Motorcycle Accidents

It is no secret that motorcycle accidents can lead to serious injuries and even death. The safety equipment that can be installed in motor vehicles to reduce injury and death may not translate well to a bike. Often, motorcycle accidents occur at intersections, just because a driver does not see the motorcycle.

A Merced County firefighter succumbed to injuries sustain in an accident on June 9. The 29-year-old Los Banos man was off-duty when he was involved in a California motorcycle accident. He was traveling southbound on Highway 165 when a 24-year-old woman, traveling northbound attempted to make a left hand turn across the southbound lane.

A California city has agreed to settle a wrongful death lawsuit with the family of a man who died in a motorcycle accident in 2009. The 58-year-old California motorcycle accident victim died after a 17-year-old girl driving a Toyota Corolla made a left-hand turn at a controlled intersection in San Diego. The intersection reportedly was

The California Bay Area hosts a variety of motorcycle racing events throughout the year, one of which is the Red Bull US motorcycle grand prix at the Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. These events are a time for motorcycle and racing enthusiasts to come together and enjoy their shared passion. However, the 2010 grand prix was

California Highway Patrol Officers spend a lot of time on the state’s roadways. Between patrolling the streets, assisting drivers during roadside emergencies and responding to crashes, officers’ daily work places them in dangerous situations where they are vulnerable to the carelessness of reckless drivers.

A conflicting report from the Governors Highway Safety Association carried both good and bad news for motorcycle enthusiasts in San Francisco and across the nation. The good news is that the overall number of motorcycle accident fatalities fell by approximately two percent from 2009 to 2010. The bad news is that this data may provide

Picture a game of dominos in which the first game piece is perfectly positioned to cause a chain reaction which will knock down all the others. On a busy highway, a mistake made by one driver can act like that first domino, creating a chain of accidents and injuries which affects many fellow motorists.

A San Francisco area motorcyclist was killed late last week in a domino-effect motorcycle accident which also involved a Toyota Corolla, A Honda CRV, and a big rig truck. California Highway Patrol investigators believe that the series of crashes involving all four vehicles are related to one another, and resulted in this tragic fatality.

Unfortunately, victims of a motorcycle accident often suffer severe and debilitating injuries. Since motorcycle riders are less protected during collisions it is all too common for victims to seriously damage their spine or head, which can lead to paralysis and even death. Of course, the other driver involved in the accident could also sustain grave

Since motorcycles are significantly smaller and slimmer than the grand majority of cars and trucks on the road, they are often the ones most critically damaged in a crash. Motorcycle accidents can also expose their riders to a greater risk of injury, since they do not have the protective benefit of a car’s outer shell.