PASSENGER ON MOTORCYCLE IN ACCIDENT LAWYERS – ATTORNEY FOR INJURED VICTIM
Motorcycles are a great way to get around. Of course, they are also fun and really let you experience freedom on the roads. Unfortunately, they can also result in serious injury if a car on the road fails to see the bike and causes an accident. Likewise, if the motorcycle driver isn’t careful.
Our Minnesota personal injury lawyers represent passengers on a motorcycle injured in an accident because of a distracted car or carelessness by the bike driver.
INSURANCE FOR PASSENGER INJURED ON MOTORCYCLE – MINNESOTA LAWYER
A motorcycle is not a ‘motor vehicle’ in many areas of Minnesota’s no-fault laws. Therefore, the motorcyclist often has limited medical and wage loss benefits from their insurance after an accident. However, an injured motorcycle passenger may have more insurance coverage available than the driver.
Most people injured in a motorcycle crash don’t know what insurance is legally available to them. If you are a passenger on a motorcycle and injured in an accident, please call us. One of our best motorcycle accident lawyers MN will discuss your situation and advise you of your rights. The primary focus of our motorcycle passenger lawyers is to make sure you get the insurance compensation you are entitled to.
MOTORCYCLE ACCIDENT INJURIES
Our personal injury lawyers see the passenger on a motorcycle with many types of injuries or death from being hit by a car. Injuries where a motorcycle is hit by a car or truck often include broken or crushed bones for the passenger. Usually, the motor cycle rider is injured in the accident by contact with the ground. In many cases, the motorcycle driver is cut off by a car or truck. This causes the bike driver to lay down the bike while at high speed.
An experienced motorcycle injury lawyer almost always sees severe road rash burns from a motorcycle accident. Unfortunately, our top motorcycle accident attorneys too often see head injuries. Wearing a helmet offers some protection in motorcycle accidents, but it’s not perfect.
MOTORCYCLE HIT BY CAR INJURY STATISTICS
One report, cited in Wikipedia, commented on injuries after a motorcycle accident. The article points out the likelihood of injury is extremely high in car impact motorcycle accidents. In fact, 98% of the multiple vehicle collisions and 96% of the single vehicle accidents resulted in some kind of injury to the motorcycle rider. Further, 45% of those cases resulted in more than a minor injury. Injuries most often include:
- Collision with less forgiving protective barriers or roadside ‘furniture’ (lampposts, signs, fences, etc…). Note that when one falls off a motorcycle in the middle of a curve, lamps and signs become impossible to avoid.
- Concussion and brain damage, as the head violently contacts other vehicles, the ground, or objects. Riders wearing an approved helmet reduce the risk of death by 37 percent.
- Breakage of joints (elbows, shoulders, hips, knees and wrists), fingers, spine and neck, for the same reason. The most common broken bones in a motorcycle accident are the bones around the shoulder and the pelvis.
- Soft tissue (skin and muscle) damage (road rash) as the body slides across the surface. This can be prevented almost entirely with the proper use of motorcycle-specific protective apparel. For example, a leather jacket or reinforced denim and textile pants.
- There is also a condition known as biker’s arm. This is where the nerves in the upper arm are damaged during the fall, causing a permanent paralysis of arm movement.
- Facial disfigurement where the unprotected face in a motorcycle accident slides across the ground or smashes into an object. Thirty-five percent of all crashes show major impact on the chin-bar area.
MOTORCYCLE ACCIDENT INJURY COMPENSATION FOR PASSENGER WHERE OTHER DRIVER IS AT FAULT
Even if you don’t have No-Fault coverage for your motorcycle accident injury, our top personal injury attorneys for a motorcycle passenger can help. We will get you compensation from the insurance for the car that hit your motorcycle or the driver of the bike you were on.
Our best accident injury lawyers will investigate the facts and determine who was at fault. Sometimes even if the police report initially puts fault on one driver or the other, it may be possible to prove your case with witness statements and an accident reconstruction expert.
It is important for the driver to keep the motorcycle in the condition it was in at the time of the accident. In other words, don’t fix it or let it be taken. Our lawyers need to rule out mechanical failure as a contributing cause of the motorcycle accident. Our Minnesota motorcycle accident lawyers will work hard to make sure the injured motorcycle passenger gets fair and complete compensation for their injury.
EXPERIENCED MOTORCYCLE INJURY LAWYERS
Our motorcycle accident attorneys have represented many passengers who have been injured because a car or truck driver was not keeping a proper lookout. In many cases, the car makes a sudden lane change into the motorcycle. In other cases, the driver of a bike was going too fast or was too inexperienced.
Unfortunately, the injuries sustained by a motorcycle passenger are rarely minor. At a minimum, a passenger on a motorcycle will sustain road rash from the accident, which can cause permanent scarring. Worse, a motorcycle accident can cause those on the bike to suffer fractured bones, head injuries or death. See also, How to get Medical Bills Paid.
Pam Rochlin and David Rochlin are Minnesota personal injury attorneys with more than 25 years’ experience. We have successfully handled hundreds of motorcycle and car accident injury cases throughout Minnesota. Pam was a former partner at Meshbesher & Spence, and offers small firm attention to her clients.
Our motorcycle passenger accident injury lawyers can meet with you to discuss your case at our offices in Edina, Woodbury and Minneapolis MN. Our attorneys also meet injured motorcycle passengers at their homes to discuss accidents in St. Paul MN, Rogers MN, and Elk River. Also, Maple Grove, Brooklyn Park MN, Chanhassen, Chaska, and other cities throughout Minnesota. We will always provide you with a free initial consultation. Further, we only charge a percentage of the compensation we recover for you.