Pages On: Motorcycle Accidents
Motorcycle accidents are extremely dangerous. Motorcyclists are already vulnerable road users, and as such are at great risk of injury from poor road conditions, weather events, and other vehicles. Motorbikes are very manoeuvrable, and as such, can maintain high speeds even in high traffic. These means that if road users aren’t paying attention, they can very quickly injury a motorcyclist, with a high chance of it being fatal.
Driver sentenced to four-year ban
Posted: 30 December 2015
Posted in: Leg Injuries, Motorcycle Accidents, Road Traffic Accidents
A motorist has been banned from driving for four years and given an eight-month suspended jail sentence after hitting and seriously injuring a motorcyclist. 33-year-old Owen Phillips, from Llanfechell, was told by the Judge that he made a “gross error of judgement” when he pulled out of a side road and left a motorcyclist with a broken leg in two places. The accident happened in October of last year, after which Mr Phillips pleaded guilty to dangerous driving that caused injury at Caernarfon crown court. The accident happened on the…
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Drivers that hit motorbikers to face harsher penalties
Posted: 28 August 2014
Posted in: Motorcycle Accidents, Road Traffic Accidents
A man from Pembrey has called for more to be done to protect motorcyclists on the roads. Gareth Budding, of Maes Y Capel, has called for motorists to receive harsher penalties for injuring, or killing, motorcyclists because they simply “didn’t see them”. Having ridden motorbikes for the last sixteen years, Mr Budding decided that something had to be done to protect bikers after losing his friend earlier this year. He believes that harsher punishments should be issued to motorists involved in serious collisions with motorcyclists. Mr Budding said that since…
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Major increase in injured motorbikers
Posted: 25 August 2014
Posted in: Motorcycle Accidents, Road Traffic Accidents, Wrongful & Accidental Death
New figures have revealed an increase in the number of motorcyclists killed and seriously injured on the roads in Wales. Two police chief constables came forward with their concerns about the increase, describing it as a “very real public safety concern”. Figures found that in this year alone, 15 people have died and 72 have been seriously injured in motorbike accidents. The North Wales and Dyfed-Powys chief constables said that lowering this number is a top priority. They said that riding with too much speed and general judgement errors, particularly on…
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Concerns raised over motorcyclist deaths
Posted: 8 June 2014
Posted in: Motorcycle Accidents, Road Traffic Accidents, Wrongful & Accidental Death
The Dyfed-Powys Police commissioner has raised concerns over the number of motorcycle deaths that have occurred over the last year. A recent report has highlighted a spike in the number of bikers killed in crashes across mid and south-west Wales over the last year. A total of nine bikers have died in crashes already this year. Commissioner Christopher Salmon believes that road users need to be more aware of motorcyclists, and that both drivers and riders need to travel with “conditions in mind”. The most recent of the nine motorcycle…
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Motorbike Accident Injury Claims Lawyers in Cardiff
Posted in: Motorcycle Accidents, Road Traffic Accidents
Being involved in a Motorbike accident can be an incredibly traumatic experience: in many instances it can result in significant damage to the motorbike itself and the rider suffering not only physical but also mental damage as a result. At Accident Claims Cardiff, our team of road traffic accident experts help those involved in motorbike accidents seek financial compensation for the injuries that they have suffered. If you have been injured in a motorbike accident, claim with us and see if you are entitled to compensation. Unfortunately, motorcyclists are often blamed for…
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