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Motorcycle accidents are some of the most common and dangerous accidents on roadways throughout Indiana and the nation. Because the related losses can be immense, working closely with an experienced Terre Haute motorcycle accident attorney is the surest means of safeguarding your legal rights – in pursuit of your rightful compensation and your most complete recovery.

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The Sobering Statistics

Motorcyclists are especially vulnerable to the dangers of the road, and the statistics shared by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) support this fact, including:

  • More than 5,900 motorcyclists lost their lives in traffic accidents in a recent year, which represents the highest fatality rate since at least 1975.
  • 14 percent of fatal crashes on our roads were motorcycle accidents.
  • When calculated in terms of vehicle miles driven, motorcyclists had a 24-times greater chance of being killed in an accident than the occupants of passenger vehicles did.

Motorcycle safety is important for riders, but it is also critical for other drivers. Other drivers are usually the negligent parties that cause serious motorcycle crashes and injuries.

Factors that Affect Your Safety

When you’re on your bike, all the following apply:

  • You take up less space, which makes it more difficult to see your motorcycle
  • You require less stopping distance on the road
  • Adverse road conditions have a more significant effect on your safety
  • You’re more likely to be seriously injured in an accident
  • It can be more difficult for other drivers to judge your distance from them

All of these, in addition to the fact that you can maneuver your bike more nimbly over the road, need to be taken into consideration in terms of your safety.

Forms of Dangerous Driver Negligence

Driver negligence comes in a range of dangerous forms and makes our roads less safe for everyone who travels on them, including motorcyclists. The most common forms of driver negligence include:

  • Failure to follow the rules of the road
  • Distraction
  • Exhaustion
  • Impairment
  • Aggression
  • Excess speed

Injuries Common to Motorcycle Accidents

When you are on your bike, only your helmet and safety gear come between you and the violent impact of a crash. In fact, victims of motorcycle accidents are often dragged across the road, which can intensify the significance of the injuries sustained. Some of the injuries that are most closely associated with motorcycle accidents include the following:

  • Traumatic brain injuries (TBIs), which can happen even when a helmet is worn
  • Spinal cord injuries
  • Broken bones
  • Road rash, which includes the bruises, scrapes, and cuts endured in the course of the accident
  • Serious burns
  • Limb loss and accidents that require amputation
  • Disfigurement
  • Internal injuries

The Losses You Face

The losses – or legal damages – you face in a motorcycle accident can prove overwhelming and come in four primary categories that include:

  • Property damage to your bike
  • Your medical expenses, which can include the cost of long-term care
  • Your lost income, which can include career losses
  • Your physical and emotional pain and suffering, which can intensify the effects of your other damages

Ensuring that your losses are well accounted for in your motorcycle accident claim will play a primary role in your ability to fully recover.

The Insurance Company Handling Your Claim

You’ll likely turn to the insurance provider of the at-fault driver to cover your losses, and while they are paid to do just that, it’s important to know that they are profit driven and will do what they can to keep your settlement as low as possible.

For example, they may make a settlement offer that is far too low to cover your complete losses – in an attempt to settle your claim before you recognize the full extent of the damages you’ve suffered. Other techniques they may try on you include:

  • Denying your claim from the get-go in the hope you’ll become discouraged and give up
  • Artificially stalling the claims process
  • Making the claims process overly complicated
  • Calling the extent of your claimed damages into question
  • Denying their policyholder’s fault in the matter

Ultimately, the law is responsible for determining the value of your claim – not the insurance company – and recognizing this fact may help you hold strong until you receive the settlement or court award to which you are entitled.

Why Choose Us

We know you have many options when selecting a personal injury attorney, but many people rely on our firm to represent their rights.

Experience

Our team has combined decades of experience handling all types of injury cases, both with insurance companies and in civil court. We bring all that we know about injury law to the table in each and every case.

Results

We have many satisfied clients who were able to move forward with their lives in a better financial position following a serious accident and injuries. We can discuss our past results with you during your free consultation.

Service

We are dedicated to our clients and communities in Indiana. Our goal is to provide comprehensive and compassionate legal services to injured and grieving individuals. We work hard to obtain the money you need so you can focus on recovery instead of worrying about medical bills, insurance claims, or lawsuits.

What You Can Do to Help Your Claim

Your motorcycle accident and your motorcycle accident claim are unique to the situation at hand, but there are steps that all claimants can take to help strengthen their claims, including:

  • Don’t wait to obtain the medical attention that you need, and follow your medical team’s advice and instructions carefully.
  • Obtain the professional legal counsel of a seasoned motorcycle accident attorney early on.
  • Defer to your attorney when the insurance company asks for a statement.
  • Take a social media break while your claim is pending.

The insurance company is looking for any reason to diminish the value of your claim, and you might be surprised to learn how often the innocent statements and posts made by claimants go on to harm their claims. Until your claim is settled, it’s in your best interest to proceed with caution.

Tom Blackburn

Blackburn Romey founding partner Tom Blackburn graduated with honors receiving a degree from Indiana University at the Robert H. McKinney School of Law. Initiating his legal career in 1977, he has been active in practicing law and currently serves as a member of the Indiana State Bar Association on the Ethics and Advertising Committees, the American Bar Association, the American Association for Justice, as a board member at the Indiana Trial Lawyers Association, and as an appointed member of the Executive Committee for the State of Indiana for the National Trial Lawyers Association.

Your Motorcycle Accident Lawyer’s Role

Your dedicated motorcycle attorney will ably take on the following critical tasks and more:

  • Guiding you smoothly through the legal process
  • Building your strongest claim based on all the available evidence
  • Communicating with the insurance company and negotiating for a settlement that fairly covers your physical, financial, and emotional losses – in their entirety
  • Being well prepared to take your claim to court if the insurance company refuses to negotiate a fair settlement

Having the right attorney representing you is the critical component of a successful motorcycle accident claim.

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Decades of handling truck accident cases in Indiana have equipped Blackburn Romey with the expertise to challenge insurance companies effectively. We start fighting for your compensation from day one, making sure no piece of evidence is overlooked.❞

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Tom Blackburn

Blackburn Romey founding partner Tom Blackburn graduated with honors receiving a degree from Indiana University at the Robert H. McKinney School of Law. Initiating his legal career in 1977, he has been active in practicing law and currently serves as a member of the Indiana State Bar Association on the Ethics and Advertising Committees, the American Bar Association, the American Association for Justice, as a board member at the Indiana Trial Lawyers Association, and as an appointed member of the Executive Committee for the State of Indiana for the National Trial Lawyers Association.

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This page has been written, edited, and reviewed by a team of legal writers following our comprehensive editorial guidelines. This page was approved by Founding Partner, Tom Blackburn, who has more than 47 years of legal experience, including over 39 years specializing as a personal injury attorney.