Indiana Accident Attorneys Concentrate on Injured Riders
St. Joseph County, Indiana Motorcycle Injury Law Firm Pursues Recovery for Motorcycle Accidents
Motorcycles generally handle much better when being ridden on surfaces that provide good traction. Some examples of surfaces that offer poor traction include:
- Wet pavement, particularly as it begins to rain and before surface oils wash to the side of the roadway.
- Roads where sand and gravel collect.
- Surfaces where mud, leaves, snow, and ice are present.
- Areas where various forms of road debris have been strewn on the road.
Between 2011 and 2014, road debris was a factor in more than 200,000 reported traffic accidents and can be extremely dangerous to motorcyclists, particularly those traveling at highway speed who have less time to react to foreign objects present in the road.
What is Road Debris?
Road debris is typically non-fixed material that should not normally be present on the roadway and can include garbage, litter, discarded car parts, blown tires, grass clippings, lost truck cargo, and road signs that have blown down. Road debris can come from various sources, including objects falling off vehicles, materials deliberately thrown into the road by individuals, and can also result from weather events. States have laws that make it illegal for items falling form a vehicle to be left on the roadway, and offenses can result in fines and possible jail time.
Contact a St. Joseph County, Indiana Motorcycle Injury Lawyer Today
Did road debris cause you to crash your motorcycle and suffer injuries in St. Joseph County, Indiana? Contact the motorcycle injury lawyers at Kelly Law Offices, LLC online or call 1-800-859-8800 to set up your free initial case evaluation today.
