Motorcycle Accidents

• Injuries Sustained After Being Thrown "Off" Motorcycle Are Excluded Because Still "On" It

  Scott Cooper | September 14, 2011 8:15 AM | 0 CommentsHarrisburg, PA

  The Pennsylvania Superior Court opinion yesterday (September 13,2011) in Allstate Fire and Casualty Insurance Company v. Hymes reviewed the validity of the household exclusion in a case where...

• Motorcyclists Deaths are Up in 2011 As Are The Number of Riders

  Mike Bryant | September 03, 2011 9:02 AM | 0 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN

  Thus far in 2011 there have been 22 deaths of motorcyclists. This is 5 ahead of this time last year. This is a cause for concern as we have already passed the record low of 24 in 1997. But there...

• Motorcycle Licenses Are Necessary for Virginia Riders

  Kevin Duffan | August 31, 2011 10:53 PM | 0 CommentsNorfolk, Portsmouth & Hampton, VA

  For motorcyclists, summer weather provides great opportunities for getting out on the road. Unfortunately, it is not uncommon to see an increase in motorcycle accidents during the summer months. And...

• Hit and Run Driver Sought For Deadly Motorcycle Accident

  M. Brandon Smith | August 24, 2011 12:22 AM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA

  Cobb County Police are looking for the driver and vehicle involved in a fatal hit-and-run motorcycle accident on I-75 Saturday that claimed the life of Emanuel R. Mitchell, 31, of Norcross. The...

• Motorcycle Safety Tips

  Diego Madrigal | August 22, 2011 3:02 PM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL

  In the summer months, many people enjoy a ride on their motorcycles as the weather is warm and the outdoors is inviting. However, many trips end in regret as there is an increased amount of...

• Summary of Florida Motorcycle Helmet and Insurance Laws

  Ed Normand | August 17, 2011 11:15 AM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL

  If an adult meets certain insurance standards under their motorcycle policy, Florida law does not require that person to wear a helmet while on a motorcycle. Most bikers are safer riders and yet,...

• Drunk Driver Causes Fatal Motorcycle Accident

  M. Brandon Smith | August 11, 2011 3:38 AM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA

  On late Friday night, an Atlanta man was killed when his motorcycle collided with a car in Paulding County. According to the Georgia State Patrol, the driver of the car, 23-year-old Joshua Michael...

• This Weekend Many Riders will be Heading to Sturgis : Time For Safe Riding

  Mike Bryant | August 05, 2011 9:43 AM | 0 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN

  I've from time to time, touch on the issues that surround the number of motorcycle deaths on Minnesota roads. Death on Minnesota Roads: 2010 Motorcyclist Deaths Down and Crashes are Up, Mike Bryant...

• Michigan Motorcyclist Killed By Downed Tree

  Nolan Erickson | July 13, 2011 10:26 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI

  A west Michigan man was killed early Tuesday morning when he struck a tree that had been felled by Monday’s powerful storms. According to the Van Buren County Sheriff’s Department,...

• Death on Minnesota Roads: 2010 Motorcyclist Deaths Down and Crashes are Up

  Mike Bryant | July 06, 2011 9:17 AM | 0 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN

  As with the overall motor vehicle numbers, it was great to see less motorcyclist deaths on Minnesota highways in 2010. But, the number of injuries are up.In 2010, there were 1,377 crashes that...