Brunswick Motorcycle Accident Lawyers

Motorcycle Accidents

If you have been seriously hurt in a motorcycle accident in Georgia and you believe that another driver or party is liable for damage to your property and your body, what should you do next?

Georgia law provides latitude for motorcycle accident victims in terms of when they can file for liability claims. The statue of limitations is two years from the time of the accident. That is, you have exactly two years to make a claim to seek compensation for damages; if that time limit elapses, and you do nothing, you’re no longer entitled to ask for damages except under extraordinary circumstances.

Georgia requires a mandatory minimum bodily injury liability insurance coverage. All motorists must be insured up to $25,000 per person; this includes all automobile and motorcycle insurance policies and applies to all auto and motorcycle accidents. However, not all motorists carry insurance at all. To deal with an underinsured or uninsured motorcycle accident case, you may need to seek compensation either from your own insurance company or from some other liable party.

What kinds of injuries are typical of Georgia motorcycle accident cases?

• Contusions
• Broken legs
• Head and neck injuries
• Spinal injuries
• Brain damage
• Damages to soft tissue
• Death

Sadly, according to studies conducted by the National Center of Statistics and Analysis, motorcyclists are much more likely to be injured or killed than are motorists or truck drivers. In fact, motorcyclists drive only three out of every 1,000 miles driven on American roads, but eight out of every 100 people killed on US roads is a motorcyclist. Studies show that it's 26 to 32 times more dangerous to ride a bike than it is to drive a car or truck.

Other factors can make Georgia motorcycling even more dangerous, including:

• Not wearing a helmet
• Driving at night
• Driving on weekends
• Driving while intoxicated
• Driving while fatigued or distracted (e.g.: while talking on a cell phone)
• Driving on a holiday like Independence Day, Cinco de Mayo, or Halloween.

Contact Us

To explore your rights for a motorcycle accident injury claim, connect with the client-centered Brunswick motorcycle accident attorneys here at Farah & Farah. Call us at 1.912.466.8896 or explore more about our firm and our long and successful history battling for our clients at our Georgia personal injury website.