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Motorcycle safety is important

Some motorcycle riders use their bikes everyday commuting back and forth to work and others ride their motorcycles on the weekend. Whether it is a daily activity or a favorite past time sport, motorcycle driving is exhilarating but can also be dangerous.

Each one of us has seen motorcycle drivers on I-25 and throughout Colorado driving without a helmet. Many believe that just because Colorado's helmet law only requires motorcycle drivers 17 years old and younger to wear a helmet, doesn't mean that drivers older than the specified age group shouldn't wear one.

Did you know that a motorcycle driver not wearing a helmet has a 40 percent greater risk of being involved in a deadly motorcycle accident? It's true, according to research from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Even the Colorado State Patrol's website recommends wearing a helmet and protective safety gear when operating a motorcycle. In 2005, 87 people were killed in Colorado motorcycle accidents, and 76 percent of these fatalities were the result of not wearing helmets.

Helmets are designed to protect riders from a hard blow to the head in case of a crash. Helmets may prevent death or help riders avoid a traumatic brain injury. Brain injury can be caused from a motorcycle crash and may leave survivors with behavioral and physical disabilities for life. Research shows that riders without helmets have a higher chance for sustaining brain injury than those who wear helmets.

If you or someone you know has been seriously injured in a motorcycle crash in Colorado Springs, you may need a lifetime of medical treatment for your injuries. Contact an experienced Colorado motorcycle accident attorney at the Law Offices of Robert J. Anderson at (866) 254-1274 for a free legal evaluation.