A motorcycle is less stable and visible than a car, and offers little protection to the rider in the event of a crash. As a result, the rider is likely to suffer devastating, even fatal injuries in a motorcycle accident. A recent study showed that, per mile traveled, the number of deaths on motorcycles was about 32 times the number in cars.*

It is extremely important that, in cases of catastrophic injury or wrongful death, survivors seek the advice of an experienced personal injury attorney  before signing an insurance settlement offer. A fair settlement takes into account the lifetime cost of medical care for an injured rider, and a wrongful death claim should be based on the work of economic and occupational specialists.

If someone you know has been injured or killed in a motorcycle accident, and you would like to speak to a lawyer at our Kingston law firm about a claim, please contact our office and make arrangements for a free consultation. We help clients throughout northeastern Pennsylvania with motorcycle accident claims.

Fatal motorcycle accidents, or those resulting in serious head injury or other disabling injuries, are the result of several types of motorcycle crashes, including:

• motorcycle runs off road
• motorcycle or other vehicle runs fails to yield right-of-way
• head-on collision with a car or truck
• a car turns in front of a motorcycle
• motorcycle goes down in roadway

If a driver survives a motorcycle accident the possibility of permanent disabling injuries such as traumatic brain injury (TBI), paraplegia, quadriplegia, other paralysis, or scarring is high. Helmet use is a large factor in determining the nature of injuries to the rider. A driver without a helmet is 40% more likely to suffer a fatal brain injury than a rider with a helmet.**

Our personal injury lawyers and staff members are sensitive to the difficulties you are undergoing in the aftermath of the wreck, and will do all we can to help you rebuild your life.

* National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. 2005. Traffic safety facts, 2004: motorcycles. Report no. DOT HS-809-908. Washington, DC: US Department of Transportation.

** National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. 1996. Motorcycle helmets: the facts of life. Washington, DC: US Department of Transportation.