Norristown, PA Motorcycle Accident

Motorcycle accidents occur for many reasons. Bikers must exercise caution on the road to guard against being harmed in collisions.

Unfortunately, while riding a motorcycle, you can only control your own decisions. You can’t prevent others from being negligent. Thus, you may be involved in a motorcycle accident because a driver with whom you’re sharing the road is careless. Common ways in which drivers cause motorcycle accidents to include the following:

• Speeding
• Following too closely
• Driving while intoxicated, distracted, or drowsy
• Not using headlights in low-light conditions
• Not yielding the right-of-way
• Changing lanes without adequately checking blind spots
• Passing a motorcycle excessively closely
• Making an illegal turn in front of a motorcyclist

Other parties whose negligence may cause motorcycle accidents to include:

• Pedestrians who may walk into the path of motorcyclists without looking
• Designers or manufacturers who overlook motorcycle defects
• Local government agencies that fail to maintain safe roads

Motorcyclists are quite vulnerable when compared to drivers in enclosed vehicles. Statistically, when a motorcyclist is involved in a collision, they are 29 times more likely to lose their life than if they were in a car at the time of their accident.

You may have thankfully survived your Norristown motorcycle accident. Regardless, it has probably left you with serious injuries requiring costly medical treatment. Your injuries can also prevent you from working and earning a wage. Depending on their severity, they may permanently stop you from returning to work. In addition to these economic losses, you might also struggle with such non-economic losses as pain and suffering.

You deserve to be compensated for these losses and damages if your accident resulted from the negligence of another party. You can seek the compensation you’re owed by filing a claim with the liable party’s insurance.

Strongly consider hiring a Norristown motorcycle accident lawyer when doing so. An attorney can help you recover the compensation for which you’re eligible by:

• Investigating your accident and identifying the liable parties
• Gathering evidence proving negligence caused your injuries
• Reviewing past, current, and potential future losses to estimate the possible value of your claim
• Filing a claim, corresponding with the insurance company, and handling all administrative tasks while you focus on your recovery
• Negotiating with an insurer for a fair settlement if they don’t initially offer one

Being injured in a motorcycle accident someone else caused can be a devastating experience. That said, with the help of a qualified Norristown motorcycle accident attorney at Solomon, Sherman & Gabay, you can begin getting your life back on track. Learn more about what our team can do for you by contacting us online or calling us at 215-665-1100 for a free consultation.