California Motorcycle Injury Accidents Cell Phone Use
California Motorcycle Injury Accidents Cell Phone Use
Motorcycle accidents in California have been increasing for the last couple of years. From various surveys and studies, there seems no doubt that this increase in California or motorcycle accidents as well as automobile accidents can be directly attributable to the use of cell phones by car drivers.
Yes, today probably one of the most dangerous situations to be in when driving a motorcycle here in California, is actually not when you’re driving on the freeway, but when you have just exited the freeway and are waiting at a stop sign or a light at the bottom of the freeway exit. Actually, I guess for California motorcycle accidents just waiting at a stop sign or a light, sets up the motorcycle rider for a rear end collision by a distracted driver. Read more 
Motorcycle Accidents Smart Phones
Motorcycle Accidents Smart Phones
Motorcycle Accidents Smart Phones
Here in San Diego California, it seems not one day goes by where I don’t hear of a motorcycle accident on the radio. Most of these motorcycle accidents occur during the morning or evening rush hours.
Considering the size and population of San Diego County, and the large motorcycling community, this information about daily motorcycle accidents should be expected. We have great motorcycle riding weather all year around and unfortunately some pretty congested roadways around town.
Personally, it seems that almost every time I go out for a ride I’m always seeing someone talking or texting while driving. Also, I’ve noticed a number of drivers on the highway cutting across two or more lanes because they seemingly just realized that they’re going to miss their exit. I’m not sure whether these drivers are being distracted by their smart phones or not, but I have a feeling that that could be the reason. Read more
Motorcycle Lane Splitting California
Motorcycle Lane Splitting California is legal!
Heading out of the bay .. I left at the wrong time…there were some breaks in traffic but not much..it started clearing up outside of Vacaville…. longest session yet!
Personally, and most probably because I’ve been riding motorcycles for over 40 years, I try to avoid lane splitting whenever possible. naturally here in Southern California, when you’re riding in the air-cooled bike sometimes lane splitting is unavoidable to prevent damage to your engine.
But, with that said, there’s been many times when I’ve been invited to ride from San Diego up to LA and have declined just for the fact that I knew it would entail lane splitting in super-heavy LA traffic. I’ve seen my share of distracted drivers here on the California roads, and really don’t want to increase my odds of injury by splitting lanes on the congested freeways.
Driving a car here in San Diego, on a number of occasions, I’ve been rear ended by an inattentive driver. Luckily, there were never any injuries and only some fender damage in each case. Now, keep in mind that if the same accidents occurred while I was on my motorcycle, the outcome would have been totally different. Read more
