Motorcycle Accidents

• Do You Meet Florida Requirements to Ride a Motorcycle Without a Helmet?

  Sandy Grinnell | September 15, 2009 4:01 PM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL

  If you are riding a motorcylcle in Florida, you might not have to wear a helmet. In 2000, Florida changed its helmet law to exclude riders who are 21 or older and have an insurance policy providing...

• National Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month

  Sandy Grinnell | May 12, 2009 5:14 AM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL

  The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is promoting May as National Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month. With motorcycle deaths on a steady climb since 1997 to a total of 5,154 in...

• Man Dies in ATV Accident

  Diego Madrigal | March 01, 2008 5:14 AM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL

  On the heels of our recent post regarding increasing ATV accidents, tragedy has struck a local family. A man riding his ATV in Ocoee, apparently had an accident and died at the hospital from traumatic head injuries sustained during his wreck. Police were originally called to the area because of complaints of two ATVs being driven near Laurel Blossom Circle. Upon ariving, police found an...

• Proposed Law Could Cause Motorcyclists their Bikes

  Diego Madrigal | January 14, 2008 2:21 PM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL

  A new proposal could result in bikers losing their motorcycles. A bill sponsored by Representative Carlos Lopez-Cantera of Miami calls for motorcyclists to be arrested and have their bikes confiscated if they are charged with reckless driving or exceeding the speed limit by 50 miles per hour. That is only for motorcyclists CHARGED with those crimes- if later convicted, bikers stand to lose...

• Recommendations for No Helmet Laws Made

  Sandy Grinnell | October 04, 2007 2:03 PM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL

  In a letter to Governor Charlie Crist dated October 3, 2007, it has been recommended that the State of Florida rescind its no helmet law. The letter says that the statistics show these no helmet laws are deadly. The Safety Board is concerned about motorcycle safety and the growing number of riders who have been killed or injured in motorcycle crashes. Since 1997, the number of motorcycle...

• Motorcyclist Dead After Impact with SUV and Crushed by Car

  Mike Damaso | September 20, 2007 6:19 AM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL

  The Orlando Sentinel has reported that a motorcyclist was killed in a collision that occurred shortly after 10:00 p.m. last Saturday night near Deltona, Florida. A GMC Yukon SUV was traveling eastbound when the driver attempted to make a left turn onto a side road and turned directly into the path of an oncoming motorcyclist. The motorcyclist was thrown from the bike and hit a Honda Civic that...

• Another Motorcycle Death in Clermont Accident

  Ed Normand | September 06, 2007 2:56 AM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL

  Yesterdaqy a 20 year old riding a Suzuki motorcycle without a helmet tried to pass in between a dump truck and a semi. He did not make it, slid under the tractor trailer and died immediately from injuries in the Clermont, Florida accident. Many motorcycle crashes are caused by motorists just not paying attention to bikers. Sadly, however, many bikers, especially young males, die when they...

• Man Killed After Losing Control of his Motorcycle

  Chrissie Cole | June 07, 2007 3:53 PM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL

  A Port St. Lucie man was killed in a motorcycle accident when he was thrown from his motorcyle on Sunday, crashing into a sign post, according to Florida Highway Patrol. The man, 27, was traveling south on U.S. 441 just after 10:35 a.m. when he attempted a "one wheel stand" on his bike and lost control. The front wheel of the bike went back down to the road and the motorcycle wobbled, causing...