San Francisco California Attorney Introduces Innovative Approach To Reconstructing Accident Scenes To Help Injured Motorcyclists Prove Their Case
January 18, 2006 (PRLEAP.COM) Business News
San Francisco Motorcycle Accident Attorney Michael Padway is now introducing new approach to explaining how accidents happened designed to help motorcycle accident victims prove their innocence and avoid unnecessary law suits. According to studies such as the Hurt report, most accidents are caused by a car cutting off a motorcycle. Even if the bike is a few miles over the speed limit, this isn’t usually the cause of the accident. The real cause is that the driver of the car doesn’t take the time to look at the motorcycle, and then yield the right of way as required by law.“What I do, is I get a strong grip on where everyone was at each point leading up to the collision, and what they could see from each of those points. This way, I can find the critical place where the car driver should have seen the motorcycle, but cut in front anyway. Once we have this spot, it becomes the focus of the case. Since the accident wouldn’t have happened if the motorist took time to look at the motorcycle and let it go past, this simplifies the case. Usually, they settle at that point” says motorcycle attorney Michael Padway.
“It’s actually very complicated, and it took me 30 years of practice to develop this. Most accident reconstruction experts are trained to go immediately to the time, speed, and distance calculations. This inevitably creates a fight about how fast the motorcycle was going. Since most juries believe that the motorcycle was speeding, this approach can lead to unnecessary trials and findings against the motorcycle rider.”
“At this point in my career, I can choose what kind of cases I handle. I like to focus on motorcycle accidents, because I have been riding one for most of my life, and these cases can be fun.”
Michael Padway handles motorcycle accident cases throughout California and is well known as a personal injury attorney from the San Francisco Bay Area. The new weblog is available at http://blog.michaelpadway.com
About Michael Padway:
Michael Padway is a California motorcycle attorney and lawyer specializing in assisting victims with getting fair representation and compensation for injuries and expenses incurred during a motorcycle accident. Michael Padway represents motorcycle accident victims in the San Francisco, Oakland and San Jose areas of California and across the Nation. For more information about Michael Padway and Associates, visit http://www.michaelpadway.com.
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