Category: Motorcycle Accidents

May is Motorcycle Awareness Month, instituted by the National Safety Council. DeVaughn James Injury Lawyers is urging motorists to be aware of motorcycles on all the nation’s roads and highways but especially on Kansas roadways. Most motorcycle crashes happen when other drivers on the road can’t see them. Motorcyclists must always have situational awareness while

Motorcyclists are nearly 30 times more likely to die in a crash than the drivers/occupants of passenger vehicles (NHTSA). In fact, motorcyclists’ fatality rates have risen steadily over the last decade. In 2019 alone, more than 5,000 motorcyclist-deaths were reported across the country. Kansas showed a similar trend with as many as 40 deaths and

Although motorcycle crashes represent a mere 1.3% of all accidents in Kansas, they account for nearly 10% of all on-road fatalities. The smaller, lighter and less stable vehicles are understandably more vulnerable than passenger cars. The protection offered by the metal shell of the vehicle body is also lacking in the case of a motorcycle.