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Do you need a lawyer after a South Texas motorcycle accident? The Cowen Law group can help.

There are an estimated 7 million motorcycles travelling on America’s roads and highways. However, while this impressive number represents only two percent of registered vehicles, motorcycles crashes are responsible for about five percent of our nation’s traffic fatalities. In Texas, motorcycle crashes account for 15% of highway fatalities.

In Texas, only riders 20 years and under are required to wear a helmet while operating a motorcycle. In 2008, 516 Texans lost their lives in motorcycle accidents. Only 191 (37%) of these motorcycle crash victims were wearing helmets. It is estimated that and 120 lives would have been saved had all Texas motorcycle crash victims been wearing helmets at the time of their accident.

Helmet laws alone cannot fully account for the high motorcycle crash fatality rate in Texas. Even if 120 additional lives were saved by helmet use, motorcycle wrecks would still account for 12% of Texas accident fatalities.

About 75% of motorcycle accidents involve collision with another vehicle. The leading causes of motorcycle-automobile accidents are the failure of the car driver to see the motorcyclist and the violation of the motorcyclist’s right of way by the driver of the larger vehicle. Failure to see a motorcycle is often a problem in heavy traffic or on dimly lit rural roads.

Nearly 80 percent of motorcycle crashes result in serious injury or death, so it is important that drivers look out for motorcycles and allow them their right of way. Motorcyclists are likely to sustain the following types of injuries:

• Concussion
• Traumatic brain injury
• Broken shoulders
• Broken pelvis
• Broken joints, including elbows, shoulders, hips, knees and wrists
• Other broken bones
• Soft tissue injury
• Road rash
• Nerve damage to the arm
• Facial disfigurement

If you or a loved one has been a victim of a Brownsville area motorcycle crash, you may need help getting fair compensation from the insurance company. The San Antonio motorcycle accident attorneys at The Cowen Law Group can help protect your rights and get you the insurance settlement you deserve. Contact our office at 877-385-1282 to schedule a free, no-risk, legal consultation with a Brownsville personal injury lawyer.

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