Pages On: Road Traffic Accidents
Road traffic accidents are one of the most common causes of personal injury in the UK. Injuries sustained whilst driving cars, riding bicycles and motorcycles, being on public transport, or even just as a pedestrian are a regular occurrence on our roads. When these happen due to another road user failing in their duty of care to you, they are liable, and you are entitled to claim compensation.
Cardiff Cycling Accidents
Posted in: Bicycle Accidents, Road Traffic Accidents
Recent statistics have shown that cycling is becoming more and more popular across the UK. A recent British Social Attitudes survey found that more than 3% of the public cycle every day and 7% cycle as often as once a month. However, as cycling has become an increasingly popular leisure activity and way to travel to work and school, there has also been an upturn in the number of cycling accidents. Cycling Accidents in Cardiff The roads can be a very dangerous place for cyclists. The roads are getting busier…
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Death caused by potential breach of health and safety rules
Posted: 30 January 2016
Posted in: Road Traffic Accidents, Workplace Injuries, Wrongful & Accidental Death
A trial is currently underway to look into the tragic death of 62-year-old Philip Ledward from Whitchurch in Shropshire. Mr Ledward, who was working for Arkenfield Stable Hire Ltd, died in November 2011 after being hit by a car whilst helping a lorry to reverse into a yard in the dark. Mold Crown Court were told that it was “an accident waiting to happen”, and the company and general manager Phillip Sutton are standing accused of breaching health and safety rules. Both deny the charges. Arkenfield, of Bronington, Wrexham County, have…
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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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Road changes made following deaths
Posted: 2 November 2015
Posted in: Bus Accidents, Pedestrian Injuries, Public Transport, Road Traffic Accidents, Wrongful & Accidental Death
Following two deaths and a number of injures, Swansea’s Kingsway has been transformed into a new one-way system. Before the change, cars and lorries were restricted to one-way traffic, yet buses and taxis used a separate two-way section. However, after the second person was killed crossing the road in the last two years, the local authority decided to implement changes to the road system – installing a one-way system for all traffic. All motorists and road users will now travel in a westerly direction. March of this year saw Sgt…
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Senior Coroner warns of Swansea road’s “serious design issue”
Posted: 14 April 2015
Posted in: Bus Accidents, Pedestrian Injuries, Road Traffic Accidents, Wrongful & Accidental Death
Mr Colin Phillips, who sits as senior coroner for Neath Port Talbot, has issued a report to councillors highlighting the “serious design issue” which “must be addressed” concerning The Kingsway stretch of road in Swansea. Following the death of off duty police officer, Sergeant Louise Lucas, 41, who was hit by a bus on the road on 31 March, 1.2m high barriers have been put in place on the road ahead of a council meeting on potential changes to the road layout. Swansea council is scheduled to meet on Tuesday to…
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Immediate safety changes to road after bus hits pedestrian
Posted: 1 April 2015
Posted in: Bus Accidents, Pedestrian Injuries, Road Traffic Accidents
Much needed safety changes are being made to a Swansea city centre road after an off duty police officer was hit by a bus. 41-year-old Sgt Louise Lucas had to be airlifted to hospital after she was hit by a bus on Tuesday. Her eight-year-old daughter was also involved in the accident but only suffered minor injuries. Following the accident, Swansea council has planned for immediate changes to be made to improve the safety of the road. Temporary barriers are due to be put in place along the central reservation.…
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Compensation for Whiplash Injuries in Cardiff
Posted in: Road Traffic Accidents, Whiplash Injuries
Have you considered if you could be entitled to financial compensation, having been involved in an accident that has caused whiplash? Accident Claims Cardiff have been handling many of these cases over several years, and have managed to secure compensation for many people that have suffered from whiplash. Speak to us today about how we can help you. In line with FCA Regulations, you are entitled – if you fulfil the necessary criteria – to make a claim for injury arising from a motor accident in Cardiff to the Claims Portal. You…
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Public Transport Accident Claims Lawyers for Cardiff
Posted in: Public Transport, Road Traffic Accidents
Have you ever experienced an accident while using public transport? Were you injured as a result? Have you ever wondered whether you could claim compensation for your injury? Accident Claims Cardiff has been responsible for securing many people financial compensation in respect of injuries that they have suffered from public transport accidents. Many members of the public do not believe that they can claim compensation for injuries sustained on public transport, often dismissing it as ‘just one of those things’. The reality, however, is that passengers on public transport, whether on a…
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Car Accident Claims Lawyers for Cardiff
Posted in: Car Accidents, Road Traffic Accidents
