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05/27/07

Motorcycle Safety Pearls of Wisdom.

Permalink 05:20:11 am, by Norman Gregory Fernandez, Esq. Email , 553 words, 1172 views   English (US)
Categories: Articles, Education, Riding Attire, Cagers, Editorial, Riding Your Motorcycle

Motorcycle Lawyer, Biker Lawyer, Norman Gregory Fernandez offers some motorcycle safety tips.I read an article somewhere with a list of the following Motorcycle Safely Pearls of Wisdom. I suggest that everyone reads each one!

Always assume other drivers can't or don't see you.

Just because a driver is looking at you, doesn't mean that the driver sees you.

Always assume other drivers are going to do something wrong or stupid. Try to avoid being one of the "other" drivers!

Drivers making a left turn are the most dangerous.

Rush hour drivers all feel that their time is more important than your life.

All drivers think it is safe to pull out of their driveways without looking.

The likelihood that a driver will make a sudden left turn or lane change increases dramatically as you prepare to pass.

On one way streets, it is the driver in the furthest right lane who will most need to make a left turn.

Every intersection is a race for your life. Remember: At the turn of the 20th century there were only two cars in all of Kansas and they collided at an intersection!

Basically, assume that all drivers are out on the road trying to kill you. Submitted for your consideration--Rep. Bill Janklow of South Dakota!

Never let anyone convince, coerce, or shame you into riding without a helmet if that's your choice. There is no ride straight enough, short enough, or slow enough to be safe.

I've seen riders killed while standing still at a stoplight when they were knocked over and hit their heads on the pavement!

Never get in a hurry. Never be afraid to slow down. Better to avoid an accident than to be in one.

Superior riders use superior knowledge and superior experience to avoid situations that require superior skill.

Never ride when you are too tired, hungry, or thirsty. You can pay attention or you can pay an undertaker.

Never argue with an 18-wheeler, especially around interstate on ramps.

The longer you take to pass an 18-wheeler, the more likely it is that one of its tires will explode just as you pass along side.

Never be too proud to unlearn an old habit.

Never be too proud to take a motorcycle training course.

Just because you knew how to ride a 175cc when you were 19 doesn't mean you know how to ride a "Fat Boy" at 49.

Always ride straight and sober. Keep 8 hours between bottle and throttle. Thirty-one percent of all traffic fatalities and 41% of holiday traffic fatalities involve alcohol.

Drivers talking on cell phones are just as dangerous as drunk drivers.

Never outrun your headlight. Deer and other animals will always insist on the right of way.

Don't just dress for the ride; dress for the fall.

There's no satisfaction in being right if you are dead right.

Keep less experienced riders near the front and more experienced riders at the back of a group ride.

The last rider in a group always has to drive 80 to keep up with a lead rider who is going 65. Never outrun your skill level. Drop out of the group and enjoy the peace and solitude of a solo ride.

Slow drivers will always speed up as you try to pass them. Fast drivers will always slow down once they pass and pull in front of you
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By Norman Gregory Fernandez, Esq.

05/15/07

The Importance of applying a Sunscreen or Sunblock Lotion before Riding Your Motorcycle.

Permalink 10:19:35 pm, by Norman Gregory Fernandez, Esq. Email , 499 words, 1007 views   English (US)
Categories: Articles, Education, Riding Attire, Editorial, Riding Your Motorcycle

Motorcycle Lawyer Norman Gregory Fernandez discusses wearing sunscreen while riding your motorcycleIf any of you have ridden your motorcycle in the sun, without applying sunscreen lotion like I have, you may have learned the hard way at the end of the day that you have been fried to a crisp. There is nothing worse than having bad sunburn, especially on overnight or multi-day motorcycle runs.

The suffering of a sunburn can be prevented by simply apply sunscreen lotion before and during your motorcycle rides!

I am not going to write a scientific article on sunscreen or sunblock lotions. You can do a Google, Yahoo, or MSN search on sunscreens to find out all about them. You can read a good article about sunscreen lotions by clicking here.

The bottom line is that these sunscreen lotions do in fact protect you from getting sunburned. I can attest to this from first hand experience. If you are going to ride, you need to protect yourself and your skin unless you want to look like a wrinkled up old sun burned prune.

Maybe it is just me, but it seems as though the Sun burns your skin much quicker than it used to. This might have something to do with the decrease in the Ozone layer of the atmosphere, or maybe it is just me getting older.

