Tennessee Motorcycle Accident Lawyer Reports On Speed Related Fatal Crash
Tennessee Motorcycle Fatality
Combine a high-powered motorcycle, alcohol and high speed and the outcome isn’t going to come under the category of pretty. A Knoxville Tennessee man was speeding along at 12:45 in the morning when he lost control of his motorcycle as he rounded a curve on the ramp connecting I-40 to I-640 in Knoxville. His body slid across the highway, slammed into a guardrail, leaving him dead at the scene.
As an experienced Tennessee motorcycle accident attorney I am concerned that while all other types of fatal crashes involving cars, trucks and pedestrians are on the decrease, motorcycle fatalities continue to rise. What lies at the cause of this phenomenon? Several things come to mind.
Manufacturers continue to make these motorcycles bigger and faster. These high-powered bikes require more skill and unfortunately anybody with the money or credit can buy one and without any specialized training, take to the highway.
As is the case here, motorcycles are more likely to be involved in a fatal collision with a fixed object than are other vehicles. In 2007, 25 percent of the motorcycles involved in fatal crashes collided with fixed objects, compared to 18 percent for passenger cars, 13 percent for light trucks, and 3 percent for large trucks.
Motorcycles made up nearly 3 percent of all registered vehicles in the United States in 2006 and accounted for only 0.4 percent of all vehicle miles traveled. Per vehicle mile traveled in 2006, motorcyclists were about 35 times more likely than passenger car occupants to die in a motor vehicle traffic crash and 8 times more likely to be injured.
If you or a loved one is injured or killed in a Tennessee motorcycle/car accident caused by a careless motorcycle rider, contact the experienced Nashville highway accident attorneys at Phillip Miller & Associates for a free consultation to learn about your rights and remedies.
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