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Bicycle Injuries
While similar to automobile collisions in many legal aspects, injuries sustained when a car hits a bicycle (bike) or motorcycle are almost always much more serious than in car-to-car collisions. Proving fault is frequently more difficult in these cases because of the experience shared by many jurors and insurance adjusters of seeing a bicycle or motorcycle being ridden recklessly. Special care is often required to prove the collision was the fault of the automobile driver rather than the fault of the motorcyclist or bicyclist. Bicycles are vehicles with the same rights to the roadway as other vehicles. Price Johnson is also an avid cyclist riding his Cervelo bicycle an average of 150 plus miles a week. His specialty is road racing, duathlons, and time trial events on his Cervelo bicycle. He has the experience and knows the law.
If you are in a motorcycle or bicycle accident, you may have different rights than the driver or passenger of a car or a pedestrian on the road. If you have been injured in a motorcycle accident or have lost someone to a cycle-related death, The Johnson Firm and Price Johnson can help protect your rights and make certain that you receive the full compensation to which you池e entitled.
Motorcycle Accidents
Price Johnson is a licensed motorcycle rider with over 15 years riding experience. He has thousands of miles of riding behind him and years of experience representing his fellow motorcycle riders injured in crashes.
Thousands of Americans are injured in motorcycle accidents each year, with motorcyclists accounting for a disproportionately high percentage of all serious injuries on the road. A cyclist is three times more likely to be killed than an automobile accident victim. Serious motorcycle wrecks have been steadily rising since 1997 due to a ninety percent surge in cycle sales. There are simply more motorcycles on the road and drivers of other vehicles often fail to see the cyclist. In 2002, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reported over 16,000 injuries and 3,000 motorcycle-related fatalities.
Many motorcycle accidents are caused by the recklessness and carelessness of other drivers who frequently pull out in front of motorcycles without regard to the rider痴 safety. Most often, a motorcycle, bicycle or scooter is going straight and a car makes a right or left turn straight in front of or into the bike. About half of all car/motorcycle or car/bicycle collisions are caused by the driver of the car failing to see the motorcycle. This is often because they simply aren稚 looking and fail to take into account blind spots in the car that can obscure a motorcycle. Other common accidents include u-turns, rear end accidents, intersection accidents, and lane-change accidents. Another quarter of motorcycle accidents occur when a motorcycle crashes into a stationary object. Defective or dangerous products and the manufacturer痴 failure to warn about the safe operation of the cycle and the dangers that are inherent in motorcycling cause other mishaps. Poorly maintained property and roads are also contributing factors to a number of bike accidents.
The fact is that over 80% of all multi-vehicle accidents involving motorcyclists are not the motorcyclist痴 fault. Injuries caused by motorcycle accidents are usually the result of an inattentive vehicle driver who doesn't see the motorcycle or who turns directly in front of the bike or follows too closely and runs into the back of the bike.
The injuries suffered by bike riders can be catastrophic resulting in brain injury, paralysis, or even death. It is therefore crucial that motorcyclists seek the advice of an experienced and aggressive lawyer to vigorously fight for all of their rights. You must hire an aggressive law firm like The Johnson Firm to fight the insurance companies to make sure that you receive the maximum monetary recovery for all of your injuries from those responsible.