Motorcycle Accidents, General Information

The trial attorneys at McAleer Law are here to assist you in handling the myriad of legal and medical issues that will surely stem from a serious motorcycle accident case. Based in Atlanta and Decatur, Georgia we provide the best legal team available to injured motorcyclists throughout Georgia.

As compassionate trial attorneys, we litigate motorcycle claims in Fulton, DeKalb, Cobb and Gwinnett Counties as well as all other counties in Georgia. Our firm will get you the fair compensation you deserve if you were seriously injured in a motorcycle wreck. We help the family and estates of victims involved in motorcycle accidents which result in wrongful death and work hard at proving the cause of the collision including road construction or design defects cases. We also work hard to help manage the medical care of victims of spinal injury and paralysis and traumatic brain injury which are unfortunate yet common occurrences when a motorcycle is involved in a moderate to high speed accident.

Injury claims stemming from motorcycle collisions are often complicated and overwhelming at times for those involved. Many victims suffer from serious spinal injuries and amputations. You owe it to yourself to hire experienced motorcycle accident attorneys such as McAleer Law. Sometimes injured victims have a hard time dealing with all the complex issues problems related to a motorcycle crash. Utilize our legal and scientific expertise to assist you in these trying times so that you may focus on convalescing.

Facts about Motorcycle Collisions

In nearly two-thirds of all motorcycle injury crashes that involve another motor vehicle, the at-fault driver who causes injury to the motorcyclist has not yielded to the motorcycle driver's right of way such as a car turning left in front of a motorcycle. Not surprisingly, motorcyclists face a much greater chance of dying in an accident than do passengers in a car, and it is five times more likely that the cyclist will suffer serious personal injury.

Some of the factors that cause motorcycle accidents include:

• Poor Visibility because motorcycles are simply much smaller than cars and our eyes are not adept to picking these objects up as quickly and also motorcycles are and easily concealed by larger vehicles and non moving objects on the roads and interstates in Georgia.
• Roadway Hazards such as potholes, loose gravel, and pooling water, don't often adversely effect how a car responds to these conditions. At the same time, this debris, and other hazards like uneven pavement, can cause serious injuries to cyclists including paralysis, dismemberment and death.
• Speed Wobbles: At high speed motorcycles can enter into a "wobble" and eject the rider as a result of violent shaking and resultant loss of control. Frequently, speed wobbles are caused by a defectively manufactured or designed motorbike or parts such as tires which may give rise to a claim under a products liability theory where the manufacturer of the bike or its parts may be held responsible for any personal injury and wrongful death damages.

Inexperience and foolishness are other major causes of accidents. Operating a motorcycle requires good coordination and plenty of training before a rider learns how to avoid hazards and operate safely. A frequent cause of motorcycle injuries is operator error such as when a novice lacks sufficient training and basic riding skills and does not fully understand the rules of the road.