Often in motorcycle crashes, each party may play some role in causing the accident. In Florida, motorcycle riders are not barred from compensation if they were partially at fault for the accident. Florida is a comparative negligence state, in which the blame or negligence for an accident is distributed among the responsible parties. In each case, the court or mediator will determine what percentage of fault the parties held, and reduce a party's compensation by this amount. For example, if damages amounted to $100K and the automobile driver was 80% at fault, then the motorcycle rider is 20% at fault and would receive $80K.