Riding a motorcycle can be a blast, especially in Cameron Park. Because residents have easy access to the Sierra Nevada foothills and other areas of natural beauty, it’s not hard to see why local motorcyclists love to take to the open road.

While riding a motorcycle can be a great experience and comes with many benefits, like reduced emissions and gas savings, riders face several significant risks. Because they are relatively unprotected, motorcycle riders can be seriously hurt in minor accidents, and an injury can significantly impact your life.

As experienced Cameron Park motorcycle accident attorneys, we help people who have been hurt in accidents claim the compensation they need to recover personally and financially. Call our law firm at (530) 392-9400 to see how we can help you. We offer a free case evaluation.

We’ve been practicing injury law since 1982 and have helped many people. We are known as the “personal” personal injury lawyers because of how we operate our practice. While many lawyers prefer a strictly professional relationship with their clientele, we prioritize connecting with our clients personally. By forging a friendship with our clients, we can better understand how their injuries have affected their lives. This helps us be more effective advocates during negotiations and in the courtrooms.

Motorcyclists are typically cautious drivers and practice defensive driving techniques to keep themselves and others safe. However, motorcyclists don’t have seatbelts, airbags, or steel walls to protect them in the event of an accident. For this reason, it’s common for motorcyclists to suffer severe trauma during collisions. As Cameron Park motorcycle accident lawyers, we’ve helped many clients with significant injuries, including:

• Traumatic brain injuries
• Bone fractures
• Spinal cord injuries
• Internal trauma
• Cervical sprains
• Road rash
• Burn injuries

These injuries can range in severity and require extensive medical care and a lengthy recovery period.

People injured in motorcycle accidents are often in a lot of pain, and regaining your health can be stressful. One of the reasons that recovery can be difficult is that accident injuries can have a substantial financial impact on crash survivors and their families.

Many common accident injuries require multiple surgeries, medications, physical therapy sessions, and other medical procedures. Altogether, these can add up to an enormous amount of medical debt. Paying for medical expenses can be even more challenging if your injuries have affected your ability to do your job. Accident survivors often lose their income temporarily or permanently due to the crash.

Furthermore, people who’ve been seriously hurt frequently need to make changes around their homes. Injured individuals experiencing issues with mobility or cognition may need to replace stairs with ramps, install a walk-in shower, or make other expensive modifications to their home. In severe cases, injured individuals need to hire in-home care.

Fortunately, it’s possible for people who’ve been hurt in motorcycle accidents to seek compensation for these damages. Working with an experienced Cameron Park motorcycle accident attorney makes it possible to file an injury claim and hold at-fault parties responsible for the economic and personal damages you have suffered. Payments from injury claims can help people move forward with their lives after major accidents.

While many people think of at-fault parties as negligent drivers, often, other entities are liable. For example, auto manufacturers may be at fault in accidents involving defective car parts, and governments are often responsible for paying for damages caused by dangerously designed roads. One of the benefits of having an experienced attorney is that your lawyer can investigate the accident to determine what parties may be liable.

It’s impossible to tell when or where a motorcycle accident will occur. However, motorcyclists can improve their roadway safety by learning how to avoid common accidents. To learn more, take a moment to view this informative YouTube video:

Another way motorcyclists can improve their safety is by learning about where accidents happen in their area. The following intersections saw the highest number of motorcycle accidents in El Dorado County between 2008 and 2020, according to data from California Highway Patrol and other local agencies:

• Barragan Court at Newtown Road
• Buckeye Court and Wentworth Springs Road
• Buckeye Lake Road and Wentworth Springs Road
• Bass Lake Road and Hill Road
• Cambridge Road at Knollwood Drive
• Exit 44A and Missouri Flat Road
• Exit 44B at Placerville Drive
• Greenstone Cutoff at Greenstone Road
• Mother Lode Drive at Pleasant Valley Road
• Shingle Road at Silver Oaks Lane

Many people aren’t sure whether they need an attorney to handle their cases. While it’s true that not all accident injury cases are suitable for a lawyer, it is always important to get professional advice before taking any kind of legal action. Because most attorneys are happy to offer free legal advice over the phone, you have nothing to lose by reaching out for the help you deserve.

To receive free, friendly legal advice about motorcycle accident injuries, talk with one of our experienced Cameron Park motorcycle accident attorneys at (800) 404-5400 or (530) 392-9400. 

Our legal team has worked with injured individuals in Cameron Park and Northern California since 1982. We’ve been able to help our clients obtain successful settlements and verdicts for their cases.

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