Nearly one in five traffic fatalities in Colorado in 2009 were motorcyclists. In order to help combat those disheartening numbers, the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) has a number of programs in place aimed at riders of various skill levels. One of the higher profile campaigns has been “Live to Ride.” The program is based [...]

U.S. 34  and U.S. 36 were deadly places to be last week. Each highway was the site of a fatal accident last Thursday, one of them when a vehicle struck a pedestrian and the other a motorcycle fatality. In both collisions, the people in the cars had made it, while those less protected by the [...]

Gubernatorial candidate for Colorado Tom Tancredo took a spill while riding on South Broadway in Denver. Tancredo says he was cut off by a car that was exiting a parking lot onto the street in front of him. Fox News reports more details: The 64-year-old said his glasses and watch were broken and his motorcycle [...]

One month ago, four motorcyclists died on their way back from a bike rally — a tragic accident, in which alcohol was certainly involved. Here is a quick recap of the accident from RadioIowa.com: The crash occurred August 9 in a construction zone near the Little Sioux interchange on Interstate 29 where the freeway had been [...]

Last Saturday was a bad day for those on two wheels as two separate motorcycle  accidents in Pueblo, Colorado, claimed three lives. All three were driving or riding motorcycles while the survivors were in automobiles. It was the kind of day that reminds you just how vulnerable you can be on a bike, and why [...]

Another motorcycle fatality has marred the Colorado landscape last Friday, this time in Eastern El Paso County. It’s always tragic when a motor vehicle accident results in someone’s injury or death. If you’ve ever ridden a motorcycle you already know how exhilarating it is, and how much more dangerous it can be. One of the reasons [...]

Three motorcyclists were killed in two different fatal motorcycle accidents that occurred within a 24 hour span (between August 29th and 30th). According to a report in The Tribune, the first motorcycle accident occurred when a single motorcycle crashed into a guardrail, killing both people on the bike. The fatal accident took place on the U.S. 34 [...]

The following is a guest blog post courtesy of Paulson Coletti Trial Attorneys PC, a firm comprised of three Portland Oregon injury lawyers. Spencer Nelson was a competitive ski racer for the University of Colorado, Boulder, but his life was tragically cut short this month in a climbing accident near Aspen, CO. The 20-year-old had [...]

Publication: Scooter News Date Published: July, 2010 Everything in life has its inherent risks, and although riding a motorcycle may put you at a greater risk of being injured, it doesn’t mean you should give it up completely. All you need to do is prepare yourself with the proper knowledge and skills to protect yourself [...]

Mariposa County, CA was the scene of a recent triple-vehicle accident involving two SUVs and a motorcycle. B.J. Hansen, MyMotherLode.com news director, describes the crash: The CHP reports that 18-year-old Marissa Fuqua was traveling east on Highway 140 near Colorado Road when she allowed her Ford Bronco to cross over the double yellow lines. She first [...]