Nevada City is located in one of the most stunning parts of the state, and riding a motorcycle is a great way to get out and take in the views. Furthermore, driving a motorcycle regularly is a great way to use less gas and combat traffic congestion in your area. While most motorcyclists are cautious when operating their vehicles, even the safest drivers are at risk of an accident. Unfortunately, being in a motorcycle accident is likely to leave you with significant injuries that can dramatically affect your life.

Our Nevada City motorcycle accident attorneys are to help people injured in accidents obtain the compensation they need to recover financially and personally. If you have been hurt in a motorcycle accident in Nevada City, call our legal team at (530) 392-9400 or (800) 404-5400 for a free no-obligation consultation.

Nevada City is a relatively small town home to just over 3,000 people. Because of this, accidents are sparse within city limits. According to data from UC Berkeley research groups, Nevada City saw 115 traumatic vehicle accidents between 2008 and 2019. Out of these crashes, only eight involved a motorcycle.

However, locals don’t just ride their motorcycles within city limits. During the same period, there were 4,624 injury-causing crashes in Nevada County, out of which 449 were motorcycle collisions. This means motorcycle accidents accounted for just below ten percent of crashes across the county.

As Nevada City personal injury lawyers, we’ve worked with many people who’ve suffered injuries during motorcycle collisions and have seen first-hand how seriously their lives are affected. Because motorcyclists lack safety features like seatbelts and airbags, they typically suffer more severe injuries than people in passenger vehicles. According to the reports, motorcycle accidents in Nevada County involved fatal injuries around twice as often and severe trauma nearly three times as often as crashes.

While motorcyclists are liable to suffer a wide range of injuries during accidents, some injury types are more common than others. According to a report from the National Center for Biotechnology Information, the following injury types frequently affected motorcyclists:

• Lower extremity trauma
• Traumatic brain injuries
• Chest trauma
• Upper extremity trauma
• Spinal injuries
• Face/neck injuries

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Being injured in a crash isn’t just mentally stressful and physically painful; it can also be costly. Crashes often leave people in challenging financial situations. Not only do serious injuries frequently run up several steep medical bills for surgeries and medicine, but being injured can also affect your ability to work, leaving you with dramatically reduced income and/or earning potential.

We believe people injured in accidents deserve to recover their health and well-being. One of the most important things you can do to make sure you can afford your physical and personal recovery is to contact a Nevada City motorcycle accident lawyer who can help you file an injury claim.

By filing an injury claim, collision survivors can seek to hold negligent parties responsible for damages from the accident. By holding parties like reckless drivers or auto product manufacturers financially accountable, many people can obtain payments for the total losses they have suffered. However, every case is different, and it is always best to have advice from a trusted professional before taking action.

If you have been injured in a motorcycle accident and need legal guidance, we can provide free, friendly advice about your case. Call our injury attorneys at (530) 392-9400 or (800) 404-5400.

We have helped people in Nevada City and nearby locations with severe accident cases since 1982. To learn more about our work, we encourage you to visit our settlements and verdicts page, where you can see how our clients have obtained compensation for their damages.

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