Like lane splitting there has been much debate about the usefulness of helmet laws when it comes to saving lives. While many argue that helmets should be used to increase the chances of survival after a motorcycle crash, others feel the law is just another extension of the “nanny state” mentality that seeks to tell [...]
An early morning Orange County auto accident involving a motorcycle and a scooter resulted in injuries and caused one woman to be taken to the hospital. Police responded to the call about the collision at around 8 a.m. which had occurred on Cannon Street and Carver Lane and involved a blue and [...]
A La Palma motorcycle crash briefly shut down the eastbound carpool lane of the 91 freeway this Friday morning. Authorities rushed to the scene after a call came in at approximately 9:30 a.m. indicating that a vehicle had “gone airborne” and crashed on the 91 Freeway. A later report revealed that the auto in question [...]
According to the latest statistics available from the National Highway Safety Traffic Administration (NHSTA), motorcycle accidents account for roughly 14% of total motor vehicle fatalities. Data also indicates a steady increase of motorcycle related crashes over a ten year span, rising 110 percent from 1998 to 2007.
There are many people postulating on the reason for [...]
The hot topic in Orange County is of course the number of motorcycle accidents that have begun to crop up as of late, including one involving a Garden Grove man who died while lane splitting . While many people are trying to blame lane splitting, proponents say the practice is safe if both [...]
A 29-year0old motorcycle rider was found beneath a transition road in La Mesa early Wednesday morning and was pronounced dead at the scene. It is believed that the male cyclist was heading west on Interstate 8 and had taken the northbound state 125 on ramp when he took a turn too fast and crashed into [...]
After a Garden Grove man was killed during a lane splitting accident last week, many bike enthusiasts and motorists began debating the merits of the practice of lane sharing. Motorcycle riders maintain that experienced bikers who lane split can do so without endangering others, in fact, they say it is safer. Lane sharing can also [...]
A motor cycle rider who had been weaving in and out of traffic sustained serious injuries Sunday afternoon when he slammed into a car that was slowing down to make a turn. The thirty-year-old man, who hailed from the Huntington Beach area, collided with the car on Beach Boulevard near Bishop Street in [...]
An unidentified motorcyclist was killed after a single vehicle accident in South Bay this morning. The victim had been traveling down the northbound 110 Freeway connector towards the westbound 105 when the incident occurred. According to the California Highway Patrol, the man lost control and hit a wall before careening down a 30 foot embankment [...]
After a rather horrific motorcycle accident where a young man was trapped under a car until he died, there were numerous commenters who piped in about the article describing the accident. It was here that one could see the passionate and dissenting opinions surrounding the idea of lane splitting.
While most acknowledged it was indeed legal, [...]
