Causes Of Motorcycle Accidents

Motorcyclists Have Rights: Don't Let Someone Take Them Away

Serious motorcycle accidents often are caused by the negligence or carelessness of other drivers.

Some causes of motorcycle accidents include drivers who are:

• Not paying attention to the other drivers around them
• Speeding
• Driving recklessly or driving under the influence
• Texting while driving

Motorcycles and riders rarely emerge from these encounters unscathed, even with protective safety gear and helmets. A common injury and one that is very painful and often disfiguring is road rash, where a motorcyclists skin is abraded off by contact with the road surface in an accident.

Motorcycle rider fatalities have been on the rise for some time. Between 1997 and 2008, rider deaths increased from 2,116 to 5,290, a 150 percent jump, according to U.S. Department of Transportation's Fatality Analysis Reporting System.

In 2008 alone, deaths due to motorcycle crashes rose by an estimated 2.2 percent while all other vehicle classes saw reductions in fatalities.

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