Motorcycle Accident Articles

Bridgton, ME: A 34-year-old man recently died in a motorcycle accident while trick riding.

Bushnell, FL: A pick-up truck caused a deadly motorcycle accident this weekend in central Florida when it struck four motorcyclists on their way back from a gathering of friends on Saturday night.

San Diego, CA: According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, motorcycle accidents have been on the rise for at least ten years in California, reflecting a nationwide trend of increasing motorcycle accident rates.

Los Angeles, CA: Gilby Clarke, best remembered as the guitarist for hard rock stalwarts Guns N' Roses, may soon be in contact with a personal injury lawyer after a hit-and-run accident threw him from his motorcycle.

Los Angeles, CA: The city of Angels may have to face a personal injury lawyer after post-mortem toxicology reports found dangerous levels of alcohol in the system of an LAPD officer involved in a fatal motorcycle accident earlier in the month.

Cheshire, CT: A tragic motorcycle accident has left one woman dead and an off-duty state trooper injured in Connecticut after a jarring collision with a passing car.

Staten Island, NY: Any summary of motorcycle accidents will invariably include numerous collisions with cars. Such a motorcycle accident can cause not only motorcycle injury, but in many cases certain death—as has been the case with several accidents. A summary:

Lake Zurich, IL: There's something about the increased openness of the open road that entices the motorcycle rider: it's just you and a minimalistic expanse of metal and rubber just below you. Yes, you are more vulnerable—so you take precautions and ride responsibly. Even so, when a motorcycle accident involves motorcycle injury most people assume it is the rider who causes most motorcycle accidents.

Pensacola, FL: Motorcycle accidents are the worst types of accident, given the exposure of the rider and the number of things that would prove survivable if they occurred in a car, but not in a motorcycle crash. Adding to the risk of motorcycle injury, are two other factors—the youth of some riders, and the advanced age of others.

San Francisco, CA: Attorney Claude Wyle has been riding motorcycles for 35 years. He and his partners at Choulos, Choulos & Wyle are all motorcycle aficionados. Even the firm's paralegal is a motorcycle enthusiast. With an expertise that few other law firms have, it seemed quite natural for them to focus their personal injury practice on people involved in serious motorbike accidents. "We have ridden on the track, on the dirt, and on the street," says attorney Wyle. "We know how motorcycles work, how they accelerate, what it takes to lean one or turn one over, the difference between different kinds of bikes, how they are going to behave and how an accident unfolds."