Edmonton Motorcycle Accident Lawyer

A motorcycle accident lawyer is a personal injury lawyer with significant experience representing people injured in motorcycle accidents. If you have been injured in a motorcycle accident, look for a qualified Alberta motorcycle accident lawyer who knows:

• relevant Alberta laws and regulations
• case law decisions that may affect your compensation
• the insurance companies handling your case and how they handle claims
• how to claim for all damages and maximize the compensation you receive from the insurance company.

Personal injury lawyers that regularly deal with motorcycle injury claims will know what to do if:

• the vehicle driver claims the motorcyclist wasn’t visible or was speeding
• experts are needed to analyze the evidence in police reports, eyewitness accounts, etc.
• establishing fault is a challenge
• insurance companies offer low (unfair) compensation.

Learn how I use personal injury experts to build winning injury cases for my clients.

In Alberta, the most common causes of motorcycle accidents include:

• driver error (e.g. unsafe lane changes) on the part of the motorcycle operator and / or the driver of another vehicle
• impairment (e.g. drugs or alcohol)
• condition of the motorcycle or other vehicle (e.g. worn tires, non-functioning signal lights)
• road conditions (e.g. potholes, loose gravel, mud)
• weather conditions (e.g. visibility or slippery road conditions cause by rain or snow in Spring and Fall).

In Alberta, the most common causes of motorcycle accidents due to error by the motorcycle operator or the driver of another vehicle are:

• run off the road
• following too closely
• improper turn
• improper passing
• left of the centre line
• improper lane changes
• traffic signal, uncontrolled intersection, and stop sign violations.

Male motorcycle operators under 25 and, in particular, 16-17 year old male operators are most likely to be involved in accidents.

The most common injuries from motorcycle accidents in Alberta are:

• head injuries, including traumatic brain injuries
• broken bones (orthopedic injuries)
• roach rash, including soft tissue injuries or minor injuries
• spinal and spinal cord injuries.

Motorcycle operators are also involved in a large number of fatal casualty accidents, which can result in wrongful death claims. In Alberta, 31 people were killed in motorcycle collisions in 2020.

Joseph A. Nagy Injury Law has many years of experience dealing with all types of injuries caused by motorcycle accidents.

For more information, see Alberta traffic collision statistics.

Witness evidence is particularly important in motorcycle accident cases. The driver who caused the collision usually claims that “the motorcyclist came out of nowhere.” Such statements imply that the motorcyclist was speeding. The reality may be that the at-fault driver simply did not see or hear the motorcycle.

If you are a motorcyclist, you already know you need to be cautious of other drivers on our highways. Drivers are used to seeing bigger vehicles and don’t notice motorcycles. In Alberta, motorbikes aren’t usually on the roads in winter. As a result, motorcycle collisions often spike when bikes reappear on our roads in May and June.

Over the course of my career, I have developed a careful questioning technique. Under my questioning, the at-fault party often admits under oath that they could not have known the motorcyclist’s speed at the time of the accident. If you’ve been injured in a motorcycle accident, you can call me and ask for a free consultation.