SMIDSY is a motorcycle crash acronym that stands for sorry, mate, I didn’t see you. Another common acronym, TBFTL (turned but failed to look), doesn’t have the same je ne sais quoi. Additionally, the alternate acronym doesn’t capture the cavalier attitude that many tortfeasors (negligent drivers) have after left-turn motorcycle crashes. Although tortfeasors don’t acknowledge it, motorcyclists have the same rights and privileges as other motorists. The same laws and rules protect everyone equally. If negligence, or a lack of care, causes injury, a Motorcycle Accident Attorneys Woodbridge, NJ can obtain substantial compensation for victims. This compensation usually includes money for economic losses, such as medical bills, and noneconomic losses, such as pain and suffering. Motorcycle Crash Injuries Four-wheel vehicle…

People nowadays prefer walking or using bicycles to other means of transportation. They want to enjoy the freedom of walking and a quality ride on the bicycle. But this also leads to continuous accidents on New Jersey’s busy roads. They result in severe injuries, damage, and outcomes.  The simple solution is to learn how NJ personal injury law protects victims of pedestrian and bicycle accidents. Victims of pedestrian and bicycle accidents get legal and personal injury protection in New Jersey. Inattention And Accountability A driver ignoring New Jersey’s laws and causing an accident with severe negative outcomes is accountable for inattention. Proving inattention and accountability of the driver demands evidence that leads to accidents. Such evidence includes:  Eyewitness accounts.  Police…

In late June of 2017, a teacher was biking down a hill when she lost control of her bike, receiving fatal injuries. In Hawthorne, New Jersey, a school teacher was riding down one of her biking routes, when she began going a little too fast. As she was going down a steep hill, she realized it was too late to stop the bike. Upon hitting the brakes in an attempt to gain control, she was flipped over the handlebars and thrown on the ground. She was still alive at the time that the medics arrived on the scene, but when she made it to the hospital, she passed away due to her injuries. Police have made it clear she was…

Consumer Product Safety Commission estimates that “there are more than 450,000 injuries associated with bicycles that landed people in ERs in 2016.   The most frequent diagnoses were contusions/abrasions (23.0%), fractures (21.7%), and lacerations (15.4%)”. While only 1% of all trips taken in the U.S. are by bicycle, bicyclists face a higher risk of crash-related injury and deaths than occupants those of motor vehicles.  Whether you bike to work or school; to save money or time; to preserve your health or the environment; to explore your community or get to your destination, there is always an opportunity to review some tips on how to ride safely and perform maintenance on your bike. Effective interventions to reduce injuries and fatalities to bicyclists include the following…