Common causes of motorcycle accidents include distracted driving, drunk driving, rear-end collisions, head-on collisions, excessive speed, road debris, fixed object collisions, and lane splitting.
There are also hazards other motorists pose to motorcyclists due to inattention and failure to see a motorcyclist in the roadway. For example, a surprisingly common cause of accidents is when a car or truck driver opens their door into a motorcyclist and causes them to be thrown into the roadway.