Why are motorcycle accident injuries often more severe than car accidents?

A motorcycle offers none of the structural protection a car provides, no crumple zone, no airbags, no surrounding frame absorbing the force of impact. Even a relatively low-speed collision can throw a rider from the bike and onto pavement, which is why head injuries, road rash, and broken bones show up so much more often and so much more severely in motorcycle crash cases.

What this means for a claim

These realities are exactly why motorcycle injury claims often involve larger medical costs, longer recovery times, and more permanent impacts on someone’s ability to work, all of which should be reflected in how the claim is valued, not minimized because the vehicle involved was a motorcycle.

What to do next

If this is where you are right now, call Mile High Legal at (720) 853-5779 for a free consultation. We handle Colorado injury claims on contingency, meaning you pay nothing upfront and nothing at all unless we recover money for you.

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