Motorcycle accidents typically cause very severe injuries including brain injury and spinal cord injury. Many motorcycle accidents are hit and run accidents, making it challenging to determine who was responsible. If you have been injured in a motorcycle accident, you need the help of an experienced motorcycle accident attorney. Please contact our Los Angeles accident attorneys right away.
Causes of Motorcycle Accidents
Far too many motorcycle accidents occur when drivers of other vehicles violate the motorcyclist’s right of way. These drivers often claim that they never saw the motorcycle.
Defective motorcycles can easily crash. A motorcycle can be defective in many ways, and some types of defects do not become noticeable until the bike is travelling at highway speeds and it is too late to avoid an accident. Defects can include faulty tires, defective parts which fail and design flaws causing instability.
Roadway defects that do not have much of an effect on a vehicle with four wheels can send a motorcycle out of control. Gravel left on roadways, and other debris are common culprits in motorcycle accidents. Other roadway defects, such as lack of break-away poles for road signs, do not cause accidents, but make injuries far more severe.
A defective helmet is another factor which does not cause an accident, but can make injuries far more severe.
If you or a loved one has been injured or killed in a motorcycle accident, please call our Los Angeles, California accident attorneys or submit an online questionnaire. The initial consultation with our personal injury lawyers is free of charge, and if we agree to handle your case, in most cases we will work on a contingency fee basis, which means we get paid for our services only if there is a monetary recovery of funds. In many cases, a personal injury lawsuit must be filed before an applicable expiration date, known as a statute of limitations. Please call right away to ensure that you do not waive your right to possible compensation.