Motorcycle Accident Lawyers

You must first pass a training course approved by the Texas Department of Public Safety before you can apply for a motorcycle license. A written test and a road test must also be passed. A class M designation must appear on the license of anyone who operates a motorcycle in Texas. This law also applies to mopeds. If a rider completes the course for a trike or three-wheeled motorcycle they will be restricted to operating a trike. If an applicant doesn’t have a license and is between the age of 18 and 24, they must also complete an Adult Driver Education course.

Texas law states that all motorcycle riders between the age of 5 and 21 must wear a helmet. Anyone over the age of 21 is not required to wear a helmet.

Motorcyle riders must carry a minimum of $30,000 per injured party, $60,000 per accident, and $25,000 in property damage insurance coverage according to Texas state law.

In Texas, applicants who are 18 or older, have passed an operator training course for motorcycles and possess an unrestricted Class A, B or C license may provide their completion certificate for a course that meets the standards of the Motorcycle Safety Foundation’s curriculum, and the Texas Department of Public Safety will provide a road test waiver. No applicants under the age or 18 are allowed to receive a waver of road test in Texas. Motorcycle operators under the age of 16 must only ride motorcycles with an engine no larger than 250cc.

The following laws apply to motorcycles, trikes and mopeds. You must have a license. A motorcycle must be registered with the County Tax Assessor in the county in which the motorcycle owner lives. The motorcycle must have a registration sticker that is current and undergo yearly inspections at an Official Motor Vehicle Inspection Station. The certificate of approval must be affixed to the license plate on the rear of the motorcycle. A motorcycle, moped or trike must also be insured.

It is almost a given that you will be blamed for a motor accident in which you were injured by another motorist’s negligence. This is a common tactic of insurance companies. They often attempt to make you look like a free-wheeling reckless motorcyclist. An insurance adjuster or the defense’s lawyer will try to assert that you are at fault in some manner which you probably were not. They will try to question your character and make you out to be a stereotypical careless motorcycle rider who careens through traffic at high speeds. Insurance companies will fabricate just about anything to make you look responsible. They know that if they manage to do so, they can pay you less for the motorcycle accident, even though what they assert may not be credible. This is why a lawyer is essential. An experienced motorcycle accident will be ready for such tactics, and can effectively shut down any attempts to minimize your damages.

With a motorcycle accident lawyer at your side, you won’t need to worry about being wrongfully blamed. You will be able to let your lawyer do the talking for you. Attorneys for motorcycle injury victims are familiar with blaming tactics, and the ways that the defense will try to make a case for pinning fault on motorcyclists because if they can convince a jury that you were partially at fault, they can substantially reduce what a jury will award you, and if they can convince a jury that the accident was 51% your fault, you will awarded nothing because Texas state law does not allow for compensation if you meet this threshold in sharing fault with the defendant. We know how to prove the insurance companies wrong and put the burden back on the at-fault party that negligently caused your motorcycle accident. We build a case from the beginning to prove that the defendant is financially responsible for your injuries and losses. And, we push hard to alleviate our clients of all possible fault in accidents.

In the state of Texas, the law does not require most motorcycle riders to wear a helmet if they complete a motorcycle safety course or have the right kind of motorcycle accident insurance. Wearing a helmet does not take away your right seek or recover what you lost if someone else is responsible and at fault for a motorcyclke accident.

Insurance companies and their lawyers will definitely argue that because you chose not to wear a helmet that you made your injuries worse. And it may help the defendant make a convincing argument to reduce an injured rider’s damages, But this is not always the case. If you were injured in a motorcycle collision while not wearing your helmet and another party was at fault, you should still pursue you claims against the at-fault motorist. You still have a chance to recover your losses.