Motorcycle Accidents

As any New York City motorcycle driver would know, there is an enormous amount of heavy traffic. heavy traffic in and of itself is not a major issue, except to the extent that there is a lot of stop and go traffic. This can be frustrating, but it is not very high on the dangerless, although accidents do happen at a slow speed. But, the higher the speed and the heavier the traffic, the more recipe there is for a disaster. What further exacerbates that type of environment is when there is aggressive driving involved. Signs of aggressive driving include sudden lane changes, which is particularly common in New York City because every car length seems to matter for some reason, despite the fact that cars are just simply moving closer to a red light or more traffic, so intuitively it doesn’t make very much sense at all. Your New York City motorcycle accident attorney should be aware of this.

One of the biggest issues that motorcycle riders face is not being seen by others on the road. This is particularly true because motorcycle riders get caught in people’s blind spots. or motorcycle riders simply are not seen because the other drivers in you know Motor Vehicles are simply not paying attention, which is the worst.  but here it’s a two-way street, literally and figuratively, in that sometimes there’s limited visibility to other drivers on the road from the part of the motorcycle rider. Another issue of not being seen in the context of motorcycle riders is when people open their doors this is often called during when drivers open their doors and motorcycles run into the doors this is just absolutely terrible; this is what a typical New York City motorcycle accident attorney should say.

One thing that is typically only annoying to  drivers of automobiles although it can also be more of a hazard than annoying, is potholes,  or other issues with road conditions generally. While these may seem at times trivial to automobile drivers, they are much more impactful and hazardous when a motorcycle rider faces those issues. This should be evidence, but to the extent that it’s not, I will explain briefly. If there is a pothole in the street that’s run over by a car, typically that car will be able to recover and has three more wheels and tires to balance out the blow. In contrast a motorcycle having only two wheels and tires is an entirely different boat because at best half of the number of tires and wheels would be affected. This is just pure math, and if you lose half then the other half has nothing to balance on and you turn a two-wheeled motorcycle into a one-wheeled if at all unicycle. and that is no fun because there is no counterbalance and poses a severe and substantial risk to the motorcycle rider. In addition to potholes, there can be debris on the road, either from construction or from loosely affixed articles to vehicles that are transporting items, which can adversely affect a motorcycle rider’s experience. There are other hazards as well particular to motorcycle riders which include metal plates and uneven pavement, as well as manhole covers that come undone or are loosely fixed, and wet paint that tends to be slippery for motorcycle riders in particular and could cause the motorcycle at the bottom out and the motorcycle rider to dump his or her ride.  You can speak with a New York City motorcycle accident attorney by contacting The Lawyer James.

This means that what may be a minor accident or hazard to a driver of a motor vehicle, is typically much more serious for the motorcycle rider. This means that minor conditions can cause substantial loss to a motorcycle rider in the form of high medical bills and even long-term disability. Motorcycle riders are also or can be faced with having complex insurance claims and as you can imagine because of the physical exposures that motorcycles that are inherent in motorcycles, there’s a higher rate of severe injury than car accidents.

To be fair, it is not only the driver of automobiles that play their role in motorcycle accidents, it’s also the motorcycle rider themselves, particularly in engaging in illegal or dangerous activity. These activities include, but are not limited to lane splitting, which is where the motorcycle rider rides between the lanes of cars stopped in traffic to advance usually to a stoplight or a stop sign or just to get ahead of any congestion. This is dangerous and not allowed, and can be blamed for causing accidents.  Your New York City motorcycle accident attorney should be able to tell you this.

With all this being said, accidents are no good for anyone, and we should all do our part in avoiding behavior that could lead to serious health or safety concerns that could otherwise be avoidable with proper care. That proper care includes having motorcycles inspected, as well as wearing the property safety gear including helmets and gloves and other protective gear.

Personally, I love motorcycles. I love the freedom that they provide, the closeness to the road, the closest to nature, the wind, the breeze, the camaraderie, all of that and more. In fact I had a motorcycle or two growing up, and in fact crashed a friend’s motorcycle when I was approximately 18 years old. I ran over the border of the road on the right hand side and ran into the tree line. Fortunately I was okay, I turned out okay, and the bike was okay as well. so at that time I did not need to get a New York City motorcycle accident attorney.   but that is not true for everyone and we are here to help at The Lawyer James, call us at (212) 500-1891 to speak with a receptionist and schedule a phone consultation with one of our attorneys.  Thank you