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 [...]

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, [...]

In what appeared to be a road rage related incident, a motorcyclist was dragged 75-feet by an RV after a collision on Highway 101.  The unidentified biker was traveling south on US 101 around 12:00 p.m. Monday when he apparently got into a heated exchange with the RV driver.  Witnesses told authorities that the motorcycle [...]

If and when you should hire a motorcycle accident lawyer to represent you if you have been injured in an accident depends in part on how seriously you were injured and how willing the insurance company for the person who hit you is willing to admit the fault of their insured (the careless driver who [...]

California law requires the owner or operator of a motorcycle driven on public streets to have insurance to protect persons he or she may injure by his or her careless (“negligent”) operation of the motorcycle. The minimum limits required are $15,000 per person per accident, to a total of $30,000 per accident regardless of how [...]

A motorcycle can be a fun, and as far as gas and traffic ares concerned, a cost effective mode of transportation. Because of this, the motor bike is more popular than ever.  Consequently, bike accidents are on the rise. This is largely due to the fact that most automobile drivers and truck drivers do not look [...]

More and more people are buying motorcycles with an eye towards reduced costs and fuel efficiency.  During this rapid upswing in bike purchases however, few are considering the staggering accident statistics that seem to indicate that many drivers mishandle these massive machines with tragic consequences.  This is perhaps why in 2006 alone roughly 4,935 people [...]

According to the latest figures of the Department of Transportation, in 2007 there were 7.1 million motorcycles on the road. The National Traffic Safety Administration reports that 5,154 motorcyclists were killed and 103,000 were injured in 2007. About half of the bikers killed were over the age of 40. 20 percent of crash fatalities occurred [...]

When a motorcyclist and his or her passenger get into an accident caused by a careless (“negligent”) driver, product defect in the motorcycle, dangerous road design, or otherwise due to another person’s fault or dangerous condition, the injuries to the motorcyclists are often serious. Broken feet, ankles, legs, pelvis, and hip bones frequently result from [...]