Motorcycle Accidents

• Remembering A Mentor to Young Men with Alcohol Problems -- Killed by Impaired Driver

  Pierce Egerton | September 30, 2011 8:22 PM | 1 CommentGreensboro, NC

  His was a success story. As told in the newspaper, it was a modest story, a humble one, as would befit a man who relied so strongly on his faith. But when Kenneth Cecil Smith was just 55, the...

• Motorcycle Rider Struck By Mini-van Causes Serious Injuries

  M. Brandon Smith | August 13, 2011 4:21 PM | 1 CommentAtlanta, GA

  Saturday, July 30th, two area residents were seriously injured in a traffic accident involving a motorcycle and a minivan. The accident occurred in the late morning on Thurmond Road in Barrow...

• Crash Shows Importance Of Wearing A Helmet While Operating A Motorcycle

  Scott Cooper | July 25, 2011 8:44 AM | 1 CommentHarrisburg, PA

  Recently, a 17-year-old boy lost control of the motorcycle he was operating as he finished passing another vehicle. He was thrown from the bike and landed on the road. The accident occurred near...

• Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month: Share the Road

  John Inserra | May 15, 2011 10:35 AM | 1 CommentOmaha, NE

  The National Highway Transportation Safety Administration has declared May “Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month”, a national safety initiative with a focus on getting motorists and...

• New bill in Virginia would allow motorcyclists and cyclists to run red lights

  Kevin Duffan | January 24, 2011 3:19 PM | 1 CommentNorfolk, Portsmouth & Hampton, VA

  Last Thursday, a Transportation subcommittee of the Virginia House of Representatives voted to approve a law that would allow drivers of motorcycles, mopeds, or bicycles to proceed through a red...

• Insurance Institute for Highway Safety Asks Government to Require Antilock Brakes on Motorcycles

  Paul Napoli | May 09, 2010 1:09 AM | 1 CommentNew York City, NY

  A recent study by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) that found antilock brakes significantly reduce motorcycle crashes has prompted the organization to ask that the federal...

• Key differences between motorycle accident cases and car accident cases

  Barry Doyle | April 18, 2010 11:55 PM | 1 CommentCook County, IL

  If I were to ask you how juries and insurance adjusters perceive motorcyle cases and auto cases, you might answer that they perceive them in exactly the same way. After all, they're both motor...

• Sharing the Road in North Carolina- Scary Statistics About Motorcycle Accidents

  Rick Shapiro | November 17, 2009 3:35 PM | 1 CommentGreenville, OBX & Rocky Mount, NC

  To some, there is no greater rush then taking a motorcycle out on an open North Carolina (NC) highway on a clear, sunny day. Riding a motorcycle along Highway 441 through the Great Smokey Mountains...

• One Roadway to Carry Them All

  Pierce Egerton | November 13, 2009 9:02 AM | 1 CommentGreensboro, NC

  Bicyclists are perhaps the most vulnerable vehicles on the road. The accident rate for bicycles is lower than for other vehicles because they move slower. But, when there is an accident involving a...

• Local Motorcyclist Exemplifies Fact that Helmets Save Lives

  David Mittleman | November 10, 2009 12:34 PM | 1 CommentLansing, MI

  I recently wrote about motorcycle accidents and the serious injuries they can cause. A logical and simple answer to increase motorcycle safety (pdf) is to wear a helmet while riding. A local man is...