Category Archives: Motorcycle Accident
Chain Reaction Collision Leads To Motorcyclist Being Run Over
Everyone who buys a motorcycle for the first time gets a flurry of warnings from concerned family members. Most of these share the theme that, no matter how carefully you drive, and even if you wear a helmet, there is no escape from the fact that a motorcycle is much smaller than a car,… Read More »
Motorcyclist Dies After Drunk Driver Strikes Her Motorcycle
Motorcycle rides are usually uneventful, but they are sufficient to lift your spirits. Riding a motorcycle feels like it is more dangerous than it is; you feel the wind rushing past your face, even as you ride on familiar streets; it gives you the feeling of being home and far from home at the… Read More »
Dirt Bike Accidents
A bicycle is a toy; you can buy them in the toy section of Walmart and test drive them by riding them up and down the aisles. By contrast, a motorcycle is a motor vehicle. To drive one, you must pass a written test and a road test, just like you would with a… Read More »
Motorcyclist Dies Attempting To Pass Semi Truck
Even if you are the one driving the entire time, road trips are a lot of fun. You can stop for lunch at a Waffle House far from home and show your kids one of the last remaining jukeboxes in the world, while they express bewilderment at why anyone would pay money to hear… Read More »
Motorcycle On Motorcycle Collisions
Before sunrise one morning in October 2024, a group of motorcyclists were riding together on Jefferson Davis Highway in Aiken County. One of them lost control of his motorcycle and collided with a nearby bike. The rider of the struck motorcycle, Troy Johnson, was unable to correct course before he ran off the road… Read More »
June 2025 Motorcycle Accidents In South Carolina
The biggest motorcycle events of the year have come and gone from South Carolina, and now we can settle in for a summer of peaceful or adventuresome riding, depending on where we choose to ride. Safety is the top priority at the Palmetto State’s motorcycle rallies, and we usually get through them without any… Read More »
Motorcycle Helmet Laws Could Account For Discrepancy In Outcomes Between South Carolina And North Carolina
Some people are sticklers for the rules. The sight of someone littering on public property raises their blood pressure. A driver doing a California stop sign maneuver in South Carolina gives them fits. If someone tries to cut in front of them while standing in line, they are ready to come to blows. Then… Read More »
Most Preventable Causes Of Motorcycle Accidents
Motorcycle summer is upon us, and as you prepare to head to Myrtle Beach, you can hear the warnings of your worry wart relatives piercing through the hype with which you choose to surround yourself. You reassure your relatives that riding a motorcycle is at least as safe as driving a car. They counter… Read More »
Know Your South Carolina Motorcycle Laws Before You Head To Myrtle Beach
If you are going to Myrtle Beach this year on motorcycle, then you are either an experienced motorcycle rider, an enthusiastic one, or both. You know how to use your common sense when riding or maintaining your bike. While we can safely assume that everyone at Myrtle Beach loves motorcycles, we cannot assume that… Read More »
Sometimes Red Means Go In South Carolina
People choose South Carolina as a retirement destination because of its politeness and as a vacation spot because things are unlikely to get as far out of hand as they would in other Southern states. Case in point, you aren’t even allowed to burn rubber at Myrtle Beach Bike week. In New Orleans, defying… Read More »