Motorcycle Wrecks

Dedicated Trial Lawyers Protecting the Injured and Their Families

Evan Meade has years of experience riding motorcycles and representing those injured while riding motorcycles. Often the driver of a car will assert that he did not see the motorcycle until it was too late. Therefore, the motorcycle must have been speeding. In motorcycle wreck cases involving serious injuries or death, it is often important to get an Expert in Accident Reconstruction to the collision scene to gather and analyze crucial evidence, take measurements of skid marks, examine and document the damage to both vehicles, etc. Experts can also be sent toaccess the 'black box' data recorder that is built into most cars. These data can show the speed of a car, throttle position, etc.immediately before the brakes were applied. These data remain accessible after a wreck for a limited period of time and can be crucial to winning your case. Utilizing experts quickly to gather and analyze the evidence can make a crucial difference in the value of your injury claim. We know the best experts in these fields and have the fundsreadily available to hire them to help you.

Motorcycle injury claims are best handled by a lawyer who knows what it is like to ride a motorcycle and who knows the stunts drivers of cars can pull in traffic with motorcycles.

Motorcycle Crash Statistics

• In 2006, 4,798 people died in motorcycle crashes, up 5.4 percent from 4,553 in 2005 to the highest level since 1981.
• Motorcycle crash fatalities have increased for nine years in a row.
• There were 5.8 million motorcycles on U.S. roads in 2004, according to latest data available, compared with 133.3 million passenger cars. Motorcycles accounted for 2.4 percent of all registered motor vehicles and 0.3 percent of vehicle miles traveled in 2004.
• Some 88,000 motorcycles were involved in crashes in 2004.
• Motorcyclists were 34 times more likely than passenger car occupants to die in a crash in 2005, per vehicle mile traveled, and 8 times more likely to be injured.
• The fatality rate for motorcyclists in 2005 was 4.8 times the fatality rate for passenger car occupants per registered vehicle in 2004.

Motorcycle Information

• Property Damage
• Types of Motorcycle Wrecks
• Motorcycle Crash Statistics
• Motorcycle Helmets
• State Motorcycle Helmet Use Laws
• Safety Issues

Find out more information on state motorcycle helmet use laws.

Contact Johnson City catatrophic injury attorney to assist you with your motorcycle accident claim.