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.
Plans to change cycling injury compensation claims
Posted: 26 December 2015
Posted in: Bicycle Accidents, No Win No Fee, Road Traffic Accidents, Whiplash Injuries
As part of his autumn budget this year, Chancellor George Osbourne has announced plans to radically change the rules surrounding compensation claims for cyclists. Currently, cyclists can claim compensation for damage to equipment and injury through the courts using “no win, no fee” solicitors. The proposals are expected to save the insurance industry around £1 billion a year, savings that should be passed on to the customers. This should save customers around £40 to £50 per annum. If the proposals go ahead in the new year, insurance brokers ETA Cycle Insurance do not believe…
Read MoreChild cyclist dies after losing control of bike and hitting car
Posted: 25 October 2015
Posted in: Bicycle Accidents, Road Traffic Accidents, Wrongful & Accidental Death
A seven-year-old girl died in May after losing control of her bike and putting herself into the path of an oncoming car in North Somerset. April Reeves was hit by the car when out for a cycle with her mother in Locking on 28 May. It was heard during the inquest that she “wobbled” and swerved onto the A371 where a car hit her at 60mph; she was killed “instantly”. Following the death, April’s family have called for changes to be made to the road, including the installation of a…
Read MoreHeadphone ban for cyclists considered by mayor after multiple deaths
Posted: 20 November 2013
Posted in: Bicycle Accidents, Road Traffic Accidents, Wrongful & Accidental Death
After this week saw the sixth cyclist death on London’s roads in two-weeks, Mayor of London Boris Johnson believes that there should be a ban on cyclists wearing headphones. With many new methods of tackling the problem being suggested every day, Boris Johnson believes that cyclists’ ability to hear could be a highly contributory factor to the numerous deaths, calling them a “scourge”. Speaking to Vanessa Feltz on BBC London 94.9 he said that he was “absolutely terrified” by the idea of cyclists not being able to hear the traffic…
Read MoreNew cycle lanes open following cyclist death
Posted: 8 October 2013
Posted in: Bicycle Accidents, Road Traffic Accidents, Wrongful & Accidental Death
After Jo Walters died in a cycling accident in 2010, her sister encouraged the opening of new bus and cycle lanes in Brighton to prevent further accidents. 28-year-old Jo Walters died after having to swerve on the A270 (Lewes Road) in order to avoid another cyclist. Since the accident, her sister and family commissioned a report that revealed how dangerously narrow the cycle lane was on which Ms Walters lost his life. Ms Walters, a newly qualified maths teacher, lost her life when cycling towards the Sussex University’s Falmer campus when she…
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