious and often fatal injury from a motorcycle accident is often much higher...
Continue Reading