Hit by a Car on Your Motorcycle in New Jersey?
Riders get the short end twice: first from the driver who “didn’t see” them, then from an insurance adjuster who assumes the biker must have been speeding. Goldman Law Firm shuts that down. We represent injured riders across Ocean County, Monmouth County, and all of New Jersey — Route 9, Route 37, Route 70, Route 88, and the Parkway. No fee unless we win. Call 908-692-7745 — free consultation, 24/7.
The Two Crashes That Injure Most NJ Riders
- The left turn across your lane. A driver turns left at an intersection or into a driveway “through” the space you occupy. In New Jersey, the turning driver must yield — these cases usually have strong liability for the rider.
- The lane change into your bike. A driver merges without seeing you, clips the front wheel or forces you down. “I never saw the motorcycle” is an admission, not a defense.
We also handle rear-end hits at lights, dooring, road-defect crashes, and hit-and-runs where your own UM/UIM coverage steps in.
What Most Riders Don’t Know: The Verbal Threshold Usually Doesn’t Bind You
New Jersey’s no-fault system treats motorcycles differently from cars. Motorcycles aren’t “automobiles” under the no-fault law — which means the verbal threshold that blocks many car-accident victims from suing for pain and suffering generally does not apply to an injured rider. The flip side: PIP medical coverage usually doesn’t cover you on a bike either, so getting the medical side handled — health insurance, med-pay, and the injury claim itself — takes real strategy from day one. That’s exactly the work we do while you heal.
Beating the Anti-Rider Bias
Adjusters and defense lawyers lean on the same script: the rider was speeding, weaving, invisible. We answer with evidence — crash reconstruction, road-gouge and debris mapping, helmet and gear condition, witness statements, and the driver’s own phone records. New Jersey’s comparative negligence rule means every percentage point of blame they shift onto you comes out of your recovery. Our job is to keep the blame where it belongs: on the driver who hit you.
Motorcycle Injuries We Handle
- Road rash, degloving, and scarring
- Broken legs, wrists, collarbones, and hips
- Traumatic brain injury — with or without a helmet
- Spinal injuries and nerve damage
- Wrongful death of a rider
Local to the Shore Riding Season
We know the roads riders actually crash on here — the Parkway interchanges, Route 9 through Lakewood and Howell, Route 37 into Seaside, Route 88 through Brick, Route 36 on the Bayshore. Local knowledge matters when the defense tries to re-imagine the road.
Why Goldman Law Firm
- No fee unless we win. Flat contingency, explained upfront in your free consult.
- Direct attorney access — you work with the lawyer, not a case mill.
- Ocean & Monmouth County local — we try cases where you crashed.
Hit on your bike anywhere in New Jersey? Call or text 908-692-7745 now. See also our NJ car accident guide and personal injury case review.