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WHAT TO DO AFTER A BIKE ACCIDENT

You should always call a lawyer before you talk to your insurance company.  Never talk to anyone else's insurance company.  After reading this section below about a common situation for bikers, see What To Do When You're In An Accident.

Some states require that your bike actually come into contact with another vehicle for you to be able to make a claim from an Uninsured Policy.  The law does not state that the contact be hard or cause damage, just that there be contact.  If any mark was left on your bike or tire by the car that contacted your bike, be sure to take a picture of the mark on your bike.  Although it is not necessary for the car to have left a mark, it is helpful to prove contact.  The following examples illustrate the ability to collect compensation under different fact scenarios with this contact requirement.

Example #1

A car cuts you off, you swerve to avoid it, hit a pole and the car takes off. Result: You can not recover money for your injury (in those states that require contact) even if you have an Uninsured Policy, because there was no contact.

Example #2

A car cuts you off just brushing your front tire, you swerve, hit a pole and the car takes off.  
Result: You can recover against your own Uninsured Policy, assuming you have one because the car came in contact with your bike.

Lesson

If you are injured in an accident, when you call your insurance company they are trained to try to document that there was no contact between you and the other vehicle... no contact to the insurance companies means saving them tens of thousands of dollars. 
Don't let them record you. Don't give a statement. Call an attorney first. If it is the truth, the insurance company needs to know that the car that took off or caused the accident actually came in contact with your bike. If you do not convey that to the insurance company, you will not be able to recover for your pain & suffering.

Why should you see an attorney immediately and not wait?  After an accident, there are many forms and claim notices which have short time deadlines to file, some of which may be only a number of days.  Only an experienced personal injury lawyer knows how to fill out and file the forms and claim notices correctly.  For instance, you may be required to file an accident report with the Department of Motor Vehicles within days of the accident, if someone is injured or if there is substantial property damage. This form will usually be sent to you by your insurance company.  You should give this form to your attorney to assist you in completing it properly.  Your attorney should, in every case whether needed or not, file a notice of intent to file an uninsured and underinsured claim, usually within 90 days of the date of accident.  If a municipality may be liable for any part of your injuries, (such as improper road design or a missing sign) you must file a notice of claim with the municipality, usually, within 90 days of the date of accident (your attorney must do this for you). The insurance company for the person(s) responsible for your injuries should be immediately notified by your attorney of your claim, since failure to do so can allow the insurance company to decline coverage.  Claims can always be settled for more money after a law suit is filed.  Insurance companies just don't take claims seriously until they see your case moving in the court system.  Only a personal injury lawyer has the knowledge necessary to know what papers to file, what must be be written on the papers filed, and how and when to file them.  Additionally, only a personal injury lawyer has the knowledge necessary to put your case in suit. For all of these reasons, it is vitally important for you to call 1-800-HURT-911® to speak with an attorney as soon as possible after your accident so that your rights can be protected. Click here to Find an Attorney at HURT-911® 

 

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HELP FOR BIKERS HURT IN AN ACCIDENT

HURT?  Call 1-800-HURT-911®  for a personal injury attorney.

Research a Vast Amount of Medical Information and treatment for injuries at HURT911 ®

The National Crime Victim Bar Association - Were you a victim of a hit & run or DWI driver? Ask your personal injury lawyer if you are entitled to compensation.

DownedBikers - Downed Bikers Association is a non-profit organization created to aid members lost or confined to a hospital due to a motorcycle accident. 

InjuredBiker - After you call an attorney at HURT911 ®, check out this web site for downed bikers.

National Association for Bikers with a Disability  - British

 

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BIKE STUFF

Biker News/Publications

Buy/Sell/Trade Parts/Bikes

Bars

Links

Biker's Rights, Laws & Other Stuff

Articles on Convictions in Biker Deaths

Law Enforcement Motorcycle Clubs

 

 

 

Biker News/Publications

 

Bike Week Report

BikeWeekReport.com - BikeWeekReport.com was one of the first (maybe the first) biker related websites on the Internet (started Feb. 1995). Today, BWR receives a huge amount of web traffic by motorcycle enthusiasts (bikers) from all over the world. BWR receives an average of 500,000+ "hits" per month with an all time high of 5.14 million hits during Daytona Bike Week 2000.  BWR contains over 300 webpages of info about Bike Week & Biketoberfest in Daytona Beach, Florida as reported by Henry Jordan. Bike Week & Biketoberfest Info: event dates & schedules, motel & campground info, message boards, vendor info, concerts, and much more... Everything for the biker!  

  - Magazine for the motorcycle enthusiast.

