When a motorcyclist is killed in a motorcycle wreck, their families may bring a wrongful death claim against the responsible party. Fatalities from McKinney motorcycle accidents may be the result of the negligence of a third party or on occasion or because the motorcycle malfunctions in some way which causes the death of the rider. In both situations, a wrongful death action is possible.
Motorcycle Safety
Motorcycle manufacturers, just like automobile manufacturers, have a duty to make the vehicles as safe as they can within the limits of the current technology that is available. There is an entire area of law that has developed over the last 75 or 80 years called crashworthiness.
Crashworthiness involves building and designing a vehicle with the express understanding that the vehicle will be involved in a crash. Motorcycle manufacturer’s know that their products are going to be in wrecks, so they try to design them to be as safe as possible.
With motorcycles, that presents unique challenges simply because there is no safety compartment to protect the rider. As a result, crashworthiness for motorcyclists is a little more difficult to establish than for passenger cars. Still, attorneys brought claims for things like defective brakes, buggy software, and faulty throttles.
