Sacramento attorney John Demas of Demas & Rosenthal, LLP blogs about car and bike accidents, wrongful death, defective and dangerous products, faulty medical devices, slip and fall accidents, airplane accidents, nursing home abuse, and many other personal injury topics. ...
The statistics for motor vehicle accident fatalities in California were recently released and showed a small drop in fatalities. Unfortunately there were still nearly 4000 deaths on California Highways last year. Although traffic deaths hit a record low in 2007, motorcycle accidents and deaths increased nearly 25%. This is consistent with what we are seeing here in Sacramento County as well surrounding counties. Not only are we representing more families who have lost loved ones in motorcycle accidents, we are also seeing more motorcycle accidents and severe injuries from motorcycle accidents. This could be attributed to a number of factors including the fact that more people are driving motorcycles because of high gas prices but unfortunately appear to be driving without proper training. If you are under 21, you must complete mandatory training to obtain your drivers license. If you are over 21, there is no mandatory training. However we urge everyone who is considering purchasing a motorcycle to obtain the proper training --even if you think you know how to ride. There are number of training facilities in the Sacramento area . A nice website put out by the California DMV regarding motorcycle safety and training includes a section to find a rider course near you. Originally posted at InjuryBoard by John Demas ...
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