Metier Law Firm has provided comfort, safety, and strength to injured motorcycle riders for more than 30 years. In that time, we’ve learned an incredible amount of information about how to stay safe on the road, what to do after an accident, and how to help our clients understand what they should expect when working with a motorcycle accident attorney. This section of our personal injury blog features helpful information about motorcycle accidents, and we recommend checking back often for regular updates.
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With self-driving cars and trucks taking to the road, some of our readers might also wonder about what motorcycles of the near future will look like. Concepts detailing the future of motorcycles are on the drawing board, and include some ideas that many motorcyclists have never encountered. One of the strangest concepts we came seen… read more
The Colorado Department of Transportation is taking part in Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month by launching its own initiative called Ride Wise. As part of a campaign to target older riders with a lot of experience on motorcycles but little safety training, Ride Wise will offer motorcycle safety training courses across the state. Courses will cover… read more
Most people who survive motorcycle accidents with a spinal cord injury will have some impairment to movement and a period of rehabilitation. In some cases, rehabilitation for motorcycle accident survivors has become extraordinarily creative. A man paralyzed from the chest down by a motorcycle accident in 2004 has spoken about the benefits of exercise in… read more
Companies have come up with some “interesting” ideas of what a motorcycle should be. For example, an Oregon-based company has released the world’s first single-wheeled motorcycle. The vehicle has been dubbed the “microcycle” by the press. In addition to being very small, it is self-balancing and uses a rechargeable battery. In other words, it has… read more
As part of our motorcycle safety blog, we always want to take the time to inform our readers about product recalls. Harley Davidson has recently recalled 46,000 of its motorcycles in the US due to a defect in the clutch. According to Harley Davidson, the defect can lead to gas bubbles accumulating, causing the clutch… read more
For the last two weeks, we have given our readers an inside look at how the military treats motorcycle safety. Motorcycle safety tips can come from many different organizations and people, but hearing it from the men and women who fly fighter jets for the U.S. Air Force (USAF) could be beneficial to our readers.… read more
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has declared May of 2015 to be Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month. “Share The Road” is the theme for this month, as many motorcycle accidents happen because other vehicles do not see motorcyclists in time to avoid a collision. However, sharing is a two-way street, and motorcyclists have been… read more
In the military, motorcycle safety courses are mandatory for all motorcyclists. According to the military, one of the best motorcycle safety programs can be found at Hill Air Force base in Utah. The program director claims that Hill Air Force base offers members of the military more safety courses than any other motorcycle safety program… read more
Springtime is finally here and summer just around the corner, which means motorcyclists are gearing up and hitting the road again. May is Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month, and motorcyclists and their families all across the United States are urging everyone to be conscious of riders. According to Robert Thompson, manager of Southhampton Harley Davidson, two… read more
During the winter months, motorcycles all but disappear from the roads. But as the weather grows warmer, more and more riders dust off their motorcycles and hit the streets. Unfortunately, drivers do not always adapt to the need to watch out for motorcyclists, and frequent accidents are caused when drivers simply do not see or… read more
