Pennsylvania is Named One of the Worst States for Highway Safety
According to the Daily Times of Delaware County, Pennsylvania, a national highway safety advocacy group rates Pennsylvania as one of the lowest-performing states when it comes to enacting basic safety laws, including laws specifically directed toward protecting teens and motorcyclists.
The Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety, an alliance of healthcare, consumer, and insurance groups working together to strengthen highway safety laws, says that Pennsylvania is one of the seven worst-performing states regarding the adoption of basic safety rules that would reduce the deaths and injuries on Pennsylvania highways.
While Pennsylvania lawmakers have been dragging their feet for the past few months, more teens have died in accidents. Although legislation had been introduced to help reduce the dangers from teens and other easily-distracted drivers, some small-yet-vocal interest groups had apparently succeeded in watering down its provisions.
Unfortunately, the same risky behaviors that teenagers exhibit while driving cars—speeding, drinking, overloading with passengers, texting and talking, failing to use safety equipment such as helmets—are all seen when teens ride motorcycles. At times, this combination of youthful exuberance, speed, and danger leads to tragic Pennsylvania motorcycle accidents.
Although motorcycle accidents are an unfortunate fact of life, here in Pennsylvania there is hope. If your teenager is involved in a Pennsylvania motorcycle wreck, it is still possible to relieve the financial burden that often accompanies such tragic accidents. Even if your teenager is partially to blame for the motorcycle accident, a Pennsylvania motorcycle accident lawyer can help you receive the financial compensation you need to help pay for medical expenses, rehabilitation, and long-term care if necessary.
If you or your teenager has been involved in a Pennsylvania motorcycle accident, regardless of fault, it is important to contact a Pennsylvania motorcycle attorney immediately. An experienced Pennsylvania motorcycle attorney can review the circumstances of the accident and work to protect your child now and safeguard his or her future.
Whether your motorcycle accident occurred in Harrisburg, Scranton, Philadelphia, or anywhere in the State of Pennsylvania, our motorcycle accident attorneys are ready to help. Call 1-800-4-BIKERS today!
