Many times, heavy vehicles like trucks, buses and even automobile drivers’ callous attitude and reckless driving may result in an accident where a motorcyclist might suffer injuries like serious back injuries, Bone fractures, Soft-tissue injuries, Loss of limbs or digits, Spinal cord damage, Paralysis or quadriplegia, Brain injuries, Pedestrian accidents, Bicycle accidents, Head injuries.
As a result, an estimated 5,000 people die in motorcycle accidents each year and countless more are injured. While the number of motorcycle fatalities decreased by 5% in 2018, they were rising steadily from 1998 through 2008 and accounted for 14% of traffic deaths in 2017.
While 38% of motorcyclists in 2017 were killed in single-vehicle crashes due to inexperience, weather and road conditions, or other factors; 62% of fatal accidents involved multiple vehicles and may be attributed to the negligence of other drivers.
Criminal defense and federal trial attorney admitted in California, U.S. District Court, 9th Circuit, and U.S. Supreme Court. Founder of KN Law Firm, APLC.
