When you ride a motorcycle and share the road with motorists of larger, closed vehicles, you are in constant danger. In addition to watching out for road hazards, you also have to be in constant vigilance of every other driver on the road with you. Any time there is traffic there is a greater risk that you could be injured simply because of the negligence of another driver rather than because of your own riding.
Those cars, trucks and buses that fly past you are far better protected than you are and all the safety measures you take for yourself may not protect you from serious injuries while on the road. If you are injured because of another driver, hiring a good motorcycle injury attorney is your best bet to gaining compensation after the accident.
Motorcycle Safety Tips
You have the right to travel safely on any road, regardless of what other drivers might think. As any motorcycle injury attorney can tell you, you have the right to protect yourself from potential injuries and as long as you follow the rules of the road, you also have the right for compensation, should an unfortunate accident occur.
Experienced motorcycle injury attorneys have several tips concerning motorcycle safety.
These include
o As a responsible motorcycle rider, you should always ensure that your lights are in working order and used responsibly.
o Never ride your bike near the edge of the roadway. It is far too easy to be run off the road and seriously injured due to the negligence of another driver.
o A motorcycle injury attorney will also caution you against attempting to cut in between cars in adjacent lanes, as your sudden action could cause one or both of the other drivers to swerve dangerously close to your bike.
o The same goes for braking distances always leave plenty of room between you and the car ahead, just in case.
o Most important of all, as any good motorcycle injury attorney can tell you, wearing the proper gear, including a helmet and protective leather clothing can prevent you sustaining serious or even fatal injuries, should there be an accident.
If you are in a motorcycle accident and have been injuried do to no fault of your own contact a personal injury lawyer who has experience in motorcycle accidents.
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Friday, April 11, 2014
Wednesday, April 9, 2014
Been In An Accident A Doctor Calls What Should You Do
Many accident victims discover that they were contacted the phone the day after the accident by chiropractic specialists or medical doctors offering a free medical examination. You might question exactly what is up with these physicians. It is constantly a good idea to go and see your family doctor first if you have one. http://www.delicious.com/uslawyer
What Should I Do If After An Accident I Am Called By A Doctor
Many accident victims find that they were called on the phone the day after the accident by chiropractors or medical doctors offering a free medical exam. You may wonder what is up with these doctors. It is always a good idea to go and see your family doctor first if you have one.
Your family doctor knows your medical history, and should be able to find out what is wrong with you, and if not, refer you to a specific specialist who can figure out what is wrong.
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You see, the most important thing after an accident is that you get a full medical checkup to find every single thing that is wrong with you and that you get all the treatment that is medically necessary and reasonable to get you back to where you were medically the day before the accident.
Your family doctor makes a great witness because he or she usually does not do a tremendous amount of personal injury cases and will therefore most likely not be perceived as very biased. Many times juries tend to believe family doctors. Of course, the decision where to treat always belongs to you. Do not let anyone sway you in this decision.
However, in the real world, the family doctor is not always available. Sometimes a family doctor will actually not see patients for injuries from car or truck accidents, may require payment up front, may not take your health insurance, or can make you wait days or sometimes even weeks for an appointment.
Sometimes a person is hurt but has no health insurance and no family doctor. Sadly, in these tough economic times, some cannot even afford gas money to get way across town to their doctor. In these circumstances, personal injury lawyers agree that the most important thing is for their clients to seek necessary medical care where it is available.
The emergency room is a great place to start, but they only do emergency care, not ongoing rehabilitation. If the emergency room refers you to an outside doctor or specialist, it is a good idea to see that doctor.
A personal injury lawyer’s first responsibility is to their client. An experienced personal injury lawyer will want the client to be properly diagnosed, treated, and their medical file accurately and honestly documented by a reputable, caring medical professional.
Many times personal injury clients do not have health insurance and cannot afford medical care, and when this occurs the most important thing is that the client receives appropriate medical care somewhere. To think otherwise shows a callousness towards the poor and less fortunate victims in Ohio or any state and seeks to victimize them a second time.
