Motorcycle Safety News and Articles
It’s Been a Crazy Month, It’s Nice to Blog Again!
The title of this article speaks for itself. It has been one heck of a crazy month for me. I have been super busy handling motorcycle accident cases, car accident cases, truck accident cases, slip and fall cases, family law matters, etc. I am getting ready for trial...
Oakland, California Police modify their Mufflers to make them Louder!
Oakland has spent $15,000 on mufflers to make their police department's Harleys safer -- and noisier than federal standards. Chronicle photo by Kat Wade Over in Oakland they like it loud - so loud that all 45 of the Police Department's Harley-Davidson motorcycles have...
A Negligent Driver blames Sun Glare in Fatal San Bernardino Motorcycle Crash; Where is the Justice?
The San Bernardino Sun Reported that a Southern California Motorcycle Rider, Anthony “Taz” Williams was killed while riding his motorcycle to work in San Bernardino, when a 74 year old man named Gregory Martinez turned left in front of him. The 74 year old man claimed...
Plan 9 Singer Dies in Oakland, California Motorcycle Accident.
Aaron Fuller, lead singer of punk band Plan 9, died after he was in a motorcycle accident in Oakland, California early Tuesday morning. According to California Highway Patrol, Fuller, 35, was travelling home in Oakland when he lost control of his motorcycle on a...
Chatsworth California Metrolink train crash kills 25, injures hundreds, and wreaks havoc on my neighborhood.
While driving home on the Ronald Reagan Freeway Friday night to pick up my gal, I observed many helicopters hovering over the area where I live. I decided to turn on KFWB News Radio to find out what was going on. I heard on the news that there had been a horrendous...
When a Dangerous Condition on Public Roads Causes a Motorcycle Accident; What Do You Do?
I have handled many motorcycle accidents that were caused solely by dangerous conditions on public roads and highways. Many bikers and motorcyclists don't realize it, but when a dangerous condition on a public road causes a motorcycle accident, in many circumstances a...
Does Being Overweight Affect Your Rights in a Motorcycle Accident Case?
First off, if you are overweight and a biker, I hope you do not take this article the wrong way. This article will discuss two things: (1) does being overweight affect your rights in a motorcycle accident case; and (2) does being overweight affect your ability to ride...
Should You Stop Riding Motorcycles When You Reach A Certain Age?
Well everyone who knows me personally, or reads the Biker Law Blog, knows or should know that I sometimes embrace controversial topics. I am sure this article will be one of them. So now I will pose the question; should you stop riding your motorcycle when you reach a...
Is there a difference between a California Motorcycle Accident Lawyer and a California Motorcycle Accident Attorney?
First off this article is not about regular yahoo personal injury lawyers who advertise or pawn themselves off as being biker lawyers or motorcycle accident lawyers, when they are nothing more then garden variety personal injury lawyers. This article is about the use...
Southern California Motorcyclist Killed in Crash with Truck
City of Industry, California - A motorcyclist was killed Friday after being struck and dragged by a big rig truck, authorities said. The crash occurred about 6:40 a.m. on Turnbull Canyon Road, just north of Gale Avenue, in The City of Industry, said California Highway...