Motorcycle accidents are often devastating. People who are lucky enough to survive these collisions endure life-threatening injuries including traumatic brain damage, amputation, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and others. Sadly, there are many bikers who don’t survive their motorcycle accidents. With the number of fatal motorcycle accidents increasing by thirty-one percent over the last five years,…
There are known risks involved with riding motorcycles, a fact that is especially understood by those that ride these vehicles. However, the negligent or careless actions of another driver can cause a motorcyclist to sustain a severe injury, despite precautions that they may take to avoid a collision. At Colucci, Colucci & Marcus, P.C., our…
For the past 25 years, we’ve had the good fortune to represent some very fine people who were injured through absolutely no fault of their own. This is never truer than in the case of motorcyclists. Recently, a very promising young man was tragically killed as a result of a motorcycle accident. Much like lawyers,…
The Laconia Motorcycle Rally, in Laconia, New Hampshire, one of the oldest and largest of its kind. Now in its 88th year, the Laconia Rally draws nearly 30,000 riders (and about 200,000 others) from across the Northeast to hang out, watch races and cheer custom bike build-offs. The popularity of the event reflects the growing…
How Polite Drivers Kill Motorcyclists – Disobeying Traffic Laws Can Cause Injury & Motorcycle Deaths
A lot of people mean well when they’re behind the wheel. Some drivers will give up the right of way to another driver in a tough spot and usually, everything turns out OK. But not always, because sadly, sometimes this approach ends up hurting other people. Being polite can cause motorcycle deaths & Injuries Motorcycles…
If you ride a motorcycle, you are more at risk of serious injury or death than if you are in a vehicle. A study conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention between 2001 and 2008 reveals alarming figures. During this time period, more than 34,000 motorcyclists were killed in the United States as a result…