Should you get personal injury protection when getting a motorcycle insurance?
The answer is yes!
Introduction to PIP insurance –
Personal injury protection (PIP) is insurance that will cover the driver and passengers up to a certain amount of designated money. If a rider is involved in an accident while on their motorcycle, this insurance will cover their medical bills and hospital expenses. This type of insurance may or may not be optional depending on your specific state laws. It’s important because it covers some many different areas where insurance after an accident would be desperately needed. The areas where it won’t pay probably fall under the property damage/bodily injury liability insurance. Here are some of the areas where personal injury protection insurance has you covered;
What person injury protection insurance may cover for motorcyclist –
Home-nurse care / Health insurance deductibles / Pain and Suffering (In some cases) /Co-payments / Doctor’s visits / Hospital stays / Dental care / Prescription drugs / Funeral costs / Lost wages / Psychiatric visits / Child-care expenses
This alone should convince any person who isn’t sure whether or not they should invest in the insurance or not to purchase it. A severe accident without the coverage could send a person into permanent debt overnight. It’s always best to plan for the worst as far as insurance is concerned. There may still be other legal issues that will have to be worked out over an accident. Insurance won’t cover that so drivers will have to come out of pocket for those expenses. Lawyer’s fees and court cost will be one of the few things you will have to worry about when you have PIP but again, without it you are simply asking for trouble. The following states require personal injury protection for motorcyclist;
States where PIP is mandatory for motorcyclist –
Colorado / Delaware / Florida / Hawaii / Kansas / Kentucky / Maryland / Massachusetts / Michigan / Minnesota / New Jersey / New York / North Dakota / Oregon / Utah
PIP conclusion -
The sad reality is that people who choose to ride motorcycles whether they are the driver or just a passenger, are more likely to face accidents than those who are in cars. The risk and potential harm are also far greater on a motorcycle. The best action someone should take is to have lots of insurance so if something does happen they are protected. In this case the best protection available is personal injury protection insurance. Consider that it may pay up to eighty percent of accident related medical expenses as well as sixty percent of loss wages in some cases, every who owns a motorcycle should have it. PIP is highly recommended for new and young riders in general. Since they are the demographic that is more prone to auto accidents they should have the most coverage. As time goes by and they become more experienced and older, the amount of coverage can be lowered if necessary but it’s best to hold on to it.