 

 

Bars

  Jugs-n-Strokers Roadside Rest - Gas tanks, tires, skulls, brassieres. Wherever you look there's cool stuff all over the place. You might even want to leave your mark on our graffiti bar or have your picture taken on our old shovel head Harley! New York's hottest live bands with a light show that engulfs every cell in your body. So let your hair down and dance on the bar if you want to, it's cool, and experience a night you'll never forget in a place that will ROCK YOUR WORLD!!!

 

 

Customize/Buy/Sell/Trade Parts/Bikes

 

Custom Painting and Design is limited only by your IMAGINATION. Let your IMAGINATION go to work on your bike.  Let your imagination become reality, 

  Services, Parts, Accessories, Classifieds & News.

Chopper Ops - STOP paying high prices for your chrome and polished hardware.

MotorcycleSeller.com - Buy, Sell or Trade Motorcycles, Parts and Accessories.  Free Classifieds with Photos.

UsedHogParts.com - Free ads to sell your Harley parts and free parts wanted ads.

WreckedBike.com -Specializing in Sportbike Salvage, buying wrecked motorcycles.

 

Notable Bikes

Orange County Choppers - Check out some of the most amazing customized bikes you'll ever see.

Perewitz Cycle Fabrication

Choppers, Inc.

Diamond Custom Cycles - Bourget New York

Indian Larry    Gasoline Alley

Paul Yaffe

Honest Charley V8 Flathead Motorcycles - feature Ford V8 60 horsepower engines originally used on Ford vehicles from 1937 to 1940.

Arlen Ness Motorcycles

Indian Motorcycles

Harley Davidson Motorcycles

 

Links

HENRY'S HARLEY LINKS - vast website of Harley/biker related links

Motorcycle Events - Nationwide

MicaPeak.com - a place from which to serve up Web pages and electronic mailing lists catering to motorcyclists around the globe.

Motorcycle-links.com

BikerSites.com - BikerSites.com allows you to easily and quickly search for motorcycle related items.

 

Biker's Rights, Laws & Other Stuff

BikersRights.com

Helmet Law 101

Helmet Law Defense League

Motorcycle Riders Foundation  -Protecting Your Rights in Our Nation's Capital

Speed Trap Exchange

Mobile Scanner & Radar-Detector Laws in the US - By Todd L. Sherman/KB4MHH

 

 

Guilty in Biker's Death

Florida jury finds driver guilty in biker's death

 

 

Law Enforcement Motorcycle Clubs

Blue Line Foundation 2001 Bike Ride

ACE (Arizona Corrections Employees Motorcycle Club)
American Knights Chicago
Bikers Allied To Commemorate Uniformed Police (Danny Faulkner Ride)
Blood Brothers MC
Blue Knights
Blue Knights - Arkansas IV
Blue Knights - Arkansas V
Blue Knights N.Y. XXII
Blue Knights MC International
Blue Liners Touring Motorcycle Club (Australia)
Buffalo Soldiers (Vallejo Calif.)
Centurions Mother Chapter
Centurions
Choir Boys Arizona
Choir Boys Southern Calif Chapter
Choir Boys Texas
Chior Boys Nevada
City Heat MC
Enforcers MC
Enforcers MC ~ Chapter 2
Frontline Tourers (Australia's Emergency Services MCTC)
Gate Keepers MC
Guardians M.C. Inc
Illinois Police & Fire Motorcycle Association
International Police Association (Ireland Section) Garda Motorcycle Club
Iron Pigs MC
Iron Posse Motorcycle Club (San Luis Obispo, Calif.)
Iron Warriors MC
Lawmen Motorcycle Association
The Law Enforcement Motorcycle Association
Los Carnales MC
NAM Knights of America MC
Paladins MC
Pride MC - Correctional Employees MC Wyoming, PA
Remaining Few MC

Renegade Pigs
San Francisco Northstar MC
Untouchables MC Indiana
Warthogs MC Click
Wild Pigs Arkansas
Wild Pigs San Jose, Calif.
Wild Pigs So. Calif.

 

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NOTABLE MOTORCYCLE VERDICTS

Motorcyclist Wiped Out On Spilled Diesel Fuel
A man who died after his motorcycle slid on spilled diesel fuel was awarded $7.1 million, including $5.5 million in punitive damages, by an Ohio jury.  Sharon Derenia was a semi-truck driver for J.B. Hunt Transport Inc. when she ran over a metal object that punctured a hole in both her tire and fuel tank.  Derenia continued to drive for more than a mile, leaking diesel fuel on the highway, despite hearing a loud scraping noise.  At no time did she stop or do anything to solve the problem or warn of the spill.  Warren Schmidt was driving his motorcycle through a curve on the exit ramp, slid on the fuel and was killed.  Schmidt's estate and his wife, who was traveling behind him and witnessed the accident, sued Derenia and her employer, alleging wrongful death and negligent infliction of emotional distress of his wife for having witnessed his death.  The jury found for the plaintiffs on both the wrongful death and negligent infliction of emotional distress.

 

 

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