Council Bluffs Personal Injury Lawyer articles in category: Motorcycle Accidents

Spring is here. As such, riding season will so be back in full swing!. You should have proper COMPREHENSIVE UMBRELLA insurance coverage on your motorcycle, as well as your home or your car. Last...

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has designated May, 2008, as NAtional Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month. Tne NHTSA has also developed a Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month...

Head to Fremont, NE for the 2008 Nebraska State H.O.G. Rally during Memorial Day Weekend May 23rd-25th. This area is rich in history and beautiful surroundings. Your days will be filled with fun...

amp Deer The Gazette Online reports another deer accident As an avid motorcyclist I hate em They cause me an experienced rider to avoid dawn and dusk when they move which is a real...

Occurred last night in East Central Iowa, as reported in the Newton (IA Daily News: Local authorities are investigating an accident that killed a Newton woman and a Des Moines man Wednesday night...

A Washington-based non-profit transportation research group (TRIP) has determined that 622 Iowa bridges are one point away from being structurally decifient. Among the worst in the state are two Sioux City bridges. According to TRIP, 21% of of the stae bridges are deficient with another 6% qualifying as functionally obsolete. Repairing or replacing the defective bridges would cost the state...

Missouri currently has a law requiring helmets for all riders, however, the proposed Senate bill 1067 would allow riders age 21 or older to make the decision of whether or not to wear a helmet. Helmets would remain mandatory for highway riding. If the bill passes, Missouri will be the 31st state to pass age-related legislation regarding motorcycle helmets. There are currently five bills in...

Spring is just around the corner. As such, riding season will be in full swing before we know it. You should have proper insurance coverage on your motorcycle, just as you would insure your home or your car. I will be presenting information to the DesmOmaha Ducati Owner's Club regarding the importance of maintaining proper motorcycle insurance coverage on Saturday, February 23, 2008 at 5:00...

Across the river, efforts to repeal the Nebraska mandatory helmet law (LB 253) have failed. The proposed bill offered a partial repeal to the current law. The proposal would have required bikers under 21 to wear helmets but would have allowed older riders to go without a helmet if they had passed an approved safety course. Iowa is one of only three states with no helmet requirement.For more...

A motorcycle accident in Richland, Pennsylvania Monday night has left one person dead. The crash happened on Cherry Road at Brenner Hall. A source on the scene said that only one motorcycle was involved. Authorities closed Cherry Road to traffic at Walnut Street, the Richland/Richlandtown border. Firefighters redirected cars and trucks at Cherry Road's intersection with California Road in...

A great thing I experience when motorcycling these days is the ever-increasing number of ladies purchasing and riding motorcyles on their own, rather than riding on the back of a bike as was the norm in the past.The reason I pass on this information is to strongly encourage all female riders, most of whom did not ride in their youth like many males who are returning to motorcycling, to take BOTH...

As a PROUD Board Member and Legal Counsel to the this great Charitable Organization, I present to you the MOTORCYCLE EVENT OF THE SUMMER!!http://www.tcmfund.org/pdf/TCMF2006Flyer.pdfYes, the umpteenth annual Tommy Craft Memorial Fund Ride will commence at Dillon Brothers Harley-Davidson and conclude with the Fishheads at the Anchor Inn, in the SUNDAY RIDE of the SUMMER!!Spread the Word!

Getting educated to ride an All-Terrain Vehicle (ATV) is just as important as getting educated to ride a two-wheeler! Due to the age and inexperience of the average ATV rider, it is actually MORE important. Visit the site below to get class information, safety tips, etc.Site link:

Gas-Price Gouging by Big Oil is leading to a big surge in smaller and used motorcycles in our Region, and most likely across the nation. The Columbus Telegraph has a story today that is one of many documenting this trendFull StoryThese NEW or RETURNING Riders need to learn to ride properly and safely by registering for Motorcycle Safety Course offered by the National Safety Council or the...

Last night I was proud to present my "HOW TO PROPERLY INSURE YOUR MOTORCYCLE" PowerPoint Seminar to the all of the great people in the Offutt (Air Force Base) Riders' Association. For a copy of the PowerPoint that I gave to the Group, just click on the link to the right, and feel free to call me at the Firm if you have any questions Download file