This morning I was contacted by the owner of MotorcycleAccident.org. No, it's not an image swapping site of motorcycle crashes (some of you were thinking it) but rather a site dedicated to promoting motorcycle safety and sharing information on ways to avoid and minimize crashes. Additionally they provide info and resources for recovery after crashes as well as information about legal liabilities. 

An important part of our mission here at Nashvilleriders.com is to promote safety and education for riders so we are glad to help promote MotorcycleAccident.org. In fact below (after the Read more link) you will find a teaser and link to an article from their site which covers how different states view legal liability in the event of a crash. 

Fault

What does negligence, i.e. fault, mean?  Negligence is a very broad term, but generally it is: When a person unintentionally harms another person and/or their property because he/she acted in a way that a reasonable person, given the same set of circumstances, would not; put simply it is carelessness.

Determining Fault
Unfortunately, there is no uniform way in the United States to identify who is at fault in motor vehicle accidents.  Fault is determined by each state’s laws, and many states’ laws differ.  Additionally, every accident’s circumstances are different, so determining fault is not a simple decision; circumstances must be analyzed to determine each party’s degree of responsibility in an accident.

Read the full article over at Motorcycleaccident.org