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Many bike crashes result in serious injuries, especially in Florida, where there are more motorcycle accident fatalities than in any other state and nearly 20% of traffic deaths occur in motorcycle crashes. Numbers like these can give rise to “biker bias”—the assumption that motorcycle riders are reckless and cause a lot of accidents. However, USF’s…

Not every motorcyclist who has an accident needs a lawyer. If you had an accident in which no one else was involved, damage to your bike was minor, and/or you weren’t injured, you might not require legal representation. Many bike crashes, however, do cause serious injuries—especially in Florida, where there are more motorcycle accident deaths…

Any accident between two vehicles is potentially dangerous and expensive. When one of those vehicles is a fully loaded commercial truck, it might weigh up to 80,000 pounds and be traveling at a high speed. If that truck strikes a smaller car, the injuries, property damage, and legal action that result can escalate to a…