Motorcycle Accident Lawyers

Los Angeles Motorcycle Accident and Personal Injury Lawyer Bobby Saadian Esq. has been serving the motorcycle-riding public for years from his office in downtown LA.

Typically, he sees a trend of awkward and precedent-setting accidents, collisions that he feels could have been avoided if drivers and motorcyclists alike were sharing the road with a mutual sense of awareness and compassion.

However, as a motorcycle riding attorney living in Los Angeles, where the population is atypically self-involved and concerned only with their own priorities, Mr. Saadian understands that asking these humanistic qualities of the people of Los Angeles may be somewhat of a hopeless endeavor.

Many of the most common types of accidents that occur in between motorcyclists and auto-motorists are due to a lack of visibility of the motorcycle rider on behalf of the auto-motorist. The most common misconception is that most motorcycle accidents are due to aggressive driving by motorcycle riders. This is not true, and in fact, most motorcycle accidents occur because car and truck drivers do not see bikers. These collisions almost always result in significant personal injury, and in the most unfortunate of instances, death.

Mr. Saadian has identified sudden-stop collisions, open-door collisions, and illegal turn collisions as the three most prevalent risks to a motorcyclist in Los Angeles.

Sudden Stop Collisions

Sudden-Stop Collisions in Los Angeles are most common in rush-hour traffic and high-density traffic situations. Sudden stops can cause the bike to go end-over-end, throwing the rider and resulting in serious injury. Rear-ending can throw the biker forward off of his or her bike, into the rear windshield, and possibly over the car in front of them.

These accidents could be more easily avoided by bikers choosing safe following distances and staying out of the blind spots of other motorists.

Open-Door Collisions

Open-Door Collisions occur most frequently in busy urban areas, where many parked cars line the curbs and roadsides. Motorcycle riders should be cautious of parked cars on either side of the street. Although those in parked cars may look quickly for oncoming cars, many may not see an oncoming biker as they open their door directly into a motorcyclist’s path. These accidents could be prevented if bikers followed city-center speed limits more actively, and if automobile drivers paid more attention to the road as they departed from their vehicles.

Illegal Turn Collisions

Illegal Turn Collisions happen frequently and in many cases. One example would be a car cutting across traffic into the opposite lane with little warning, giving a motorcyclist nearly no time to react to this abrupt move. This gives bikers so little time to react that they often cannot avoid hitting the vehicle broadside. It may result in the motorcyclist being ejected from the bike and thrown over the car that collided with them. Sadly, although the biker is frequently injured, they are still held responsible for the accident in some cases.

Be sure that your personal injury lawyer in the event of a motorcycle accident in Los Angeles is of the upper echelon. Los Angeles Motorcycle Lawyer Bobby Saadian Esq. at Wilshire Law Firm is there to help.