In anycase, riding your motorcycle will be much more pleasurable if you apply sunscreen lotion 15 to 30 minutes before you ride, and every couple of hours thereafter. I have found that anything above SPF 35 is the best if you don’t want to get sunburned.

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05/09/07

How to Select the right Motorcycle Helmet for You; Does Price Really Matter?

Permalink 01:39:59 am, by Norman Gregory Fernandez, Esq. Email , 523 words, 1987 views   English (US)
Categories: Articles, News, Education, Riding Attire, Editorial, Riding Your Motorcycle

California biker motorcycle injury accident lawyer Norman Gregory Fernandez on selecting the right motorcycle helmetA Biker Law Blog visitor named Randy read my article titled “Helmets and Face Protection; You Decide!” He posted the following question;

“I am looking for a full face DOT helmet. There are so many. How do you know if you are buying a good DOT helmet or one that is not as good as another one? I have seen prices from $ 59.99 to $ 700.00 dollars. I realize that one gets what he pays for but, why the tremendous difference in prices and they are all DOT?

Randy”

I thought that this would make an excellent article because if you do decide to wear a helmet, you want to make sure that the thing is actually going to protect your head. A quick caveat; this article is not in anyway related to your decision to wear a helmet or not, it is about selecting a proper helmet if you decide to wear one. I have already covered this issue in a couple of articles that you can read by clicking here, or by clicking here.

I have found an excellent article on the subject by Art Friedman at Motorcycle Cruiser Magazine that you can read by clicking here now. This is probably the best article that I have seen on the subject. Rather than trying to regurgitate his article in a nutshell, I highly suggest that you actually read the article. Again, you can read his article by clicking here now.

There is a huge point that Art makes in his article; buying the right helmet can often take more time than finding the right motorcycle. I agree. I myself started our wearing no helmet at all in my early days of riding. I then switched to the novelty beanie helmets when California made wearing a helmet mandatory. After doing enough motorcycle cases and seeing my clients really jacked up in motorcycle accidents, I opted to go with a full face helmet. Another reason I went with a full face helmet is that they make certain rides more enjoyable. However, that is not the subject of this article.

I now wear a Modular (Flip Up) Helmet. You can read some reviews of Modular Helmets by Motorcycle Cruiser magazine by clicking here now. As for me, I like the modular helmets because I can flip it up at a Gas Station while getting gas; to take a swig of water or a bite to eat, or to have a smoke. You do not have to remove the helmet to do these things with a modular helmet, and they arguably have the same protection as a full face helmet.

Per Art, the safest helmets are of the full face variety. I must admit, a full face helmet does have less wind noise, and feels more comfortable than my present modular helmet.

I suggest that everyone read Art’s article, and take the time to find the right helmet for you. Think about it; you spend tens of thousands of dollars on your motorcycles, customization, and accessories. Is your helmet that contains your brain and your face as important as those aftermarket pipes?

By Norman Gregory Fernandez, Esq., © 2007

05/04/07

May is Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month!

Permalink 10:59:18 pm, by Norman Gregory Fernandez, Esq. Email , 221 words, 989 views   English (US)
Categories: Announcements [B], Articles, News, Tires, Education, Riding Attire, Maintenance, Cagers, Editorial, Riding Your Motorcycle

California Biker Motorcycle Lawyer Attorney Norman Gregory Fernandez at the Hollister Independence Day RallyThe Month of May has been designated as Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month. You can read the official release from the NHTSA by clicking here.

You can read another article from the American Motorcyclist Association about Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month by clicking here.

You can read yet another article about Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month from the Motorcycle Safety Foundation by clicking here.

You can also read about a bi-partisan Congressional Resolution to promote May as being Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month by clicking here.

I have written many motorcycle safety articles that you can read on this blog by clicking the Safety Tips button on the top of the Blog. I am sure not the holy grail of motorcycle safety, but my many years of riding have given me some good incite into the subject. You might want to read some of the articles even if you think you know it all. You may learn something. I am also inviting all bikers to submit safety articles to me by sending them to Norman@norman-law.com . If the articles are good, I will publish them on the Blog and give you full author credits.

Let’s use this month to get the word out to other bikers, motorcyclist, and cagers, about motorcycle safety.

Keep Both Wheels on the Road.

By Norman Gregory Fernandez, Esq., © 2007