While motor scooters and mopeds can be great ways to travel short distances, they’re not always street-legal on every type of road the way that most full-sized motorcycles are. You have to meet specific licensing, registration, and insurance requirements to ride a motor scooter around other traffic. Motor scooters don’t provide you any protection from the force of a speeding car or truck during a traffic collision, meaning these accidents tend to have especially devastating consequences.
If you’ve been injured in a VESPA/motor scooter accident in York that wasn’t your fault, you may have a right to demand civil compensation for the losses you’ve sustained from the person truly responsible for causing them. If you want a good chance at getting a great case result, you should seek help from one of our winning lawyers as soon as possible after initially getting hurt.
What Damages Are Available After a Motor Scooter Crash?
While the legal ins and outs of how Pennsylvania treats motor scooters compared to motorcycles and other types of motor vehicles can be complicated, the basics of a personal injury lawsuit over a motor scooter accident in York are the same. Everyone driving any kind of vehicle on a public road has a duty of care to obey the law and watch out for other people around them. Anyone who injures someone else by breaching this duty can be held civilly liable for the harm they caused through their negligence.
Unfortunately, moped crash victims often suffer life-altering and even life-threatening trauma, which means it may be important to recover for various long-term forms of harm like:
- Physical discomfort and pain
- Costs of future medical care, including things like physical therapy
- Emotional anguish and suffering
- Lost working capacity and work wages
- Loss of life’s pleasures
- Property-related costs for things like scooter repairs
Guidance from seasoned legal counsel can be key to figuring out what losses a particular claim should focus on and making sure you get paid what you deserve for every one of them.
Getting Past Common Legal Obstacles
Our lawyers can also help you avoid procedural roadblocks that might otherwise keep you from getting the best possible case result. We can ensure your claim is constructed and filed well before the filing deadline set by the statute of limitations, which is generally two years after the day you suffered your injury.
We can also help fight allegations of comparative fault—accusations by the person you’re suing that you were the one mainly at fault for causing your own injuries through your own negligent behavior. Otherwise, a court might significantly limit the total amount of money you can recover or even throw your case out altogether, depending on what percentage of fault is assigned to you.
Talk to a York Attorney After a VESPA/Motor Scooter Accident
Many things could complicate a civil claim built around a VESPA/motor scooter accident in York. This isn’t something you want to try handling on your own—and fortunately, it’s not something you have to handle alone.
You have custom-tailored legal support available from respected personal injury lawyers who are ready to fight and win on your behalf. Call Ostroff Godshall Injury and Accident Lawyers today to learn more.
