Rancho Murieta is a small but growing community of around 6,000 people in a beautiful area between Sacramento and the Sierra Mountains. Residents can enjoy easy access to metropolitan areas and some of the most incredible natural areas in the state. Because of easy access to scenic drives, many Rancho Murieta residents like to ride a motorcycle.

Driving a motorcycle to get around has a lot of benefits. Motorcyclists pay less for gas, have reduced carbon emissions, and enjoy a thrilling experience in the fresh, open air. However, motorcycle driving has some serious risks, even for the most careful riders. While motorcyclists typically try to do everything possible to avoid accidents, motorcycle collisions are hazardous, and it only takes one crash to cause significant injuries.

As Rancho Murieta Motorcycle Accident Attorneys, we take pride in helping injured motorcyclists and their families recover fair compensation for collision damages so they can recover and move forward confidently.

Motorcycle accidents can happen for several reasons, many caused by multiple factors. However, a few accident factors are hazardous for motorcyclists.

Firstly, motorcyclists can be difficult to see. Because motorcycles are much smaller than passenger vehicles, other drivers often don’t notice that a motorcyclist is nearby. In these situations, vehicles may turn in front of motorcycles, crowd them out of lanes by making sudden lane changes, or even open a door into a roadway when a motorcycle approaches.

Another issue that is especially dangerous for motorcyclists is defective roads. Because their tires are much smaller than other vehicle tires, a crack or pothole can easily cause a motorcycle to shift its balance, leaving the rider in a dangerous situation. Furthermore, roadway issues like poor lighting, lack of turn lanes, and missing or defective signage can disproportionately impact motorcyclist safety.

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Over 40 years of working as a Rancho Murieta motorcycle accident attorney, we’ve witnessed how seriously accident injuries can affect people’s lives. While there are many different kinds of injuries that motorcyclists can suffer, some of the more common ones include:

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

These injury types can range in severity, and many are liable to leave crash survivors with lasting health issues such as chronic pain, limited mobility, and impacted cognition. These issues can be severe and may impact your ability to participate in activities you care about or even make it difficult for you to perform your job. Furthermore, recovering from these injuries can take a long time and often requires extensive, costly medical treatments.

Because medical care can be expensive, crash survivors often worry about how they can afford the necessary treatments to regain their health. Thankfully, many motorcycle accident survivors can claim total compensation for losses related to their collision. This is possible by working with an experienced injury attorney to file a personal injury claim. By doing so, many can claim payments that cover their medical bills and provide compensation for their lost income, personal suffering, and other losses.

Personal injury cases that involve significant injuries can be complicated. This means that at-fault parties often put a lot of resources into defending themselves from financial responsibility. Because of this, it’s essential to have a lawyer who you know can effectively handle your case. Here are a few key things to look for when searching for a Rancho Murieta motorcycle accident lawyer:

• Experience – Your lawyer should have plenty of experience resolving cases like yours. You can research this through an attorney’s website to find their settlements and verdicts page. If this list is unavailable, ask your lawyer about their success history.
• Reputation – You should know that your lawyer is well-respected in their community. The best way to learn about a lawyer’s reputation is to look them up on online review sites. Websites like Avvo and Yelp can help you get an unbiased view of past clients’ feelings about any given attorney.
• Resources – Your attorney must have the necessary resources to do everything they can for your case. A major injury claim requires time and money and can be even more expensive if the case goes to trial. An excellent way to get an idea of whether or not your lawyer is ready to invest in your case is to ask whether they are comfortable going to trial.

Motorcycle accidents can be severe. If you have suffered an injury during a motorcycle accident, contact me for free, friendly advice. We can be contacted at (800) 404-5400 or (916) 921-6400.

Our law firm has worked with people in the Rancho Murieta Area on severe motorcycle accident cases since 1982. For more details about our work, you can visit our website to read through the list of settlements and verdicts we’ve obtained for our clients.

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