In all the chaos and confusion of a Texas motorcycle rally, it can be hard to know what to do first if you are injured. Our Waxahachie personal injury lawyers recommend you do the following:
- Call 911 to bring emergency services to your location and provide whatever medical care you need
- Collect whatever evidence you can safely gather before leaving the scene
- File an accident report with the local authorities
- Get in touch with our firm and start exploring your legal options
How Each of These Steps Helps You if You Were Injured at a Texas Rally
What you do after being injured at a motorcycle rally in Texas can have a big impact on whether you get financial compensation and how much compensation you receive. For example:
- Calling the police ensures that a timely accident report will be filed with the local authorities. Our motorcycle accident attorneys can use this report as evidence when building your case.
- Getting medical care not only protects your health, it also creates a medical record that connects your injuries with the rally accident and proves that you were diagnosed with certain conditions.
- Collecting evidence (to the extent allowed by your injuries) preserves materials that may quickly be destroyed. For example, taking photos of the accident scene can show what the scene looked like before other bikers and the authorities arrived, while getting witness contact information helps us find those witnesses later.
- Consulting our motorcycle accident lawyers gives you the opportunity to learn about your legal rights and responsibilities following a crash. You can find out about how to get financial compensation and how to hold the negligent parties responsible for the harm they did.
Taking Legal Action After an Injury at a Texas Motorcycle Rally
With the help of our firm, you can compile a casefile against the negligent party and ask their insurance company to reimburse you for your losses. You could get this money in one of two ways:
- The insurance company agrees to pay you a fair settlement. They may make an appropriate offer right away, or our motorcycle accident injury lawyers might have to negotiate with them first.
- The insurance company might refuse to make a just offer, in which case our legal team can go to court and seek a jury award instead. If the jury rules in your favor, the insurer will be compelled to pay whatever the jury decides your case is worth.
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Who Owes You Compensation for a Motorcycle Rally Injury?
There are countless motorcycle rallies held in Texas each year, including but not limited to:
- The Lone Star Rally in Galveston
- The Thunder in the Hill Country Rally in Bandera
- The Rumble on the River Rally in Bandera
- The Texas Iron Motorcycle Rally in Rocksprings
- The Crater Rally in Somerville
- The Republic of Texas Rally in Austin
The organizers of these and other events take on the responsibility of safeguarding the attendees’ welfare. If they cannot fulfill this obligation, they must help cover accident victims’ losses instead.
A negligent rider may also be at fault for your injuries if they failed to show basic respect for the rights of their fellow bikers.
What Damages Can You Recover for a Bike Rally Crash?
You could be entitled to the following types of damages and more:
- Reduced quality of life
- Pain and suffering
- Disability
- Scarring
- Medical bills
- Property damage
- Loss of wages
- Loss of earning capacity
If your loved one suffered a fatal injury at a rally, our Waxahachie wrongful death lawyers can also seek compensation for funeral expenses, loss of financial support, and loss of companionship.
How Common Are Motorcycle Rally Accidents in Texas?
Unfortunately, it is not at all unusual for a biker to go to a rally intending to have fun and bond with other riders, only to end up in the hospital from preventable injuries that the event organizers should have protected them against.
Rally injuries have often made headlines in recent years. Most involve motorcycle crashes, including the four serious injury collisions that the Austin American-Statesman reported from the Republic of Texas Rally in 2019. Others involve security issues, such as the 2023 shooting that occurred at the Lone Star Rally, as reported by Houston Public Media.
Why Are Motorcycle Rallies So Dangerous?
Riding a motorcycle comes with inherent risks, but certain actions can make it far more hazardous than it needs to be. For example:
- The rally organizers may fail to check that all attendees have valid tickets and motorcycle licenses.
- The rally may fail to hire enough security and install enough security measures to prevent shooters and other people with bad intentions from entering.
- The rally might not respond quickly enough when someone complains of unsafe conditions or behavior.
- Other riders might leave trash, such as beer bottles, in the roadway. The rally should clear debris from the road as soon as possible to prevent injury.
- Other riders may engage in risky behaviors, such as speeding, ignoring traffic lights, or drinking and riding.
- Other riders may become aggressive about a perceived insult or error and go out of their way to try to harm the “offender.”
- People walking on foot may enter the roadway without paying attention, forcing bikers to swerve out of the way or put on the brakes so quickly that they lose traction.
With so many people around, it is very important that everyone who attends or hosts a rally do their part to keep themselves and others safe. Our motorcycle accident attorneys are here to support anyone who was injured because someone else failed to respect the rules.
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After a Motorcycle Rally Injury, Call on Our Texas Law Firm
Whether you yourself were injured or you are seeking compensation on a deceased loved one’s behalf, Clay Jenkins & Associates wants to help. Since 1948, our firm has been guiding injured parties through the legal process. Now, we can help you figure out what to do if you are injured at a motorcycle rally in Texas. Call now for a free consultation.
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