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May is Motorcycle Awareness Month: Tips On How To Avoid a California Motorcycle Accident

May is Motorcycle Awareness Month. Motorcycles have always been fun for vacationing and leisurely riding. They’re fast, exciting, and nothing really compares to that wind-in-your-hair feeling. Not only are they useful in creating a great time and making memories, they are extremely efficient on gas, reducing pollution, and decreasing traffic congestion. But behind the fun and efficiency, motorcyclists are at greater risk of death and injury. Motorcycle accidents can get gruesome, and this month promotes awareness of safety and responsibility for those cruising the road on their motorcycles to avoid those accidents.

Drunk drivers are on the road, brakes go out, blind spots are given only a slight glance; all of these are huge risks for motorcyclists. Careless and reckless drivers are the result of many accidents that are easily avoidable. This month is devoted to raising awareness among car and motorcycle drivers alike.

Among the 96,000 injured from motorcycle accidents in 2008, 5,290 were fatalities. From 2007 to 2008, the fatality rate increased 2%, and it is still rising. It takes responsibility on the road to avoid fatal accidents—both on the part of the motorcyclists and the motorists in four-wheeled vehicles. In Southern California, 50,000 people a year are injured as a result of driver irresponsibility. Some of these injuries are fatal; however, some motorcyclists involved in accidents face being paralyzed, missing limbs, loss of normal functioning, and many other bodily harms.

80% of motorcycle accidents occur in urban areas. If you have been injured in a Southern California motorcycle accident, contact an experienced Los Angeles motorcycle accident attorney at Steinberg & Spencer Injury Lawyers. We represent motorcycle crash victims throughout California, including Orange County, Los Angeles County, Ventura County, Riverside County, San Bernardino County and San Diego County.

We are devoted to getting justice and compensation for motorcyclists involved in severe accidents. Motorcyclists injured in accidents caused by driver negligence deserve to be compensation. Contact us today by calling (800) 989-6385 or filling out our online form.

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