If you have been injured in a motorcycle accident, you may be seeking solutions that will not cause you additional pain and hardship. Litigation is an option, of course, but for many, it is an unpleasant consideration. As personal injury attorneys serving residents in...
Myths about motorcycle safety
A motorcycle accident carries a high degree of risk. With such a small vehicle, accidents that wouldn't result in injuries if the driver was in a pickup truck may result in serious injuries or even death on a motorcycle. As such, it's important to debunk some of the...
Elderly man suffers serious injuries in motorcycle crash
A 71-year-old man has been seriously injured in a motorcycle accident near Santa Barbara. Reports indicate that the accident happened just before 1 p.m. on May 25 at the intersection of Highway 154 and Cathedral Oaks Road. Details are scarce, but it is clear that the...
Some realities relevant to high-speed motorcycle crashes
Pretty much anyone in California who knows anything about motorcycles -- whether a rider or not -- readily appreciates the singular and outsized safety risks involved for even a rider who loses control at a very low speed. Even a bike tipping over at, say, five miles...
Yes, state roads are dangerous for drivers, pedestrians: take care
Although it was a welcome trend, it was short-lived. A spokesperson for one Los Angeles area police department noted in a recent media article on motorcycle accident statistics in California that, while bike-related fatalities had plummeted significantly in recent...
Author of motorcycle lane-splitting bill: some tweaks needed
A blog topic that timely addresses a noteworthy news event will occasionally need to be revisited following publication owing to material updates in the subject matter. Such is the case with motorcycle lane-splitting, which we termed in our June 15 blog post "a big...
University study supports motorcycle lane-splitting in California
A would-be law in California that is focused upon so-called "lane-splitting" is weaving its way through the state legislature at the same time that many thousands of motorcyclists routinely weave their way through traffic on the state's roads and freeway systems. As...
Motorcycle accidents a magnified risk in Southern California
Care to venture a guess as to how many motorcyclists there are on streets and freeways in Los Angeles and across Southern California generally? Neither would we and, if we did, we would safely couch our answer by simply noting that the number is assuredly in the...
Do headlights affect a driver’s perception of motorcycle speeds?
Riding a motorcycle comes with some inherent risks with which most riders are quite familiar. They know that they can be harder to see on the road; they know that they can be severely injured in a crash; they know that they are more exposed to the elements than other...
New technology in automobiles could keep motorcyclists safer
Any motorcyclist knows that operating a bike safely is of utmost importance. Unlike cars and trucks, motorcyclists don't have the benefit of extensive safety features and structures that can protect them in a crash. However, riding safely can only go so far in keeping...