Motorcycles demand greater awareness from everyone sharing the road. Because they are smaller and less visible than passenger vehicles, riders depend on motorists paying close attention to traffic conditions. Unfortunately, one of the main causes of avoidable incidents is still distracted driving, which puts motorbike riders at even higher risk of suffering severe injuries. When a motorbike is close by, a momentary distraction can have disastrous results.Understanding how distracted driving contributes to these accidents highlights why every driver has a responsibility to remain fully focused behind the wheel.Looking Away For Just Seconds Can Be DangerousDistractions do not need to last…
Author: Ashley Aframian
Most people assume getting hurt on the job leads to a straightforward process. You report the injury, workers’ compensation covers your medical bills and a portion of your lost wages, and you recover. Sometimes it works close to this way. Often it does not. Over the years I have represented workers who discovered their injury involved two separate failures rather than one. The first came from an employer, a contractor, or a piece of equipment which should have been maintained, or a safety protocol left ignored. The second came later, when an insurance company handling the claim treated a legitimate…