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Motorcycle Accidents and Injuries
If you own and ride a motorcycle in San Diego, it is well-advised to verse yourself in the facts and figures of being a motorcycle rider. Statistics show that there is much more to riding a motorcycle than just being on the street on two wheels.
Motorcycle Accidents
Those who ride motorcycles on the street face a much higher risk of injury from an accident. While slight bumps between two motor vehicles can be waved off as a mere fender bender with not so much as a scratch, the slightest impact or bump involving a motorcycle can be a serious and deadly scene. Numerically speaking, more than 80 percent of all reported motorcycle accidents result in injury or death to the motorcyclist.
Why Motorcycle Accidents Have A Higher Rate of Injury
It is not a random happenstance that motorcycle riders more prone to injury. On the contrary, there are factors attributed to the essential make up and design of a motorcycle that make motorcyclists more susceptible to injury. Here are several key factors that make injury or death more likely for motorcycle riders:
- The motorcycle itself does not have encasement, and has no head injury protection to the rider or passenger
- Being ejected from the motorcycle is a common cause for injury or death
- If a motorcycle come to a sudden stop and the rider is ejected from the motorcycle,the rider will most likely strike objects in the path as well as the ground. Even hitting the ground and receiving road rash can be cause for a hospital visit
Why Motorcycle Accidents Are More Serious
By their very nature, motorcycle accidents tend to be more serious (and therefore more expensive). They also mean much longer rehabilitation periods, and more chances that they may not have a fully successful rehab session. According to a comprehensive insurance industry survey, the following were found to be true:
- 23% of motorcycle claimants have injuries in multiple locations
- 18% suffer head injuries, including closed head injuries, traumatic brain injury (TBI), and minor traumatic brain injury (MTBI), with permanent disability
- 10% of claimants have injuries to the back or spine, a frequent cause of paraplegia or quadriplegia
It takes a lot of skill to ride of motorcycle without accident or injury. You must learn how to drive defensively and more or less always be on your guard. A split moment's hesitation or poor decision could put you in a life-threatening situation.
The Jurewitz Law Group is located in San Diego, has offices in Carlsbad, California, and serves all of San Diego County including the following cities and towns:
San Diego, Chula Vista, Escondido, Oceanside, Vista, San Marcos, El Cajon, Carlsbad, Poway, Encinitas, La Mesa, Santee, National City, Imperial Beach, Lemon Grove, Coronado.