Some chiropractors or medical doctors are better than others, some bill more than others, some have better reputations in the community than others, some provide better treatment options than others, and some provide better, more accurate medical documentation than others. These should all be relevant factors in a person’s decision on where to be treated.
Again, where the person decides to get this sort of medical care is ultimately up to them. As long as it is accident related, medically necessary, appropriate and reasonable, Ohio law says the party at fault must pay for it.
Your family doctor knows your medical history, and should be able to find out what is wrong with you, and if not, refer you to a specific specialist who can figure out what is wrong.
Ohio birth injury lawyer
You see, the most important thing after an accident is that you get a full medical checkup to find every single thing that is wrong with you and that you get all the treatment that is medically necessary and reasonable to get you back to where you were medically the day before the accident.
Your family doctor makes a great witness because he or she usually does not do a tremendous amount of personal injury cases and will therefore most likely not be perceived as very biased. Many times juries tend to believe family doctors. Of course, the decision where to treat always belongs to you. Do not let anyone sway you in this decision.
However, in the real world, the family doctor is not always available. Sometimes a family doctor will actually not see patients for injuries from car or truck accidents, may require payment up front, may not take your health insurance, or can make you wait days or sometimes even weeks for an appointment.
Sometimes a person is hurt but has no health insurance and no family doctor. Sadly, in these tough economic times, some cannot even afford gas money to get way across town to their doctor. In these circumstances, personal injury lawyers agree that the most important thing is for their clients to seek necessary medical care where it is available.
The emergency room is a great place to start, but they only do emergency care, not ongoing rehabilitation. If the emergency room refers you to an outside doctor or specialist, it is a good idea to see that doctor.
A personal injury lawyer’s first responsibility is to their client. An experienced personal injury lawyer will want the client to be properly diagnosed, treated, and their medical file accurately and honestly documented by a reputable, caring medical professional.
Many times personal injury clients do not have health insurance and cannot afford medical care, and when this occurs the most important thing is that the client receives appropriate medical care somewhere. To think otherwise shows a callousness towards the poor and less fortunate victims in Ohio or any state and seeks to victimize them a second time.
Some chiropractors or medical doctors are better than others, some bill more than others, some have better reputations in the community than others, some provide better treatment options than others, and some provide better, more accurate medical documentation than others. These should all be relevant factors in a person’s decision on where to be treated.
Again, where the person decides to get this sort of medical care is ultimately up to them. As long as it is accident related, medically necessary, appropriate and reasonable, Ohio law says the party at fault must pay for it.
Thursday, April 3, 2014
Proposed Law In Ohio Would Increase Hit and Run Penalties
In order to reduce the number of hit-and-run accidents in Ohio the Ohio House has put forth House Bill 397. The current hit-and-run law is as follows.
1. Leaving the scene is normally a 1st-degree misdemeanor.
2. Leaving the scene of an accident and someone is seriously hurt becomes a 5th-degree felony that could include a 1-year prison sentence.
The new law, which by the way was approved 86-1, would increase the penanlty for serious injury or death to a 2nd-dgree felony. The jail time would now be up to a possible 8 years in prison.
This increased sentencing bill is name "Brandon's Law" after Brandon Pethtel who was struck and killed by a driver who fled the scene. The driver was later apprehended. The motorist admitted using alcohol and marijuana.
The State of Ohio averages 473 hit-and-run accidents per year involving people killed or seriously injured, according to the Ohio State Highway Patrol data.
This bill will now go to the Ohio state senate.
1. Leaving the scene is normally a 1st-degree misdemeanor.
2. Leaving the scene of an accident and someone is seriously hurt becomes a 5th-degree felony that could include a 1-year prison sentence.
The new law, which by the way was approved 86-1, would increase the penanlty for serious injury or death to a 2nd-dgree felony. The jail time would now be up to a possible 8 years in prison.
This increased sentencing bill is name "Brandon's Law" after Brandon Pethtel who was struck and killed by a driver who fled the scene. The driver was later apprehended. The motorist admitted using alcohol and marijuana.
