Motorcycle Accidents

• Feds Ask Motorcycle Makers To Provide Helmets

  IB Contributor | February 18, 2007 12:06 AM | 0 CommentsOrange County, CA

  Safety training requested as well. Federal officials are urging motorcycle manufacturers to provide free or discounted helmets certified by the Department of Transportation with the purchase of every new motorcycle. U. S. Secretary of Transportation, Mary E. Peters, on Friday called on manufacturers to make safety equipment an integral part of every motorcycle sold to a consumer."Helmets and...

• One Killed, Two Injured in Car Crash

  Christina Cole | February 16, 2007 4:50 PM | 0 CommentsTupelo, MS

  Two people were injured and a woman killed in a two-car crash Thursday night.Jackson Police say the woman was a passenger in a white Ford F150 pickup truck that was traveling southbound at 6:14 when the truck was hit by a Honda Civic traveling east.Witnesses told police the Honda ran a red light and struck the pickup truck causing it to flip over. The pickup landed upside down.Both drivers were...

• Motorcycle Riders - Is this Bill the Answer?

  Susy Owen | February 14, 2007 2:24 PM | 0 CommentsSanta Clarita, CA

  Have you seen Senate Bill 49 (nicknamed Kyle's Law). It is a bill that aims at cutting down on accidents involving motorcycle-riding children under the age of twelve. Given the number of accidents that occur yearly, it is clear that changes are needed to cut down not only on injuries but also on deaths as a result of unsafe riding. Do you think taking the privilege of riding away from children...

• Motorcycle Training - Is it Hog Heaven?

  Greg Owen | February 13, 2007 12:12 PM | 0 CommentsGlendale, CA

  If you are a motorcycle enthusiast, you may look at a motorcycle officer and think " What an easy job you have, and to think that we are paying you to ride a Harley all day." The truth of the matter is, it is not as easy as it may seem. To begin with, motorcycle training is demanding. As officer Miller put it ([when you are training] "You're trying to learn how to use the clutch, throttle and...

• Garden Grove Motorcycle Accident Death

  IB Contributor | February 13, 2007 12:47 AM | 2 CommentsOrange County, CA

  Motorcyclist killed in Garden Grove traffic collision. A 42-year-old motorcyclist died last week after his motorcycle collided with a car on Gilbert Street and Orangethorpe Avenue, Garden Grove, CA according to a news report in the Orange County Register.The victim, identified as Adolph Amuriles, was traveling west on Orangethorpe approaching Gilbert when he collided with a 1997 Lexus EX 300...

• Motorcycle Deaths Increase in Utah

  Rick Patterson | February 09, 2007 2:15 PM | 0 CommentsLancaster, CA

  In Utah, fatalities involving motorcycle riders, bicyclists and pedestrians, have increased by a third. Motorcycle fatalities rose from 23 in 2005 to 25 last year. "I wish I knew [even more] about bike safety and how to change these statistics," said Utah Bicycle Coalition President, Malcolm Campbell. It is believed that a contributing factor is the increase in the number of drivers on the...

• Automobile Accidents and Related Medical Costs

  Susy Owen | February 09, 2007 11:58 AM | 0 CommentsSanta Clarita, CA

  Yesterday, lawmakers moved to kill pending state regulations that would cut how much doctors can charge automobile insurers for treating accident victims. The proposed bill would regulate costs on more than 1,000 medical procedures that are automoblie related. "We would argue the reimbursement rates are inflated but recognize that the fee schedule currently pending before the department is a...

• Recent Tribune Article Discusses Motorcycle Safety

  Staff Writer | February 02, 2007 11:15 AM | 1 CommentPhoenix, AZ

  The East Valley Tribune recently published an article highlighting a twenty-two percent increase in fatal motorcycle accidents in the past year in Arizona. According to the Tribune,Overall, the number of fatal Arizona motorcycle collisions doubled from 2001 to 2005, and transportation officials say they are particularly concerned about a surge in driver deaths in the 45-to-54-year-old age...

• Two Killed in Head-On Motorcycle Collision

  Christina Cole | January 24, 2007 3:47 PM | 0 CommentsSan Diego, CA

  Two people died in a head-on motorcycle collision with a Cadillac Escalade on State Route 78, said Sand Diego Police.The collision occurred just east of the San Diego wild Animal Park at 9:48am, according to the California Highway Patrol. The victims were riding a 2006 Yamaha going east, when the bike crossed into oncoming traffic and hit the Cadillac head-on, said Vandiver. A third vehicle...

• Motorcycle Accidents Skyrocket in Wichita

  Glenn Phillips | January 23, 2007 11:43 AM | 0 CommentsEverett, WA

  In Wichita, Kansas twelve motorcyclists died on the roads last year because drivers were violating the right of way which caused at least twelve motorcycle accidents. If you violate the right of way, in Kansas, you will get fined $50.00. Ray Thomas, a friend of one of the bikers that was killed, has now made it his mission to change that to a steeper penalty."80 percent of the motorcycle...