If authorities want young motorcyclists to ride safer, they should cease scare-tactic ads and employ young riders to deliver positive...
(Contributed post for our Southern California readers) If you ride a motorcycle in Orange County or anywhere else in southern...
(Contributed article for our North American readers) People love motorcycles because of their low purchase cost, ease of maintenance, fun and adventure. These machines, though, pose an extra risk to riders. Riders are more susceptible to injury and death due to the lack of protection in the event of an...
A 52-year-old driver who ploughed his Kia Rio head-on into several club riders in Kyogle, northern NSW, killing one and...
(Contributed article for our North American readers) Motor vehicle accidents injure and kill countless Texans every year. The city of...
(Contributed post for our North American readers. Those in right-hand-drive countries should read “right hand turns”) There are many reasons why motorcyclists decide to embrace the two wheeled lifestyle: from the unparalleled sense of freedom to the unmatched sense of speed, not to mention that traffic jams are a thing...
(Contributed post for our North American readers) Being involved in an accident of any kind can be a scary experience,...
(Contributed post for our North American readers) After being hurt in a motorcycle accident, you have a lot on your...
(Contributed post for our North American readers) When someone has been seriously injured in a motorcycle accident, they must determine liability if they want to pursue legal claims. Determining liability means figuring out which parties are responsible for causing the accident and the injuries. If another person or entity is responsible...
We can all learn something from this video from a Canadian truck’s dash cam that captures the moment a rider...
A US Superior Court judge has rejected a bail hearing for young truck driver Volodymyr Zhukovskyy who mowed down 10 motorcycles,...
(Contributed post for our North American readers) Even if you take the best safety measures in the world, there is no guarantee that you won’t ever face any accident on the road. As motorcycle riders, we should be careful about taking necessary measures to avoid an accident. But we should...
(Contributed post for our North American readers) Many of us love nothing more than to get on the open road...
Riders are well advised to keep their medical information on them in the unfortunate event of a crash. There are...
A 70-year-old male driver will face court in March charged over a fatal motorcycle crash in Dubbo on New year’s Eve 2019. NSW Police say the driver’s ute collided with a motorcycle about 9pm on the Mitchell Highway in Maryvale, just north of Wellington. A male rider aged 26 died...
A 24-year-old male rider has been seriously injured in a collision with a car in Southport this morning (25 January...
(Contributed post) Although the Australian motorcycle market fell by 6.1% in 2019, motorcycles are still one of the most popular means of...
By Allen Brown An accident can happen anywhere at any time, and this sense of precariousness will leave you feeling anxious and insecure. Having legal assistance ready at the dial is incredibly handy, but what if something happens and you find yourself in a predicament beyond the borders of your home...
(Contributed article for our North American readers) Riding motorbikes is really fun but it stops being fun when you have...
(Contributed post for our North American readers) If you’re an avid rider, you understand the sense of freedom and endless...
(Contributed article for our North American readers) Having a motorbike accident can be a very traumatizing experience, you’ll be shocked, scared and confused which will make it more likely that you’ll make mistakes which can heart your chances to get appropriate compensation from insurance companies. That money is rightfully yours and...
A Californian rider has been awarded a $US21.5m (about $A31.5m) payout for injuries suffered when a Kia Optima illegally left...
(Contributed post for our North American readers) Accident lawyers or personal injury lawyers will represent you in the court of...
Justice seems to move slowly, especially when it involves drivers charged over a crash with a motorcycle or scooter rider. In the past week, three drivers have faced NSW courts over crashes with riders stretching back almost four months, yet there are no results so far. While some may be...
If you come across a rider down, have you done a first-aid course so you know how to apply relevant...
(Contributed post for our North American readers. Image source: unsplash.com/) For some, alcohol is their drink of choice to relax...
(Contributed post: Making sure you are properly compensated for motorcycle accident injuries) Sadly, accidents are something that a lot of motorbike riders experience. There is no doubt that you are more vulnerable than a car driver is. Figures from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) demonstrate this. In the...
A North Carolina Harley rider has been awarded $US4m (almost $A6m) after a crash with a driver who failed to...
A rider in his 20s has died in head-on collision on the Brisbane Valley Highway at Ironbark, near Ipswich, overnight....
A rider who hit a car doing an illegal u-turn across double white lines is claiming police hypocrisy for inaction while fining him for allegedly clipping an unbroken white line in a separate incident. Tristan Holland says the two different approaches by Queensland Police smack of hypocrisy. Earlier this year,...
We have serious concerns with police and mainstream media reports of “single-vehicle motorcycle crashes” as “rider lost control”. Such reports...
