Saturday, September 4th, 2010

Super sport motorcycles have a certain appeal.  They come in candy colors, look sleek and futuristic in design and seem like a lot of fun to ride.  They are also extremely lightweight with powerful engines and many are built on racing platforms.   Because of this, they have become very popular with the under thirty crowd.
Unfortunately, [...]

You are a motorcyclist who was injured in a car-to-bike collision. Immediately following the accident you learn you have serious personal injury that could leave you crippled for life.  Since you know the accident wasn’t your fault, you feel relatively sure that your insurance company will handle everything.  After all, you have paid faithfully into [...]

Family members used a candle vigil for motorcycle accident victim Dana Watkins, to shed light on road safety this week, in the hopes that their efforts would spare other people from the pain of losing someone they loved.
24-year-old Dana Watkins was killed Sept. 10, 2008 after a collision with a minivan.   Pronounced dead at The [...]

A TBI a.k.a Traumatic Brian Injury can happen to anyone of us for a number of reasons, but the primary cause appears to be motor vehicle accidents.  For bikers, the risk of TBI is tremendous as motorcycle accidents can be especially traumatizing to the body due to the high speeds in which they can occur.  [...]

3/4 of motorcycle accidents and collisions happen between a passenger car and the vulnerable motorized bike—1/4 are solo accidents that can occur for a number of reasons.
In the vehicle to motorcycle style accident, the car is usually at fault.  With these scenarios, the car driver often fails to see the motorcycle before the collision or [...]

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 [...]

A supersport motorcycle is one that has been built on a racing platform, but modified for the highway and sold to the general public. Supersports motorcycles are especially popular with riders under the age of 30. They typically have more horsepower per pound than other types of vehicles on the road. Their low profile makes [...]

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 [...]