Motorcycle Accidents

Motorcycle crashes in Bakersfield: helmet and lane splitting rules, how fault is decided under California law, insurance limits and filing deadlines.

Motorcycle totaled in California? How insurers must value the bike, the taxes and fees you are owed, and why the release can end your injury claim.

What to do after a motorcycle accident in California: scene duties, the 24-hour and 10-day reports, evidence to save, and the deadlines that end claims.

Moped laws in California explained: what counts as a moped under Vehicle Code 406, license and helmet rules, and how it changes your injury claim.

Lane splitting is legal in California under Vehicle Code 21658.1, with no speed limit. See which six states allow splitting or filtering and the conditions.

What happens when an uninsured motorcyclist causes a crash, how uninsured motorist coverage responds, and what changes if you were the uninsured rider.

What actually goes into a California motorcycle injury claim, why riders face tougher fault arguments, and how lane splitting and helmet rules factor in.

California recorded 522 motorcyclist deaths in 2024, the third-highest count in the country, and had the second-most registered motorcycles of any state. These California motorcycle accident statistics come straight from federal and state crash data, segmented by year, county, urban or rural road, month, age and licensing status, with the source and data year for […]

How motorcycle accident claims work in Irvine, California, including how fault is divided, what damages you can pursue, and the deadlines that apply.

The crash lasted less than two seconds. Now you’re off the road, your bike is destroyed, and the driver who crossed into your lane is already telling the responding officer that you came out of nowhere. The insurance adjuster calls within 48 hours, not to help you but to gather information that can be used […]