The identity of a 49-year-old male who was killed in a motorcycle crash on the I-405 freeway earlier today was finally revealed. Victim Raymond McQueen, a resident of Mission Viejo, was pronounced dead on the scene in Westminster after his cycle and body was found this morning just South of the Goldwest Street exit. McQueen, [...]
A Sig-Alert was posted in Anaheim this morning after a motorcycle apparently ran into the rear end of a passenger car in front of him. The motorcycle accident transpired on the 91 freeway and created a traffic Jam that hindered the movement in two lanes of Westbound traffic. The car versus motorcycle crash was reported [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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, [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
