White Dalton Motorcycle Solicitors have been writing for various motorcycle magazines for a number of years, bringing our specialism in everything to do with the law and motorbikes to the public.
We are putting together a database of articles that may assist you and will hopefully be of interest. The current database of articles can be found on our blog or by clicking on the magazine covers below.
All articles are reproduced here with kind permission from the respective magazine.
Rat Race
03 Oct 2019
I was on my usual rat-race run out of Rotherham when I got stuck behind a bus, which was stuck behind a truck. Gridlock! I had a sneaky peek around the side and decided to go for a cheeky overtake.
High as a kite
26 Sep 2019
I put my hands up. I regularly smoke weed and have done for years. I read your article last month and am worried I have problems with my case.
How heavy is too heavy?
19 Sep 2019
Can you get in trouble with the law for overloading your motorcycle?
Tales of the unexpected
05 Sep 2019
There are two consistent threads which run through cases where I think to myself, ‘the rider could have avoided that crash,’ where as a matter of law the car driver is wholly or largely to blame.
Caught drug driving
29 Aug 2019
I popped round my mates on the way home from work. We have been smoking weed for years, and I admit I had a couple of joints. However, as am used to it, it’s really no problem in my books.
Road debris
22 Aug 2019
I ride the same route to work everyday on my Yamaha MT09 Tracer. Part of the road involves a fast, sweeping A-road. It’s always puts a grin on my face.
Sideswiped by a truck
15 Aug 2019
I got sideswiped by a truck whilst filtering through traffic; he clipped my bike’s rear end, breaking my back light and rear mudguard whilst trying to get out of a junction.
Have I been caught speeding?
08 Aug 2019
I took my bike out for a cold but spirited ride at the weekend. However, I passed a liveried-up ‘Safety Camera Partnership’ van probably a bit quicker than I should have. I didn’t see a camera flash or anything. Have I been caught, do you think? I am even more confused by these new ‘smart […]
The scourge of scooter crime
01 Aug 2019
The Metropolitan Police in a flurry of social media hoop-la released a montage of ‘tactical contacts’ with escaping criminals on mopeds. It was all a bit ‘Dukes of Hazzard’ for readers of a certain vintage.
Is motorcycle filtering legal?
25 Jul 2019
Filtering on your motorcycle is one of the many benefits of owning a motorbike as it allows you to jump the queue on busy roads. But is motorcycle filtering legal, and who’s at fault if you have a motorcycle accident while filtering past traffic? As a former motorcycle courier, I filter. A lot. I regularly […]
Stack ’em high and sell ’em cheap
18 Jul 2019
I had an accident in July 2015 after I was rear ended by an HGV in London.
Not the Brightest Spark
11 Jul 2019
I got knocked off my Ducati Diavel about two years ago. I got pretty smashed up and broke my wrist and ankle.
Hounded by Claims Companies
04 Jul 2019
I was waiting at a junction when some old man bumped into the rear of me while driving in his E-Type!
Ice and what happens if you fall
20 Jun 2019
Is it ever worth going out on the road if there is a real risk of ice?
Sat-nav in a fix
13 Jun 2019
Like loads of bikers nowadays, instead of a sat-nav, I use my smartphone mounted on the handlebars.
Youtube Idiot
06 Jun 2019
My mates and I like to head out after college for a razz and a bit of a tear-up
Does wearing shades make me negligent?
30 May 2019
I was involved in a straightforward accident, I was riding along a busy urban road and, as I crossed through a green light, a car in the opposite lane travelling in the opposite direction turned right, straight across my path.
