What do you do if you are in a motorcycle Accident?

Being in a motorcycle accident can be one of the most traumatic experiences of your life, especially if you are seriously injured. Many people die each year in motorcycle accidents in the United States.

If you are in any type of motorcycle accident, make sure you get a police report, especially if you are injured.

Many police agencies in California will not respond to what they consider to be minor motor vehicle accidents. If you are in an accident and you are injured, make sure you inform the police of this fact, and insist that someone come out to investigate the accident and take a police report. This is very important for your case.

If you are able, try to get the names and addresses of any and all witnesses.

Do not make any statements at the scene of the accident to anybody but the police.

If you are truly injured, call the paramedics or request that someone else call the paramedics for you. It’s better to error on the side of caution, than to find out later that you are seriously injured.

If the paramedics give you the option of not being transported to a hospital, tell them that you want to be transported to a hospital. By law the paramedics must transport injured persons to a hospital upon request. Again, it is better to error on the side of caution. We have seen all types of motorcycle accident victims, and many types of motorcycle accident injuries could result in internal bleeding or hidden damage that you might be aware of at the time of the accident. After an accident, the chemical adrenaline is produced by the body which increases your heart rate. During this process the pain you are experiencing might not seem to severe.

We cannot tell you how many of our client’s have been involved in motorcycle accidents and went home thinking that the pain they were feeling would go away, only to end up not being able to move a few hours later. GO TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM TO GET CHECKED OUT!

Norman Gregory Fernandez, Esq. is a real biker who is also an attorney. You can find him by clicking here now. Copyright 2006.