News Alert; The City of Long Beach is Beefing Up Enforcement Against Motorcycles With Loud Pipes!

LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA – Long Beach police said on Friday they will be beefing up their enforcement of motorcycle noise, particularly on Ocean Boulevard. It is illegal in California to modify a motorcycle’s exhaust to make it louder; the citable limit for...

Well Some Things Just Really Piss Me Off!

This article is an opinion editorial and rant piece. If you do not want to hear me rant about what I will call idiots against bikers then do not read this article. First off I will talk about a moronic woman named Melissa Arrington, age 27 who was sentenced to 10 and...

The California Court of Appeals Rules in Favor of the California Highway Patrol on Helmet Law Requirement!

I wrote an article about a California Superior Court ruling which found in favor of a man who has been challenging California’s mandatory helmet laws. You can read that article here. The case was appealed by the California Highway Patrol. The Court of Appeals of...

How to Select the right Motorcycle Helmet for You; Does Price Really Matter?

A Biker Law Blog visitor named Randy read my article titled “Helmets and Face Protection; You Decide!” He posted the following question; “I am looking for a full face DOT helmet. There are so many. How do you know if you are buying a good DOT helmet or one that is not...

The Great Helmet Debate Continues………

I have recently read newspaper articles, statistics from various governmental entities, and from other sources about motorcycle death rates increasing in States that revoked their mandatory helmet laws. I am not going to post all of the links here. If you search for...