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Motorcycle Accident Statistics

If you've been injured in a motorcycle accident in San Diego or anywhere in California, you're not alone. Motorcycles are involved in a high number of traffic collisions, because they are so hard to see on the road.  A vehicle’s side mirrors are important tools enabling a motorist to see motorcycles and reduce the number of theses collisions.  Motorcycles must obey the same driving laws as all other vehicles.

What are the main causes of motorcycle accidents?

A study at the University of Southern California called “Motorcycle Collision Cause Factors and Identification of Countermeasures” found the following:

  • Nearly three-fourths of the motorcycle collisions studied involved a collision with another automobile.

  • Nearly one-fourth of the motorcycle collision studied involved a collision with the roadway or a fixed object in the environment.

  • Two percent of the motorcycle accidents studied were caused by defects in the road such as potholes, cracks, pavement ridges, etc.

  • One percent of the motorcycle accidents studied involved an animal.

  • In two-thirds of the collisions that involved another vehicle, the driver of the other vehicle was at fault by violating the motorcycles right-of-way.

  • Weather conditions were only a factor in about two percent of the motorcycle collisions.

  • 92% of the motorcycle collisions studied, involved motorcycle riders that were self-taught or learned from family and friends

  • Injury severity increases with speed, alcohol involvement, and motorcycle size.

  • The use of safety helmet, while riding a motorcycle, is proven to greatly reduce your risk of serious injury when involved in a crash.

If you or someone close to you has suffered a motorcycle injury, we will fight to recover the compensation you deserve. Personal injury law is our specialty at Estey & Bomberger. We will handle your case aggressively, and you pay nothing unless we win your personal injury case.

Contact a San Diego motorcycle accident attorney to get your case started or simply to find out what your legal options are.