Hit by a driver who fled on a Seattle road? Learn the immediate steps, why traffic and business camera footage is a race against time, and how your Washington UM coverage pays after a motorcycle hit-and-run.

Hit by a driver with no insurance while riding in Seattle or across Washington? Here is how UM and UIM coverage steps in, why your bike's likely missing PIP makes it matter even more, and why your own insurer still fights you.

A step-by-step guide for Seattle and Washington riders on what to do after a crash, why documentation still drives the number under pure comparative negligence, and what never to say to the adjuster.

Washington gives you three years to file a personal-injury lawsuit after a motorcycle crash, but exceptions and government-claim rules can shorten that window fast. Here is how the deadline works and why wet-weather evidence fades long before it runs

Every rider and passenger in Washington must wear a DOT-approved helmet. Here is what actually makes a helmet compliant and how a novelty lid can be turned against you, even under Washington's rider-friendly pure comparative negligence rule.

Washington's minimum liability limits are just 25/50/10, and with PIP optional, many riders lean on health insurance and UM/UIM. Here is why uninsured and underinsured motorist coverage is a rider's real safety net and what to look for in your policy

Washington reduces your recovery by your share of fault but never bars it, so even a mostly-at-fault rider can recover something. Here is what pure comparative negligence means for Puget Sound motorcyclists and why insurers still fight to pin blame o

The dry summer is over and the rain is back to stay. For Seattle and Tacoma riders that means oil-slick first storms, greasy wet leaves, slick paint and grated bridge decks, streetcar and rail tracks turning to grease, valley fog, early dark, and col

Some Seattle corridors put riders in the hospital far more than others. I-5 through downtown and the Ship Canal Bridge, the I-405 crush, SR-99 and Aurora, the SR-520 and I-90 floating bridges, the West Seattle Bridge merges, and the steep wet hills e

Hit by a drunk driver in Seattle this December? A Washington motorcycle attorney explains pure comparative negligence, dram shop liability, and UM coverage.

By November the ride home is a night ride whether you planned it or not, and the dark stretches longer every week. In Seattle that means being seen in near-constant rain, glare off wet pavement, and at the intersections where left-turn crashes put do

An Uber or Lyft hit you on your bike in Seattle? A Washington motorcycle attorney explains the $1M rideshare coverage, the app phase gaps, and who pays.

Insurer calling your bike a total loss in Washington? A Seattle motorcycle attorney explains ACV, comps, aftermarket parts, gap insurance, and lowballs.

The best motorcycle rides near Seattle, from Snoqualmie Pass and Chinook Pass around Mount Rainier to the North Cascades Highway, Chuckanut Drive, and the Olympic Peninsula loop, plus the hidden risks Washington riders face and why a crash here hits

After a Seattle motorcycle crash, who pays your medical bills? Washington is at-fault with optional PIP, so here is how health insurance, PIP, and UM/UIM step in.

Seattle riders miss the coverage that matters on their Washington motorcycle insurance declarations page. Here is how to read your dec page and find the gaps.

What is a Washington motorcycle accident case worth? A Seattle rider's guide to damages, coverage limits, the missing PIP on your bike, and how pure comparative negligence can lower your number without ever wiping it out.

Is lane splitting legal in Washington in 2026? Here is the law for Seattle riders and how filtering through I-5 traffic can reduce your motorcycle injury claim.

Parking your bike through the wettest Seattle and Washington months? What motorcycle coverage to keep, what to cut, and why never to let the policy lapse.

The insurance adjuster who calls after your Washington motorcycle crash is not on your side. Learn the tactics, what not to sign, and how pure comparative negligence makes every word you say cut into your recovery.

Seattle's grated bridge decks and streetcar and light-rail tracks turn to grease in the winter wet. How riders cross metal safely and who pays when they go down.

A mild Seattle morning can be ice at 3,000 feet. Black ice, snow, and the valley-to-pass swing on Snoqualmie, Stevens, and Chinook, and how riders stay upright.

Hurt riding on the back of a bike in Seattle or Tacoma? A Washington motorcycle attorney explains who pays a passenger's claim, optional PIP, and UM stacking.

Hit by a car turning left in Seattle? A Washington motorcycle attorney explains proving fault, failure to yield, and how insurers still shift blame to riders.

Getting your bike ready for spring in Seattle? A Washington rider's T-CLOCS pre-season checklist for tires, battery, fluids, skills, and a UM/UIM re-check.

The Seattle and Puget Sound riding scene wakes up in spring. A Washington rider's guide to bike nights, charity rides, first runs, and group-ride etiquette.