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Acquiring a motorcycle license is different from acquiring a more typical, non-commercial license for an automobile. Steering a motorcycle requires specialized training, learning to safely maneuver the vehicle amongst larger vehicles and having a relative understanding of how the vehicle works. While many motorcyclists meet these requirements, such criteria are inconsequential when a negligent motorist chooses to disobey the rules of the road and drive in a reckless manner.
Motorcycle accidents occur on a regular basis each and every year in the United States. According to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, more than 5,000 motorcyclists lost their lives in accidents in the 2007 calendar year. Accidents are sometimes caused by motorcyclist inexperience, but can also be caused by other motorists or even local municipalities. That is, unsafe driving practice and dangerous road conditions both play a contributing role in causing motorcycle accidents in Missouri each year.
Motorists of larger vehicles can become inattentive, an unsuspecting motorcyclist can quickly find themselves in blind spots and susceptible to accidental collision via lane changes and vehicle turns. Or, motorists simply fail to adhere to traffic rules, either by traveling at excessive speeds or failing to yield to traffic signage/signal lights. Furthermore, dangerous road conditions can also play an adverse effect on motorcyclist safety, particularly when poorly paved/uneven roads are not properly fixed or obscured traffic signage is not properly. In the event that such hazardous conditions play a contributing role in a motorcycle accident, the local municipality responsible for road maintenance can be held liable for damages resulting from the accident.
Injuries resulting from motorcycle accidents can be life-altering. With little protection offered to motorcyclists by the motorcycle itself, accident victims are susceptible to spinal and brain damage, in addition to loss of life. Motorists who are deemed responsible for causing accidents may have to pay compensatory damages to either the victims or their families, and those damages may be used to help alleviate the costs associated with a Missouri motorcycle accident, such as medical bills, physical therapy fees, or wages lost as a result of the accident.
If you have been involved in a Missouri motorcycle accident, please don't hesitate to call Page Law today for a free evaluation of your case. You can fill out our confidential online case evaluation or by calling 1.866.620.5757 or 314.322.8515. Our Missouri motorcycle accident attorneys will fight for your rights as an accident victim in a court of law.