As all experienced motorcyclists know, riding on two wheels out in the open air is a very different experience from driving or being a passenger inside an enclosed motor vehicle. However, that experience is different not just in the sensations you feel while in motion, but also in the dangers you may face while out on public roads—especially those which might arise due to the reckless or careless driving of another person near you.
Fortunately, when one person’s negligence leads to another person suffering an otherwise avoidable injury, the injured party often has grounds to demand civil compensation from the party at fault for harming them. Here are some examples of common injuries from motorcycle accidents in Avondale which our experienced motorcycle crash lawyers here at Phillips Law Group may be able to help you build a civil claim around.
Arizona state law requires all motorcycle riders and operators under the age of 18 to wear safety helmets while riding, and that law was put in place for a very good reason. According to the National Safety Council, wearing a properly constructed and fitted helmet while operating a motorcycle reduces your risk of suffering a fatal injury from an Avondale motorcycle crash by 37 percent, and wearing a helmet as a passenger reduces that risk by 41 percent.
Bone fractures are unfortunately another common effect of high-speed motorcycle wrecks, particularly those involving collisions with stationary objects and/or other moving motor vehicles. Injuries of this nature most often affect the hands, arms, and lower legs, since those parts of the body are most likely to strike another object or the surface of the road first during a crash. However, fractures also commonly occur in the ribs, pelvis, skull, and occasionally—as discussed in more detail below—the vertebrae of the spine.
Despite the name, injuries to the “soft tissues” of the body like muscles, tendons, and ligaments are anything but soft and harmless themselves, and in many cases they can be as painful and debilitating as broken bones, if not more so. Lacerations and abrasions on the skin, commonly referred to as “road rash,” are further examples of injuries from motorcycle crashes in Avondale which can affect the body’s more pliable parts.
Unfortunately, some motorcycle wrecks end up causing injuries which result in permanent and irreversible disability. The archetypal example of such an injury is damage to the spinal cord resulting in paralysis, but other types of “catastrophic injuries” which can possibly serve as grounds for a motorcycle accident lawsuit include high-degree burns, crushing injuries, and any form of trauma resulting in blindness, deafness, or the loss of a limb.
Of course, this is far from a comprehensive overview of every possible form of trauma that a high-speed crash could lead to a motorcyclist sustaining. What it should emphasize, though, is that no two motorcycle injury claims are exactly alike, and that support from an attorney who has handled numerous claims of this nature successfully in the past can be key to getting the best possible outcome from your unique case.
A member of the Phillips Law Group team can go into further detail during a free consultation about how different injuries from motorcycle accidents in Avondale can affect the civil recovery process. Schedule a meeting by calling today.
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