Motorcycle Accidents

• Motorcycle Insurance Presentation at Ducati Omaha

  Craig Kelley | February 21, 2008 9:01 PM | 0 CommentsCouncil Bluffs, IA

  Spring is just around the corner. As such, riding season will be in full swing before we know it. You should have proper insurance coverage on your motorcycle, just as you would insure your home or your car. I will be presenting information to the DesmOmaha Ducati Owner's Club regarding the importance of maintaining proper motorcycle insurance coverage on Saturday, February 23, 2008 at 5:00...

• Man Hurt in Georgia Motorcycle Accident

  Shannon Weidemann | February 19, 2008 9:34 AM | 0 CommentsMontgomery, AL

  A man from Warner Robbins was hurt after being thrown from his motorcycle and hit by a pickup truck. The motorcycle accident happened on Interstate 75 near Hartley Bridge Road Tuesday morning. He lost control of the vehicle and rolled across two lanes of the highway. The victim lost control of his Harley Davidson, was thrown from his motorcycle, rolled across two lanes and came to rest in...

• Motorcycle Manufacturers Liable for Single Vehicle Accidents

  Michael Myers | February 10, 2008 8:27 PM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA

  Motorcycle accidents happen for a variety of reasons. We've written about several (including the most common: drivers making left hand turns in front of motorcyclists). However, a frequently overlooked cause of accidents relates to the negligent design, repair or manufacture of motorcycles.A recent case involved Honda motorcycles and allegations that the company's Gold Wing motorcycles has a...

• Mobile Man Killed in Motorcycle Collision

  Chrissie Cole | January 28, 2008 12:48 PM | 0 CommentsMobile, AL

  A motorcycle accident claimed the life of a Mobile man, 46, on Sunday, when he collided with a sedan, according to Mobile police. Another motorcyclist was hit as well, police said, but he was not injured.The man died at University of South Alabama Medical Center after his motorcycle crashed with a Buick LaSabre, driven by a man in his 80s.A police spokesman said the motorcyclists were traveling...

• Motorcycle Accident Injures Teenager in Missouri

  Shannon Weidemann | January 23, 2008 10:16 AM | 0 CommentsMontgomery, AL

  A 19-year-old motorcycle driver was hurt in a motorcycle accident yesterday. He was driving his motorcycle in Taney County when the accident occured. He hit a car that was coming out of a driveway. The victim was riding a 1993 Kawasaki motorcycle on U.S. 160 one mile north of Forsyth when the accident happened, according to the patrol�s report.The motorcycle driver was wearing a helmet at...

• To Wear or Not to Wear a Motorcycle Helmet

  Greg Owen | January 21, 2008 4:33 PM | 0 CommentsGlendale, CA

  Motorcyclists in Nebraska could have the option to choose whether or not to wear a helmet. Currently in Nebraska the legislature is debating a bill that would allow people 21 years or older to decide whether they want to wear a motorcycle helmet. A safety course would be required for anyone choosing to ride helmet free. In addition, eye wear protection would also be required. This new bill is in...

• Nebraska Kills Helmet Law Repeal Bill

  Craig Kelley | January 17, 2008 12:48 PM | 0 CommentsCouncil Bluffs, IA

  Across the river, efforts to repeal the Nebraska mandatory helmet law (LB 253) have failed. The proposed bill offered a partial repeal to the current law. The proposal would have required bikers under 21 to wear helmets but would have allowed older riders to go without a helmet if they had passed an approved safety course. Iowa is one of only three states with no helmet requirement.For more...

• Nebraska Rejects Anti Helmet Law

  John Inserra | January 16, 2008 4:59 PM | 0 CommentsOmaha, NE

  The Nebraska unicameral legislature rejected by a vote of 25-23 a bill which would have allowed people age 21 and older to ride motorcycles and go without helmets as long as they wore eye protection and had taken a safety course.For more information on this subject, please refer to the section on Car and Motorcycle Accidents.

• Proposed Law Could Cause Motorcyclists their Bikes

  Diego Madrigal | January 14, 2008 2:21 PM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL

  A new proposal could result in bikers losing their motorcycles. A bill sponsored by Representative Carlos Lopez-Cantera of Miami calls for motorcyclists to be arrested and have their bikes confiscated if they are charged with reckless driving or exceeding the speed limit by 50 miles per hour. That is only for motorcyclists CHARGED with those crimes- if later convicted, bikers stand to lose...

• Navron Teen Killed in Motorcycle Accident

  Shannon Weidemann | January 10, 2008 9:06 PM | 0 CommentsCharlotte, NC

  An 18-year-old high school student was killed in a motorcycle accident in Lancaster on Monday. He was struck by a SUV and killed. The SUV was turning left into a gas station when he clipped the motorcycle. The victim was operating a motorcycle west on Route 30. As he approached a Hess Gas Station just east of Route 41, a small, eastbound sport utility vehicle started to make a left turn into...