The State of Ohio averages 473 hit-and-run accidents per year involving people killed or seriously injured, according to the Ohio State Highway Patrol data.
This bill will now go to the Ohio state senate.
Saturday, March 29, 2014
GM Recall For Ignition Switch Problem Expands To Over 2 Million Cars
GM has now expanded its recall for an ignition switch problem to over 2.6 million vehicles. This wide ranging recall now covers model years 2003 to 2011 on Pontiac G5, Pontiac Sostice, Chevrolet Cobalt, Chevrolet HHR, Saturn Ion, and the Saturn Sky.
The problem is that the ignition switch can allow the ignition key to switch from the on position to the accessory position which kills the engine, power steering and brakes, and the safety systems such as airbags.
Reports state that GM knew of the problem as early as 2004. Supposedly the problem surface during a test of a new Cobalt in 2004 by a GM engine. GM actually acknowledged they had a problem in a 2005 technical service bulletin.
In its recall GM has states that it knows of 6 deaths in 5 Cobalt crashes as a result of ignition switch failure. Others are saying 13 people have been killed in 31 accidents linked to this component failure since 2004.
One lawsuit against GM from a crash that occurred in 2010 was settled last year and now a wrongful death suit has been filed in Minnesota on behalf of 2 teenage girls killed in a 2006 crash of a 2005 Chevy Cobolt.
Piling onto this a GM shareholder has filed a class-action lawsuit claiming shareholders were defrauded by GM due to its the handling of the ignition switch recall. You can expect many more lawsuits of all types coming.
Breaking news, on Friday GM has now told U.S. dealers to stop selling certain 2013 and 2014 Cruz sedans. The Cruze replaced the Cobalt in 2010. GM gave no immediate reason for this major decision.
Problems on this issue are mounting as now Congress also is planning to hold hearings over how GM has handled the recall.
The problem is that the ignition switch can allow the ignition key to switch from the on position to the accessory position which kills the engine, power steering and brakes, and the safety systems such as airbags.
Reports state that GM knew of the problem as early as 2004. Supposedly the problem surface during a test of a new Cobalt in 2004 by a GM engine. GM actually acknowledged they had a problem in a 2005 technical service bulletin.
In its recall GM has states that it knows of 6 deaths in 5 Cobalt crashes as a result of ignition switch failure. Others are saying 13 people have been killed in 31 accidents linked to this component failure since 2004.
One lawsuit against GM from a crash that occurred in 2010 was settled last year and now a wrongful death suit has been filed in Minnesota on behalf of 2 teenage girls killed in a 2006 crash of a 2005 Chevy Cobolt.
Piling onto this a GM shareholder has filed a class-action lawsuit claiming shareholders were defrauded by GM due to its the handling of the ignition switch recall. You can expect many more lawsuits of all types coming.
Breaking news, on Friday GM has now told U.S. dealers to stop selling certain 2013 and 2014 Cruz sedans. The Cruze replaced the Cobalt in 2010. GM gave no immediate reason for this major decision.
Problems on this issue are mounting as now Congress also is planning to hold hearings over how GM has handled the recall.
Friday, March 28, 2014
Surprising Stats From The NSC Latest 2014 Injury and Fatality Statistics
On March 25, 2014 the National Safety Council published their 2014 edition of their Injury Facts.
Below are some of the interesting and surprising findings.
A. Poisonings, including those from unintentional opioid prescription painkiller overdoses, were the leading cause of death in 18 states and Washington, D.C. The increase in fatalities corresponds with the national increase in deaths from drug poisonings, including those involving prescription painkillers.
B. Cell phone use is now estimated to be involved in 26 percent of all motor vehicle crashes – up from the previous year.
C. An estimated 5 percent of cell phone-related crashes involve texting, while 21 percent involve drivers talking on hand-held or hands-free cell phones.
D. In 2012, the number of teen motor vehicle occupant deaths decreased, but motor vehicle crashes remain the No. 1 cause of death for teens.
