Posts tagged Motorcycle Accidents

• Supersport motorcycle riders at higher risk for death | Ohio motorcycle accident lawyers

  Chuck Boyk | February 17, 2009 5:42 PM | 0 CommentsToledo, OH Category: Motorcycle Accidents
  

  According to The Insurance Institute of Highway Safety, those who ride high performance motorcycles, or super-sport motorcycles, are four times more likely to die in a motorcycle accident. With...

• Helmet use imperative to prevent motorcycle accident brain injuries

  Chuck Boyk | November 21, 2008 2:17 PM | 0 CommentsToledo, OH Category: Motorcycle Accidents
  

  “Careless car drivers injure motorcycle riders on a regular basis,” said Ohio motorcycle accident attorney Attorney Chuck Boyk. “For the past 25 years I have seen much more serious...

• Prevent personal injury from motorcycle accidents, always wear a helmet

  Anneke Kurt | March 27, 2008 4:52 PM | 0 CommentsToledo, OH Category: Motorcycle Accidents
  

  As the weather warms up and snow disappears from the pavement, more and more motorcycles are dusted off brought out on the roads. When preparing a bike for its first ride of the year, riders should also prepare to wear a helmet, in order to prevent personal injury in the event motorcycle accident. The chance for a motorcycle accident increases as drivers get used to sharing the road with...

• Personal injury from motorcycle accidents preventable

  Anneke Kurt | December 18, 2007 5:12 PM | 0 CommentsToledo, OH Category: Motorcycle Accidents
  

  A motorcyclist is 37 times more likely than someone driving a car to suffer wrongful death in a car accident in 2006, per vehicle mile traveled, according to the Insurance Information Institute. They are 8 times more likely to suffer personal injury as a result of a motorcycle accident. Over 4,800 people in 2006 suffered wrongful death as a result of motorcycle accidents in the United States,...

• Powerful, light bikes cause more motorcycle accidents

  Anneke Kurt | September 18, 2007 10:22 AM | 0 CommentsToledo, OH Category: Motorcycle Accidents
  

  Increased horsepower, older drivers and lighter bikes are causing more deaths than ever in Toledo, Ohio and around the country. The number of motorcycle deaths has more than doubled in the past ten years, according to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, as more than 4,500 people die each year in motorcycle accidents, with over 87,000 motorcycle-related injuries. Toledo, Ohio lost nine...

• Motorcycle fatalities increase in Toledo and across the country

  Dale Emch | August 07, 2007 6:00 AM | 0 CommentsToledo, OH Category: Motorcycle Accidents
  

  Our office has known based on calls we've received that motorcycle accidents and deaths have been on the increase. A story in the Toledo Blade revealed the stats of what we've only surmised from anecdotal evidence. In an interesting and well-written article, the Toledo Blade reported that last year the number of motorcycle fatalities across the country rose 5.1 percent last year over 2005.Most...

• Motorcycle accidents increase with summer heat

  Dale Emch | July 31, 2007 12:01 AM | 0 CommentsToledo, OH Category: Motorcycle Accidents
  

  A rash of motorcycle accidents seem to have taken place recently around Toledo, Findlay, and Bowling Green. As a personal injury lawfirm that handles motorcycle accidents, we naturally see more motorcycle accidents as the summer wears on.Two fatal accidents occurred in northwest Ohio on Sunday. In Hancock County, near Arlington, Ohio, Perry Fletcher was riding his motorcycle on Madison Township...

• Just say no to recorded statements

  Chuck Boyk | July 30, 2007 12:01 AM | 0 CommentsToledo, OH Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  A major mistake that I have found in my 24 years as a Toledo, Ohio, auto accident attorney is unrepresented people giving recorded statements to the insurance adjusters. The goal of the insurance adjuster is to lock the injured person into a set of facts that can be used to discredit the victim and their injury. This helps the insurance company pay less money.After I am hired to protect the...

• Treat consistently if you're injured in an accident

  Chuck Boyk | July 27, 2007 12:02 PM | 0 CommentsToledo, OH Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Something that drives me crazy after 24 years as a Toledo personal injury attorney are clients who destroy their cases because they're not familiar with how the process works. A major pain for me are clients who claim they really have serious personal injuries but do not get consistent treatment to justify and help prove their claims.I am a strong believer that actions speak louder than words. ...