CYCLE ACCIDENT CLAIMS

Cycle accident claims continue to increase year on year. Over 20,000 pedal bike riders are treated in hospital every year and more children aged between 5 and 14 go to A&E as a result of a bike accident than with any other sport.

• Males are several times more likely to die in bicycle crashes than females.
• Most bicycle accidents occur close to home.
• Half of all deaths occur in mid afternoon or in the early evening.
• Summer has the highest percentage of bicycle accident deaths.
• Most head injuries can be prevented by a bicycle helmet.
• Most bike riders do not wear a helmet.

Almost all bicycle related deaths involve collisions with motor vehicles. The other main causes of accidents include

• loss of control when trying to avoid a collision with a vehicle
• Defective road surfaces including potholes, protrusions, cracks or excess gravel.
• Spillages or leaks of substances onto the highway.
• collisions with other vehicles particularly with cars or lorries
• motorist ignoring ‘give way’ sign at junction.
• cyclist turning right across a busy road.
• motorist emerging into path of a cyclist
• motorist turning across path of cyclist.
• cyclist riding into the path of a motor vehicle.
• cyclist overtaking a parked vehicle.

We represent an independent network of personal injury solicitors and we are able to deal with a wide range of accident claims. We are able to arrange home or hospital visits and medical examinations and urgent private treatment can be undertaken at short notice, to assist recovery, with some of the most eminent medical consultants. We believe that it is important that a qualified solicitor is involved from the very start of your claim to ensure that you obtain fair and reasonable compensation.

We can help you to preserve your legal right to compensation. We offer free consultations for advice to find out whether you have a good case, how to go about claiming and how much your compensation might be worth. We will give you clear unequivocal advice about your chances of success and the anticipated value of your claim. If after talking to us you decide not to take your cycle accident claims further you are under no obligation to do so and you will not be charged anything at all.