On Saturday, Jan 30, 2016, a collision occurred at unopen to 9:23 p.m. inwards the expanse of County Road 1 and Burnham Lane inwards Dunedin, Florida. First responders arrived on scene to respect a 38-year-old man seriously injured after beingness ejected from his 2005 Honda VT Motorcycle inwards a vehicle crash.
Bayflite was straight off requested to speedily transport the victim to a local trauma centre due to the extent of his injuries. According to Cristen Smith, Public Information Officer at the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office (PCSO), the motorcycle rider later died[1] from his injuries at the hospital.
According to investigators, the 40-year-old Clearwater driver of a 2004 Dodge Durango was traveling northbound inwards the southbound lanes of County Road 1 when he hitting a motorcyclist caput on. The investigators too reported that the motorbike rider was non wearing a helmet at the fourth dimension of the accident. The vehicle driver showed signs of impairment as well as was later on arrested as well as charged with i count of DUI Manslaughter.
Clearwater Motorcycle Statistics
The Florida Highway Safety[2] as well as Motor Vehicles provides that inwards 2013 at that spot were 444 driver motorbike fatalities. Of those 444 fatalities, 204 drivers were non wearing helmets. The subdivision too provides that inwards 2013 at that spot were 5,734 crashes statewide where alcohol was confirmed to endure the drive or a contributing factor.
Florida Helmet Law
“a individual over 21 years of historic menses may operate or ride upon a motorbike without wearing protective headgear securely fastened upon his or her caput if such individual is covered yesteryear an insurance policy providing for at to the lowest degree $10,000 inwards medical benefits for injuries incurred equally a resultant of a crash patch operating or riding on a motorcycle.”
While nigh one-half of states possess got such a partial helmet law, Florida as well as Michigan are the alone states to ask medical coverage. Although the constabulary does non ask motorbike riders over the historic menses of 21 to wearable a helmet, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety [4] Highway Loss Data Institute provides that “because serious caput injury is mutual with fatally injured motorcyclists, helmet utilization is important. Helmets are nigh 37 per centum effective inwards preventing motorbike deaths as well as nigh 67 per centum effective inwards preventing encephalon injuries.”
In 2000, Florida repealed its helmet law. In the 30-months after repeal, the publish of riders nether 21 who were killed, despite beingness legally required to wearable a helmet, nearly tripled, from 35 to 101, according to the Centers for Disease Control [5] and Prevention. During that time, hospitalizations increased yesteryear twoscore percent, as well as the toll of treating associated caput injuries to a greater extent than than doubled, to $44 million.
According to the Hurt Report, a seminal study of motorbike collisions completed inwards 1981, utilization of a helmet is the unmarried critical element inwards the prevention or reduction of caput injury. Helmeted riders as well as passengers had significantly fewer as well as less serious caput as well as cervix injuries. Additionally, the Hurt Report constitute no meaningful reduction inwards traffic sounds, pre-crash visual field, loss of attending or other accident causation related to helmet use. Nor was at that spot whatever discernable increment inwards the conduct chances of lower caput or cervix injuries equally a resultant of helmet use.
Pinellas County Motorcycle Licensing
Motorcycle drivers inwards Florida must obtain either a motorbike endorsement on the electrical flow driver’s license or a motorcycle-only license inwards club to operate a motorbike whose engine is larger than l cc. Florida requires motorbike drivers nether the historic menses of 21 to consummate a motorbike security course of didactics earlier obtaining either the endorsement or the motorbike license. If a driver is at or over historic menses 21, he or she may opt to accept the noesis as well as skills exam inwards lieu of the security course. Though insurance is non required to register motorcycles inwards Florida, motorcyclists who are involved inwards an accident inwards the Sunshine State are liable for belongings impairment as well as bodily injury incurred during the accident. They must too buy personal injury insurance inwards club to go along their motorbike endorsement as well as preclude tag suspension on their motorcycle.
Clearwater Motorcycle Accident Lawyers
If yous or a loved i were injured inwards an accident involving a motorcycle, it is of import to verbalize to a Clearwater motorbike accident attorney. At the Dolman Law Group, our skilled motorbike accident attorneys investigate your illustration as well as protect your rights nether Florida constabulary to brand certain yous have all of the compensation to which yous are entitled. Please telephone telephone our piece of employment at 727-451-6900 today.
Dolman Law Group
800 North Belcher Road
Clearwater, FL 3375
(727) 451-6900
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