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Cypress, TX Motorcycle Accident Lawyer
Motorcycle Accident claims in Cypress and northwest Harris County, handled by Texas-licensed attorneys at 14150 Huffmeister Road, Suite 200. Call (713) 912-4504 — free consultation.
PUBLISHED 11/9/2026 · UPDATED 11/9/2026
585 motorcyclists died on Texas roads in 2024, and 37% of them were not wearing helmets (TxDOT). Texas lets riders 21 and older ride without a helmet only if they completed a safety course or carry qualifying health insurance (Transp. Code §661.003). Compass Law Group’s Cypress office handles motorcycle claims: (713) 912-4504.
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How many motorcyclists are killed in Texas?
585 motorcyclists — operators and passengers — were killed in Texas in 2024; 216 of them were not wearing helmets (TxDOT, Texas Motor Vehicle Traffic Crash Facts 2024; Motorcyclist Fatalities and Injuries by Age Group and Helmet Use, 2024).
| Texas motorcyclists killed, 2024 | Count |
|---|---|
| Helmet worn | 348 |
| Helmet not worn | 216 |
| Unknown | 21 |
| Total | 585 |
Frequently Asked Questions: Motorcycle Accident Claims in Cypress, Texas
Can I recover if I was not wearing a helmet?
Possibly. Texas reduces damages by the rider’s percentage of responsibility and bars recovery above 50 percent (CPRC §§33.001, 33.012). Whether not wearing a helmet contributed to the injury is a fact question; riders 21 and older who meet §661.003(c) are not required to wear one.
Who has to wear a helmet in Texas?
Riders and passengers under 21, and riders 21 or older who have neither completed a motorcycle safety course nor carry qualifying health insurance (Transp. Code §661.003).
How many motorcyclists died in Texas in 2024?
585, and 37 percent of them were not wearing helmets (TxDOT, 2024).
How long do I have to file a motorcycle accident claim?
Two years for most injury claims (CPRC §16.003).
What if a car changed lanes into me?
Texas requires a driver to stay within a single lane as nearly as practical and change lanes only when it is safe (Transp. Code §545.060). Dash-camera footage, witness names and the crash report help show who left their lane.
Does Texas require motorcycle helmets?
Every rider must wear a helmet unless the rider is at least 21 and has either completed a motorcycle operator training and safety course or is covered by a health plan that pays for motorcycle-crash injuries (Transp. Code §661.003(a), (c)). Whether a rider wore a helmet can come up when the jury assigns percentages of responsibility (CPRC §33.003); you recover only if your share is 50 percent or less (§33.001).
Which Texas traffic rules come up in motorcycle cases?
On a road with marked lanes, a Texas driver must stay as nearly as practical entirely within a single lane and may not change lanes unless it can be done safely (Transp. Code §545.060(a)). That rule cuts both ways: it is the standard for a car that merges into a rider, and for a rider who moves between lanes. Unsafe lane changes on US-290, SH-99 and FM 1960 are a common fact pattern in Cypress-area claims.
The Texas deadlines, fault rules and Harris County court information that apply to every injury claim are on our Cypress personal injury page. To talk about your motorcycle accident claim, call (713) 912-4504.
Managing Partner — Compass Law Group, LLP
State Bar of Texas #24152536 · State Bar of California #265403
Joseph Shirazi is the managing partner of Compass Law Group, LLP, a personal injury firm. He earned his J.D. from Loyola Law School Los Angeles in 2009 and was admitted to the State Bar of Texas on April 30, 2026; he is also licensed in California (State Bar of Texas directory and State Bar of California, read November 9, 2026).
From the Cypress office the firm takes claims arising from car, truck, motorcycle, pedestrian, bicycle, bus, rideshare and drunk-driving crashes, and slip-and-fall, dog-bite, burn, brain-injury, wrongful-death and sexual-abuse civil claims. In California the firm works from offices in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, Long Beach, Bell Gardens, Oakland, San Francisco and Sacramento.
His professional profiles are linked above: Avvo, Super Lawyers, Justia, LinkedIn, the State Bar of Texas directory and the State Bar of California.
He wrote this page; Simon Esfandi (State Bar of Texas #24152727) reviewed it. Joseph and Simon handle injury claims for clients in Cypress and northwest Harris County from the firm’s office at 14150 Huffmeister Road, Suite 200, Cypress, TX 77429. Call (713) 912-4504 for a free consultation.
This page gives general information about Texas law and does not constitute legal advice for your situation. Contacting Compass Law Group does not create an attorney-client relationship. Past results do not guarantee future outcomes. Attorney responsible for this page: Joseph Shirazi, State Bar of Texas No. 24152536. Compass Law Group, LLP’s principal office is in Beverly Hills, California; its Texas office is at 14150 Huffmeister Road, Suite 200, Cypress, TX 77429.
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