Our office is pretty well known for representing motorcycle riders, and also for representing bicycle riders. We have been riding our whole lives, and we hope that through making persons and corporations accountable for injuring bicycle riders and motorcycle riders, we have made our community…
Most non-motorcycle riders see lane splitting, lane sharing or lane filtering as a dangerous or even reckless way for motorcycles to navigate through traffic on California roads. In reality, if done safely and prudently, lane splitting can and actually does reduce motorcycle accidents and reduce…
First of all, it may be important to know that I don’t sell insurance, and that I have spent my entire professional life fighting for people who have been harmed by the careless conduct of others, usually against insurance companies. And, because I also ride…
The 45 year old Vallejo motorcyclist killed earlier this month on Highway 80 near Hercules has been identified by the Contra Costa County Coroner’s office as Paris Williams. Williams, who was involved in a motorcycle-car collision just east of Willow Avenue, died immediately following his…
Motorcycle accidents happen not only to the common biker, but also sometimes, even to professional motorcycle riders. Last week, a van accompanying the motorcade for Vice President Joe Biden collided with a San Francisco police motorcycle, causing property damage to the motorcycle, but thankfully no injuries to the officer, who was assigned to the official escort detail. The incident was confirmed…
The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), an independent federal agency charged with the protection of American’s from unreasonable risk or serious injury due to consumer products, issued a recall this past Monday for a line of SRAM bicycle brakes. The SRAM Hydraulic Road Rim Brakes…
As a San Francisco motorcycle attorney, if I had to pick the single most common cause of motorcycle accidents it would be “Because they just don’t see you”. As a motorcycle rider myself, I often feel that I might as well be invisible when I’m…
A motorcyclist was left in critical condition after an accident on a June morning on US Highway 101 in San Francisco. The accident, involving the motorcyclist and a 36-seat bus, occurred around 6 a.m. the morning of June 18th, when the two vehicles collided just…
A motorcyclist was left in critical condition after a freeway accident last Tuesday morning on US Highway 101 in San Francisco. The motorcycle accident, involving the motorcyclist and a 36-seat...
As more drivers ride motorcycles as their primary mode of transportation, the California Highway Patrol (CHP), Office of Traffic Safety (OTS), and Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) want all...
