By: Russell Keener  —  February 11, 2011
 

Did you know that there was over 6 mil­lion reg­is­tered motor­cy­cles on United States high­ways in 2009. As the pop­u­lar­ity of motor­cy­cles has con­tin­ued to increase, so has the rate of acci­dents and fatal­i­ties. Over 40,000 motor­cy­cle rid­ers died in acci­dents last year, and the num­ber of motor­cy­cle rider fatal­i­ties in Geor­gia is at a 5 year high. Even though there has been a dra­matic increase in the num­ber of “new” rid­ers the fact still remains that over 80% of multi-vehicle acci­dents involv­ing motor­cy­clists are not the rider’s fault.

Crashes involv­ing motor­cy­cles result in the most seri­ous of injuries. Trau­matic brain and spinal injuries, bro­ken limbs, road burns, and very often, death. Sta­tis­tics have shown that motor­cy­cle acci­dent vic­tims are 32 times more likely to die then auto­mo­bile acci­dent vic­tims. These sta­tis­tics are thanks in no small part to the very nature of motor­cy­cles. Motor­cy­clists are, for the most part, unpro­tected from col­li­sions. Despite the manda­tory use of hel­mets, a high speed col­li­sion with an auto­mo­bile that weighs over a ton almost always results in trau­matic injuries for the motorcyclist.

A lead­ing cause of Geor­gia motor­cy­cle injuries con­tin­ues to be dri­ver inat­ten­tion. Cars reg­u­larly pull in front of motor­cy­cles, make left hand turns in front of motor­cy­cles, swerve into motor­cy­cles while chang­ing lanes, and even run into motor­cy­cles that are stopped at stop­lights. This is not the only cause of motor­cy­cle acci­dents, how­ever. In fact, any com­bi­na­tion of harsh weather, defec­tive prod­ucts, and poorly main­tained roads can all con­tribute to seri­ous motor­cy­cle acci­dents. The Geor­gia motor­cy­cle acci­dent attor­neys at The Keener Law Firm have the expe­ri­ence to exam­ine the specifics of your acci­dent and help hold the neg­li­gent par­ties account­able for their actions.
Whether it’s recov­er­ing monies for time lost on the job, pay­ment of med­ical bills, or repair­ing and/or replac­ing your motor­cy­cle, our Geor­gia motor­cy­cle injury lawyers have the know-how to insure the best pos­si­ble result for your case. Con­tact us online or call us at 770–955-3000 (Main num­ber), 770–235-7486 (Rome) 770–844-9200 (Cum­ming), or 706–275-0500 (Chatsworth/Dalton) to set up a FREE con­sul­ta­tion to dis­cuss your legal rights.