The DMV is packed with drivers carrying the bare minimum or nothing at all. DC, Maryland, and Virginia all require uninsured motorist coverage, and for a motorcyclist it is often the difference between being made whole and eating the bill. Here is ho

DC, Maryland, and Virginia are among the last contributory-negligence jurisdictions in the country. If a rider is found even 1 percent at fault, they can be barred from recovering anything. Here is why that rule is so dangerous for DMV motorcyclists

DC, Maryland, and Virginia all require riders and passengers to wear a DOT-compliant helmet. In three contributory-negligence jurisdictions, a non-compliant helmet is not just a ticket. It becomes a fault argument an insurer can use to bar your entir

In the DMV, the deadline to file a motorcycle injury lawsuit depends on where the crash happened. It is generally 3 years in Maryland and DC, but only 2 years in Virginia, and claims against a government defendant can carry much shorter notice deadli

A step-by-step guide for DC, Maryland, and Virginia riders on what to do after a crash, why the DMV's brutal contributory negligence rule means even 1 percent of blame can bar your claim, and what never to say to the adjuster.

Hit by a driver with no insurance while riding in DC, Maryland, or Virginia? Here is how required UM and UIM coverage steps in across all three jurisdictions, why heavy metro traffic is full of minimally insured drivers, and why your own insurer stil

Hit by a driver who fled on a DC, Maryland, or Virginia road? Learn the immediate steps, why Beltway, parkway, and business camera footage is a race against time, and how your required UM coverage pays after a motorcycle hit-and-run across the DMV.

Fall is the best riding of the year around the DMV and the most deceptive. Leaf-peeper traffic clogs Skyline Drive and the mountain roads, the deer rut peaks on the Virginia and Maryland countryside, wet leaves fill the shaded curves, morning fog sit

Some DMV corridors put riders in the hospital far more than others. The Capital Beltway and the Mixing Bowl, I-395, I-66, I-270, DC-295 and New York Avenue, and the District's traffic circles each carry their own risk. Here is why, and how to ride ea

By November the ride home is a night ride whether you planned it or not. In the DMV that means being seen in heavy commuter traffic and monument-district congestion, at the intersections and traffic circles where left-turn crashes put down more rider

The best motorcycle rides near Washington, DC, from Skyline Drive and the George Washington Parkway to Sugarloaf Mountain and the Antietam battlefield roads, plus the hidden risks DMV riders face and why the region's 1 percent fault rule makes a cras

What is a Washington DC-metro motorcycle accident case worth? A DMV rider's guide to damages, coverage limits, how the jurisdiction changes your claim, and how the 1 percent contributory negligence rule can raise your number or wipe it out.

The insurance adjuster who calls after your DC-metro motorcycle crash is not on your side. Learn the tactics, what not to sign, and how the DMV's 1 percent contributory negligence rule makes every word you say matter.