Motorcycle Accidents Resource Center

Motorcycle Accidents result in thousands of deaths every year because motorcycles provide very little protection in a crash. Accidents involving motorcycles are often caused by negligence but can sometimes involve products liability law, due to motorcycle defects. Both are causes for Motorcycle Accident Litigation, and the injured party may be entitled to compensation for injuries, medical expenses, and other damages. Fault in Motorcyle Accidents usually falls on the driver who was less careful. In many cases the Motorcycle Accident is not the fault of the motorcyclist but of the driver of the car, van, truck, or other vehicle because they were unable to see the motorcycle driver. It must be noted that this does not excuse them from liability for the accident. Motorcycle Accidents are unlike other vehicle accidents and involve unique insurance provisions that require the experience of a Motorcycle Accident attorney. 

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Motorcycle Accidents Resource Center

• General Motorcycle Accident Information · An overview of Motorcycle Accident Law, including a guide to determining liability and fault, a list of the types and causes of Motorcycle Accidents, and an explanation of the statute of limitations in Motorcycle Accident Cases.

• Frank Courvoisier v Harley Davidson · In 1993, Frank Courvoisier was seriously injured in a motorcycle accident involving only that vehicle. At some point following the accident, Courvoisier sued Harley Davidson of Trenton, Inc. (Harley Davidson) for negligent maintenance of the motorcycle, which he claimed proximately caused the accident.
• Universal Underwriters v David Marshall · The motion judge held that NJM was not required to participate under its automobile insurance policy in underinsured motorist (UIM) coverage arbitration for an injury to Marshall incurred during the operation of his motorcycle.

• National Highway Traffic Safety Administration · The mission of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is to save lives, prevent injuries and reduce economic costs due to road traffic crashes, through education, research, safety standards and enforcement activity.
• National Transportation Safety Board · The National Transportation Safety Board is an independent Federal agency charged by Congress with investigating every civil aviation accident in the United States and significant accidents in the other modes of transportation -- railroad, highway, marine and pipeline -- and issuing safety recommendations aimed at preventing future accidents.
• The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety · The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety is an independent, nonprofit, scientific, and educational organization dedicated to reducing the losses — deaths, injuries, and property damage — from crashes on the nation's highways.
• Department of Transportation · The mission of the Department of Transportation is to serve the United States by ensuring a fast, safe, efficient, accessible and convenient transportation system that meets our vital national interests and enhances the quality of life of the American people, today and into the future.
• Insurance Information Institute on Motorcycle Crashes · The mission of the Insurance Information Institute (I.I.I.) is to improve public understanding of insurance -- what it does and how it works.

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