The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has declared May as Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month and has asked motorists to be aware of the necessity to “Share the Road” safely with motorcyclists by:
- Giving motorcycles a full lane
- Always signaling before changing lanes or merging
- Checking mirrors and blind spots frequently for motorcyclists
- Allowing more following distance for motorcycles, which may have to react to even minor changes in road condition
California law requires that motorcyclists and their passengers wear helmets while operating a motorcycle. In addition, motorcyclists are required to have headlights on at all times, and both passenger seats and footrests are required.
Motorcyclists can best protect themselves by wearing proper footwear, gloves and clothing that helps protect against injury, with reflective surfaces that help them be seen by motorists.
If you or a loved one is involved in an accident that causes death or serious injury, call Callahan & Blaine, California’s Premier Litigation Firm. We are one of the leading catastrophic personal injury law firms in the state of California. In fact, in the last five years alone our lawyers have obtained over $1.5 billion in verdicts and settlements, including a record breaking $50 Million settlement against the City of Dana Point, which has been certified as the largest personal injury settlement in the history of the United States.
Callahan & Blaine also has numerous other record-breaking verdicts and settlement in Orange County, including the largest jury verdict in the history of Orange County ($934 Million), the largest class action settlement ($38 Million), the largest insurance bad faith judgment ($58 Million) and the largest employment law settlement ($38 Million). Callahan & Blaine also has recent personal injury settlements of $28 Million for a driver who was hit by a runaway truck wheel on the freeway, a $7.25 million settlement for a man who was run over trying to board a city bus, a $7.0 million settlement for a bicyclist who was struck by a newspaper delivery truck, and a $6.0 Million settlement for a bicyclist struck by an airport shuttle bus.
If you or someone you know has suffered a catastrophic injury or died as the result of an accident, please contact our California law firm for expert legal counsel.
