{"id":2392,"date":"2021-11-24T23:11:57","date_gmt":"2021-11-24T23:11:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saharmaleklaw.com\/?p=2392"},"modified":"2023-10-25T21:35:19","modified_gmt":"2023-10-25T21:35:19","slug":"can-i-still-recover-damages-if-i-wasnt-wearing-a-helmet-during-a-motorcycle-accident","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saharmaleklaw.com\/can-i-still-recover-damages-if-i-wasnt-wearing-a-helmet-during-a-motorcycle-accident\/","title":{"rendered":"Can I Still Recover Damages If I Wasn\u2019t Wearing a Helmet During a Motorcycle Accident?"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Riding a motorcycle on a sunny day can be an exciting and fun experience. Thousands of people around the country enjoy riding a bike on their days off, and many others also use it as a means of transportation to work. However, it is well known that motorcyclists are at a much higher risk of catastrophic injury, or even death, in accidents because they have much less protection than they would in a car. Nonetheless, several studies have also shown that safety helmets have saved many lives when used by both rider and passengers.<\/p>\n

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California was one of the first states to make helmet use mandatory for motorcyclists, thus reducing deaths from these types of accidents by 37.5% during the first year. When a person riding a motorcycle is involved in an accident, some of the most common injuries we can encounter are:\n<\/p>\n