Riders aren’t just common victims of SMIDSY (Sorry Mate, I didn’t See You) crashes, but could also be the victims...
(Share the Road sponsored post for our North American readers) The US Motorcycle Safety Foundation states that more than half of fatal motorcycle crashes involve another vehicle. A couple of months ago, a semi-truck collided with a large group of motorcyclists in New Hampshire killing 7 of the group’s riders....
(Sponsored lawsuit post for our North American readers) The most likely scenario in which you would sue after an accident...
(Sponsored post for our North American motorcycle owners) Motorcycles are fun to ride, easy to park and fuel efficient, but...
The fallout continues in the wake of last month’s tragic accident in the USA where a driver ploughed his pick-up into a group of motorcyclists, killing seven and injuring three. For some reason truck driver Volodymyr Zhukovskyy, 23, crossed the centre line of a New Hampshire highway at 6.30pm on...
Saturday was deadly for motorcycle riders with three killed and several injured as nine motorcycles were involved in four crashes...
This fresh-faced pick-up driver who mowed down 10 motorcycles, killing seven people in New Hampshire USA last Friday, faces from...
A gofundme account has been set up to rally support for the families of the victims of the multiple rider fatality in New Hampshire, USA, at the weekend. It raised nearly $229,000 in the first day from more than 4720 people from across the US. It is now at more than...
(Sponsored post for our North American readers) In the U.S., 5,286 people died from motorcycle accidents in 2016. Sadly, there...
A 34-year-old male motorcycle rider has died in a crash with a truck that appears to have been turning across...
(Sponsored post for our North American readers) Some people consider riding a motorcycle, not just a pure hobby, but a lifestyle. Sense of adventure, excitement, and passion are some of the significant reasons why motorcycle enthusiasts ride. However, it can also be dangerous. Several factors can contribute to motorcycle accidents....
Riders who have crashed in the past decade are being invited to do a survey into rider behaviour that expands...
(Contributed post) No one ever plans to get into an accident, but unfortunately, accidents do happen and it pays to...
If you think talking or texting on a mobile phone while driving is dangerous, a new trend of taking selfies has emerged to further endanger riders’ lives. A US study has found more than 15% of drivers say they take selfies while driving. And 5% “go live” while driving, possibly imitating James Corden’s...
Victorian Police will target both road and off-road motorcyclists this Labour Day long weekend in the annual Operation Arid. Extra...
Ambitious road toll targets, such as the improbable Vision Zero campaign, create unrealistic expectations that only serve to goad politicians...
A 24-year-old Perth rider has died after a woman who had been involved in a police pursuit crashed into him early Thursday morning on the wrong side of the road. Jordan Thorsager was riding his Kawasaki on the Leach highway just after midnight when he was hit head-on by the...
A patent is pending for a motorcycle seat that ejects a rider in a crash and then cocoons them in...
Crash witnesses are sometimes too scared of being sued to provide first-aid or assistance to crashed riders, says paramedic Michael...
It’s been a horror start to the year for motorcycle fatalities in Victoria with 12 riders now dead after two more crashes today(Sunday, February 10, 2019). Latrobe Highway Patrol officers are appealing for a witness to come forward after a fatal motorcycle collision in Mirboo North this morning. (UPDATE: Police...
(Article contributed by West Coast Trial Lawyers, LA) One of the best experiences that a person could possibly have is...
If you’ve ever been a witness at a motorcycle crash scene you may have noticed that medics (ambulance officers and...
Lane filtering around trucks can be dangerous simply because riders can be invisible to the truck driver, even if you are right in front! This video quite clearly shows the danger of stopping right in front of a truck. The Goldwing World Facebook page also published the above photograph claiming...
“I’m down, I’m down,” a motorcycle officer calmly says into his police radio after being rammed by the driver of...
A Brisbane rider whose BMW R 1200 R was rear-ended in 2016 is still waiting to find out if the...
While many riders hate covert speed cameras that are turning us into a nation of speedo gazers, they should welcome more red light traffic cameras. Lane filtering now puts us at the front of the traffic light queue, so when the light changes to green we have a duty to...
The motorcycle road toll can be reduced by better speed and alcohol/drug use enforcement, safer motorbikes, mandatory helmet laws and...
Riders heading into the Outback should be aware of the dangers of hitting kangaroos, says the Royal Flying Doctor Service whose planes...
Florida woman Jennifer St Clair, 33, was killed when she was run over by several cars after she fell off a motorcycle pillion seat on her first date with the rider. Florida Highway Patrol are not sure of the details of the incident last weekend and are calling for witnesses....