Pages On: Bicycle Accidents
Bicycles are a great way to exercise, get around busy cities quickly, and reduce your carbon footprint. However, bicycle accidents are quite common when travelling, thanks to other road users and poor road conditions. Therefore, bicycle accidents can be extremely dangerous to the rider, even if riding with full protective gear. When this happens, cyclists are entitled to claim compensation for their injuries.
Cycling Accidents in Sheffield
Posted in: Bicycle Accidents, Road Traffic Accidents
More and more people in Sheffield are taking up cycling every year. It’s a great way of keeping fit and is both a cost-effective and environmentally friendly way of commuting to work. Unfortunately, with more and more bikes on the road, there has also been an increase in the numbers of people who are involved in cycling accidents. If you have been injured in a cycling accident in the last three years, contact our trusted team today to find out how we can help you claim the compensation you deserve.…
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Will ‘pothole app’ reduce whiplash claims?
Posted: 28 July 2015
Posted in: Bicycle Accidents, Pothole Injuries, Road Traffic Accidents, Whiplash Injuries
With over 1,500 people making whiplash claims in the UK everyday, the government has come up with a new solution to help tackle the problem: a smartphone app. Where the country has endured decades of severe winters and underfunding, potholes have become a huge problem for road users, and councils, nationwide. However, the government has launched a new means of dealing with the problem, through technology. According to the Association of British Insurers, potholes cost the insurance industry more than £2billion every year, pushing our average price of yearly motor…
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Boy to return home one year after cycling accident
Posted: 17 August 2014
Posted in: Bicycle Accidents, Head and Brain Injuries, Road Traffic Accidents
16-year-old Ryan Smith is finally set to return home after spending one year in a specialist rehab centre following a serious cycling accident. The teenager was left with severe brain damage following the incident that happened in July 2013. Ryan was hit by a van while cycling to work, leaving him in a coma and with severe brain injuries. Ryan’s family drove more than 27,000 miles just to visit their son each day in Surrey where he was receiving specialist care. The Children’s Trust centre is around 200 miles away from…
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Cyclist “could’ve been killed” in pothole crash
Posted: 27 April 2014
Posted in: Bicycle Accidents, Head and Brain Injuries, Pothole Injuries, Public Place Accidents, Road Traffic Accidents
A cyclist from Bellfields said that he “could’ve been killed” when he was flipped off his bike after hitting a pothole when cycling home from a friend’s house. Tony Webber suffered serious facial damage in the accident and has criticised the state of the county’s roads. He had been cycling home from his friend’s house in Grange Road last Tuesday when the accident happened on Sloughton Road, near Stoke New Cemetery. He had not been wearing a helmet at the time of the crash, but doctors said that the force of the…
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New road safety scheme launched after spree of cyclist deaths
Posted: 26 November 2013
Posted in: Bicycle Accidents, Road Traffic Accidents, Wrongful & Accidental Death
A new road safety scheme has been launched following the numerous cyclist deaths that have occurred in London recently. Yesterday – Monday 25th November – saw some 150 road-users being fined for breaking road traffic laws in an attempt to improve the safety on roads. ‘Operation Safeway’ ensures that Met Police officers are deployed at all 166 key junctions in London during rush hour periods to issue fixed penalty notices, warning road users who are breaking the law. 6 cyclists dead in only 2 weeks ‘Operation Safeway’ has been introduced…
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