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Dirt bike accidents are on the rise in many places. Last year we reported a spike in dirt bike accidents in North Carolina (NC). On average, over 800 bike riders are seriously injured and 23 are killed in bicycle-car accidents in North Carolina (NC). Even more shocking is the fact that bike accidents are on the rise with 1,046 bike-car crashes reported in 2007, according to pedbikeinfo.org.
Why do ATVs and dirt bikes often lead to traumatic brain injuries? Often those riding off-road do not wear protective gear such as helmets. Helmets can significantly reduce the severity of a head injury, even if they cannot prevent head injuries altogether.
Subsequent reports revealed the Suffolk victim, Jennifer Jackson of Virginia Beach, Virginia (VA), was wearing a helmet but exessive speed appears to have been a factor.
The property the crash occured on was also owned by the city and marked with "No Trespassing" signs.
With the popularity of multiple types of ATV's, often operated by teenagers and minors, come increasingly large number of personal injuries, and accidental or wrongful deaths.
As Virginia and Carolina personal injury lawyers handling vehicle accidents on a regular basis, we know that there are more safety measures that the manufacturers such as Suzuki, Yamaha, Honda, and others can take to prevent these rollover accidents. First of all, any three wheel ATV is a dangerous ATV, due to the ease with which such vehicles topple over.
Besides state laws restricting the age at which an ATV can be operated, much of the safety must come from the manufacturers.
See this dirt bike safety video.
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About the Editors: Shapiro, Lewis & Appleton is a Virginia injury law firm which focuses on personal injury and accident law and our attorneys have experience handling motorcycle accident cases. Check out this case result involving a motorcycle and a pickup truck. Our primary office in based in Virginia Beach but we're ready to come to you anywhere in Virginia, including Hampton, Portsmouth, Newport News, Norfolk, Chesapeake and Suffolk, VA, if you've been seriously hurt by someone else's carelessness.
Rick Shapiro and James Lewis have been included among the Best Lawyers in America since 2008 and have been named Virginia Super Lawyers for Personal Injury Law since 2010, an honor fewer than 5 percent of attorneys receive. Lawyers with our firm have also been selected by the National Million Dollar Advocates Forum since 2009.
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