A driver clipped you on I-8 or the coast highway and took off. Here are the immediate steps, how California treats hit-and-run, how your UM coverage pays when the driver is never found, and the deadlines you cannot miss.

About one in six California drivers carries no insurance. If one of them hits you on I-15 or CA-94, your own UM/UIM coverage is the lifeline that pays. Here is how it works and why your own insurer still fights you.

Down on I-5, I-8, or the Coronado Bridge? Here is exactly what a San Diego rider should do at the scene, what to document, and what never to say to the adjuster before you call a lawyer.

California gives you two years to file a motorcycle injury lawsuit, but a much shorter six-month clock runs when a city, county, or Caltrans is involved. Here is why San Diego riders need to act early.

Every rider and passenger in California must wear a DOT-compliant helmet. Here is what compliant actually means, and how a novelty lid can be used against you even under our rider-friendly pure comparative negligence rule.

California raised its minimum liability limits to 30/60/15 on January 1, 2025, but plenty of drivers still carry too little or nothing at all. Here is why uninsured and underinsured motorist coverage is a San Diego rider's real lifeline.

California's pure comparative negligence rule reduces your recovery by your share of fault but never wipes it out. Here is why that matters for San Diego riders, and why insurers still fight to pin blame on you.

California is the one state in the country that expressly authorizes lane splitting, so a San Diego rider slipping between lanes on the I-5 or the 805 is doing something legal, not something to apologize for. Here is what the law actually says, what

Every San Diego rider has a corridor they respect and one they dread. From the I-5 and I-805 merge to the 15, the 8 through Mission Valley, the 163 through Balboa Park, the coast highways, and the Coronado Bridge, here are the roads that concentrate

Hit by a drunk driver in San Diego this December? A California motorcycle attorney explains how the DUI proves fault, comparative negligence, and UM coverage.

By November the ride home is a night ride whether you planned it or not. On San Diego roads a motorcycle is one small light lost in a sea of headlights, signals, and coastal fog, and the left-turning driver who never sees you is the number one rider-

Hit by an Uber or Lyft driver in San Diego? A California motorcycle attorney breaks down the rideshare coverage periods, the $1M policy, and comparative fault.

Insurer totaling your motorcycle in California? Learn how total-loss value is set, why sales tax and fees must be included, and how to fight a lowball payout.

From the Sunrise Highway S1 to Julian at apple season to the nickel on Palomar's South Grade, here are the rides worth burning a tank on this fall, plus the Santa Ana and fire-season timing that keeps them safe.

After a San Diego motorcycle crash, who pays your medical bills? California has no PIP, so a rider's attorney explains health insurance, MedPay, liens, and UM.

How to read your California motorcycle insurance declarations page: liability limits, UM/UIM, MedPay, and the coverage gaps a San Diego rider should fix today.

There is no average that tells you what your San Diego motorcycle case is worth. Here is what damages are actually made of, how pure comparative negligence reduces recovery without barring it, and why severity, liability, and policy limits drive the

Lane splitting is legal in California under Vehicle Code 21658.1. A San Diego motorcycle attorney explains the CHP rules and how fault works if you crash.

Storing your motorcycle for the California winter? Do not cancel the policy. A rider's guide to comprehensive-only coverage, lapse penalties, and layup prep.

The friendly adjuster who calls after your San Diego crash is not on your side. Here is what a recorded statement really does, how anything you say feeds a comparative-fault reduction, and what to say instead.

The first rains of the San Diego winter are the slickest riding days of the year. How to ride wet pavement, fog, and paint, plus fault under California law.

Hurt in a San Diego pothole or road-defect crash? California gives you just 6 months to file a government claim. Who owns the road and how to document it.

Hurt as a passenger in a California motorcycle crash? A San Diego attorney explains who you can claim against, how UM/UIM stacks, and why there is no PIP.

A driver turned left across your motorcycle at a San Diego intersection? CVC 21801 puts the duty to yield on them. Here is how to fight the fault game.

After the rains, San Diego's prime riding season is here. Run this T-CLOCS spring checklist on your bike, your gear, and your coverage before the canyons.

From Palomar runs to Julian pie stops to local bike nights, here is San Diego's year-round motorcycle scene, plus a safety and coverage nudge before you ride.