New Jersey had its deadliest year for pedestrians in 2024 with more than 200 lives being lost on New Jersey roads. This is a heartbreaking 29% increase from 2023 and the most dangerous year in the last three decades. However, it wasn’t just pedestrians. In total, at least 687 people…
Most motorcycle riders ride their bikes safely and prudently. We often do so for pleasure to enjoy the outdoors, especially during a beautiful day. Unfortunately for many experienced riders, the day is cut short when an inattentive car or truck cuts us off causing us to drop our bikes. If…
Over the 4th of July holiday weekend, a retired Teaneck police officer was critically injured while operating his motorcycle on Route 208 in Paramus, New Jersey, after his motorcycle collided with a defective piece of roadway on a Route 208 overpass, causing him to be thrown from the bike. Fortunately…
This morning on my way to work I noticed something rather strange. There was no traffic heading east on Route 4 in Teaneck, NJ. It did not take much knowledge or wisdom to figure out something terrible was ahead of me headed west on Route 4 toward River Edge and…
Did you know in most states it is legal for riders 21 and older to ride a motorcycle WITHOUT a helmet? And in three states (Illinois, Iowa, and New Hampshire), no riders are required to wear a helmet? According to the Governors Highway Safety Association, only 18 states, including New Jersey and New York, require…
MOTORCYCLIST vs. MEIZENIS Motorcycle Accident with Ambulance Settles for $4.5 million Garry R. Salomon and Adam B. Lederman, partners of the New Jersey injury law firm Davis, Saperstein & Salomon, P.C. are pleased to announce the resolution of a lawsuit filed in the Superior Court of New Jersey, Middlesex County…
Summer’s warm weather makes it a prime time to rev up your motorcycle and take a ride. New Jersey, of course, offers many great places to enjoy your motorcycle. For instance, you can take a trip to the shore, or you can tour along the Hudson to the Palisades. But…
May is National Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month. The event helps to raise awareness of the common causes of motorcycle accidents and the steps motorcyclists can take to avoid being involved in crashes. According to statistics from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, an estimated 4,381 motorcyclists lost their lives in…
May is Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month in New Jersey and across the country. As the weather warms, there is no better time to focus on motorcycle accident prevention. Just in time for the safety push, a new report projects that final statistics will show that motorcycle fatalities fell an estimated…
Riding a motorcycle can be both exciting and dangerous. The fact is that you are more likely to be killed if you are involved in a motorcycle accident than a car accident. There are no airbags, no seatbelts, and nothing protecting you from the impact of another vehicle. But there…
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