Motorcycle Accident Lawyer

When you are traveling at high speeds and impact into immovable objects, you will likely end up with a broken bone. Broken bones can take a long time to heal and can leave you with debilitating injuries. The most common broken bones include a frontal impact to your femur (thigh bones) or tibia (shin). These injuries occur when your legs hit the handlebars and result in a break. A bad enough break will require pins in your bones to hold them together.

Wrists and arms breaks occur when the rider puts his or her arms up to protect themselves from the impact. Shoulders and collar bones are also common broken bone injuries in motorcycle accidents. These types of injuries occur when a rider lands on the road sideways.

Tarmac tears through jeans in a matter of seconds. When it reaches your skin, tarmac will strip your skin down to the flesh causing nerve damage and other injuries. If your injuries are bad enough, they can be disfiguring and require skin grafts. Road rash injuries include:

Avulsion Injuries: These injuries occur when the underlying muscles and fat are exposed.

Compression Injuries: These injuries can lead to bruises and haematomas.

Cuts: These injuries can be large wounds that require stitches or bandages.

Spine and neck injuries can lead to serious injuries like paralysis. When nerves in the spinal cord are compressed or severed, the spinal cord cannot send or receive signals to the area with which these nerves communicate. This lack of communication results in partial or full loss of movement.

Serious head injuries are among the most common fatal injuries in motorcyclists. Helmets improve a motorcyclists chances of surviving a crash by 37 percent. In addition, helmets are about 67 percent effective in preventing brain injuries. However, only 19 states and the District of Columbia require helmet use by all riders.

The impact against an object can rupture internal organs and cause bleeding. Motorcycle handlebars can cause significant internal injuries.

Biker’s arm occurs when a rider lands on the road sideways. The friction of the road will wrench the shoulder inwards. This movement leads to biker’s arm, which is a type of nerve damage in the upper arm causing ongoing pain and tingling.

On the majority of motorcycles, the petrol tank is right in front of the rider’s groin area. A frontal impact can cause the groin to hit the tank. Recovery from injuries like broken bones, nerve damage, paralysis, traumatic brain injuries and more can be a life-long journey. A qualified motorcycle accident attorney from The Carlson Law Firm can help you get the treatment you need. Our firm has the resources and experiences to get you the recovery you deserve.

Riders can be hit in the eye by insects or stones kicked up from other vehicles. Even the tiniest object can cause significant damage when they impact the eye even at just 30 miles per hour. When the head stops abruptly at a high-speed impact, the eye can come out of the socket. Other injuries can cause damage around the orbital socket.

Those who ride noisy bikes, particularly those without a muffler, expose themselves to volumes in excess 95dB. At this level, irreparable damage occurs in just one hour. Tinnitus and reduced ability to hear high frequencies which often lead to problems understanding and conversations.