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May is Motorcycle Safety Month and National Youth Traffic Safety Month, so this topic couldn’t be more fitting. It sounds counter intuitive to allow teens and even children to ride motorcycles and motorized vehicles, but it is actually legal. But being legal and safe are too different things. As an attorney who has helped far …
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Supersport riders more likely to die in motorcycle accidents than riders of more traditional motorcycles I was recently interviewed by a Florida newspaper Ocala.com, probably being that it’s always motorcycle riding season in Florida. I am one of a small handful of lawyers in the United States who has litigated and settled a large number …
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Steven Gursten in the Ocala Times on how the dangers of supersports affect younger bikers Steve Gursten was interviewed by a Florida newspaper Ocala.com, as it’s always motorcycle riding season in Florida. Steve is one of a handful of national lawyers who handles serious motorcycle accident lawsuits, and the newspaper sought him out for his …
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How to find a safe helmet that can save your life Today I’d like to continue the discussion about choosing the right motorcycle helmet. Wearing a motorcycle helmet in Michigan is more important now than ever, as the law requiring motorcycle helmet use has been repealed. We’re going to start from the top down with …
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Motorcycle lawyer advice on the proper insurance coverage now for motorcyclists The bill designed to repeal our 40-year-old law requiring Michigan motorcyclists to wear a helmet was signed into law by Governor Snyder on Thursday. Now the law requiring Michigan motorcycle owners to ride with a helmet is no more, as our motorcycle lawyers had …
Motorcycle attorney in Detroit Free Press about the motorcycle helmet repeal and its deadly consequences Steven M. Gursten was featured as a motorcycle attorney source in the Detroit Free Press. Gursten discussed the Michigan motorcycle helmet repeal and its dire consequences for motorcyclists and taxpayers. As said in the Free Press: “It’s a terrible law,” …
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Motorcycle attorney Steven Gursten says taxpayers will pay for medical care when motorcyclists without helmets are seriously injured Steve Gursten, motorcycle attorney and head of Michigan Auto Law, was featured on Channel 4 news, in an in-depth story about the consequences of the proposal to repeal Michigan’s helmet law requirement. Gursten told the reporter, Dr. …
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Steven M. Gursten discusses the dire consequences that could come of the state’s proposed No-Fault “reform” bills and motorcycle helmet repeal Michigan Auto Law partner and accident attorney Steven M. Gursten was interviewed on the Oakland Connection public access television show on two possible looming developments in state law. Gursten discussed with host Timothy Burns the …
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Michigan motorcycle accident lawyer explains helmets prevent – and do not cause – motorcycle accidents To wear a motorcycle helmet or not has caused a debate between motorcycle accident lawyers and bikers, and of course politicians pandering for votes. Some bikers say that wearing motorcycle helmets is actually unsafe — that it could interfere with …
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