E. Unintentional injuries cost more than $790 billion annually
F. The most costly lost-time workers’ compensation claims are those involving injuries to the head or central nervous system.
G. The number of elder adult falls has risen 112 percent since 1999.
H. Motor vehicle deaths in 2012 were at their lowest level in February and at their highest in July.
I. The three-day period around New Year’s Day was the holiday period with the highest percentage of alcohol-impaired driving deaths.
I do not think this is much of a surprise. Ignition lock breathalzer devices for all cars could be a big help in reducing this.
Notice the facts found on motor vehicl crashes and cell phone use, - up 26% from the previous year with 5% involving testing and 21 % involving talking either on a handheld device or hands-free mobile device.
If this isn't another solid reason to strengthen cell phone use while driving I do not know what is.
Info from www.nsc.orgPagesNSC-releases-latest-injury-and-fatality-statistics-and-trends-.aspx#.
Below are some of the interesting and surprising findings.
A. Poisonings, including those from unintentional opioid prescription painkiller overdoses, were the leading cause of death in 18 states and Washington, D.C. The increase in fatalities corresponds with the national increase in deaths from drug poisonings, including those involving prescription painkillers.
B. Cell phone use is now estimated to be involved in 26 percent of all motor vehicle crashes – up from the previous year.
C. An estimated 5 percent of cell phone-related crashes involve texting, while 21 percent involve drivers talking on hand-held or hands-free cell phones.
D. In 2012, the number of teen motor vehicle occupant deaths decreased, but motor vehicle crashes remain the No. 1 cause of death for teens.
E. Unintentional injuries cost more than $790 billion annually
F. The most costly lost-time workers’ compensation claims are those involving injuries to the head or central nervous system.
G. The number of elder adult falls has risen 112 percent since 1999.
H. Motor vehicle deaths in 2012 were at their lowest level in February and at their highest in July.
I. The three-day period around New Year’s Day was the holiday period with the highest percentage of alcohol-impaired driving deaths.
I do not think this is much of a surprise. Ignition lock breathalzer devices for all cars could be a big help in reducing this.
Notice the facts found on motor vehicl crashes and cell phone use, - up 26% from the previous year with 5% involving testing and 21 % involving talking either on a handheld device or hands-free mobile device.
If this isn't another solid reason to strengthen cell phone use while driving I do not know what is.
Info from www.nsc.orgPagesNSC-releases-latest-injury-and-fatality-statistics-and-trends-.aspx#.
Thursday, March 27, 2014
A Law To Reduce Drunk Driving In Ohio Is Gaining Attention
Many in Ohio are familiar with the story of Annie Rooney, a local attorney, whose lift was taken by a drunk driver in July of 2013. Now a law called "Annie's Law" is circulating through the statehouse.
This law centers on using an ignition lock breathalyzer device and system that when installed on a vehicle won't allow the vehicle to start if the blood alcohol content is above the legal limit of that state. The dirvier would have to blow into the device before he could start the vehicle.
In Ohio, current law does allow a judge to determne if a 1st time drunk driving offender must use this deveice. The proposed law "Annie's Law" would makeit mandatory for someone convicted of drunk driving to have to have this installed on their vehicle.
This type of ignition interlock device (IID) is being used in some form by all 50 states as a sentencing alternative for drunken drivers.
See this Youtube video swww.youtube.comwatch?v=xGMGC8WpBlQ.
This law centers on using an ignition lock breathalyzer device and system that when installed on a vehicle won't allow the vehicle to start if the blood alcohol content is above the legal limit of that state. The dirvier would have to blow into the device before he could start the vehicle.
In Ohio, current law does allow a judge to determne if a 1st time drunk driving offender must use this deveice. The proposed law "Annie's Law" would makeit mandatory for someone convicted of drunk driving to have to have this installed on their vehicle.
This type of ignition interlock device (IID) is being used in some form by all 50 states as a sentencing alternative for drunken drivers.
See this Youtube video swww.youtube.comwatch?v=xGMGC8WpBlQ.
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