Car accidents are an unfortunately common feature of the UK’s roads. Luckily, if you have been involved in a car accident that was caused by someone else, you could be entitled to claim financial compensation. For many years, Accident Claims Cardiff has been handling claims for compensation for injuries sustained in road traffic accidents. We appreciate that being involved in a car accident can be a very traumatic experience, and we believe that you should be compensated for having to suffer because of someone else’s mistake. In line with FCA Regulations, you…
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Swindon man wins £4million in compensation after car accident
Posted: 31 October 2014
Posted in: Car Accidents, Head & Brain Injuries, Road Traffic Accidents
A man from Swindon has been awarded £4million in compensation after a serious car crash left him “too angry to work”. Paul Vallance from Baydon, near Malborough, suffered a severe brain injury in a car accident in 2006. At the time of the accident doctors were unaware of the severity of the damage, but a few months later he lost his job due to anger issues. It was then found by doctors that the brain injury he suffered had affected his ability to exercise self-control or regulate his language use.…
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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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Ambulance stuck in pothole with patient for four hours
Posted: 1 August 2014
Posted in: Medical Negligence, Pothole Injuries, Road Traffic Accidents
An ambulance in Neath was stuck for four hours with a patient onboard. The ambulance had picked up the patient from a back lane in Neath when it became stuck in a “precarious position” before being hauled free four hours later. A second ambulance came to take the patient to hospital while the ambulance had to await the assistance of a tractor to haul it out. The accident happened on the way to the Morriston Hospital after an ambulance was sent for a woman that was seriously ill and required immediate…
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£800k compensation to schoolchildren
Posted: 18 July 2014
Posted in: Car Accidents, Finger Injuries, Foot Injuries, Head & Brain Injuries, Public Place Accidents, School Accidents
New figures have revealed that in the last five years the local authorities in Wales have paid out more than £800,000 in compensation to injured schoolchildren and legal fees. Successful claimants included one child with a severed thumb, and another that was knocked down by a vehicle driven by a teacher. The amount paid by the councils over the last five academic years amounted to £811,834.86, covering both the cost of damages and legal fees. One council – Neath Port Talbot – paid out a total of £309,535, with one…
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Cycle helmets cause other road users to give cyclists less space
Posted: 18 June 2014
Posted in: Bicycle Accidents, Head & Brain Injuries, Road Traffic Accidents
A neurosurgeon recently referred to cycle helmets as “flimsy” and a “waste of time”, sparking the debate about the benefits of cycle helmets in the media all over again. Neurosurgeon Henry Marsh formed this argument based on the findings of the University of Bath, which suggested that other road users do not give cyclists with helmets as much space on the roads as those without, as they presume that they are experienced and more predictable. Professor of traffic psychology, Dr Ian Walker, carried out this research and found that motorists…
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Cyclist sues council £50,000 for serious head injuries
Posted: 11 June 2014
Posted in: Bicycle Accidents, Head & Brain Injuries, Knee Injury, Pothole Injuries, Road Traffic Accidents
A cyclist is suing Gwynedd council for £50,000 damages after his bike hit a pothole in 2009. 56-year-old Melvyn Griffiths from Blaenau Ffestiniog was left with serious head injuries and broken bones after he was thrown over the handlebars of his bike when it hit a pothole. After his bid for damages was rejected last year, he has been granted permission to challenge this decision. He is now due to argue his case before three of the country’s most senior judges at the Court of Appeal in London. It was…
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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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Museum boss awarded £500,000
Posted: 3 March 2014
Posted in: Bus Accidents, Knee Injury, Medical Negligence, NHS Claims, Public Transport
A museum boss has been awarded £500,000 in compensation for the trauma she experienced when paramedics were seventeen minutes late to reach her after dislocating her knee on the bus home. 50-year-old Ceri Leigh worked for the National History Museum organising exhibitions. In 2008 she dislocated her knee when getting on a bus at Wimbledon Station after getting trapped between two seats. Mrs Leigh suffered extreme pain and had to be held down by other passangers to prevent further injury. As a result, Mrs Leigh now suffers with post-traumatic stress…
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Gwent councils see £300k payouts
Posted: 1 February 2014
Posted in: Road Traffic Accidents
Four of Gwent’s councils have had to payout more than £300k in the last five years due to motorists claiming against refuse vehicles. This was recently uncovered in a Freedom of Information request made to Blaenau Gwent, Newport, Torfaen, Monmouthshire and Caerphilly councils, asking how much they had paid out in compensation between 2008-13 to third parties and their representatives for motor claims. The claims included personal injury, property damage, medical fees and expert fees. Where Newport council only paid out £35,236, Caerphilly council paid out a total of £153,105. …
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Safer roads requested for children in Wales
Posted: 24 July 2013
Posted in: Pedestrian Injuries, Road Traffic Accidents, Wrongful & Accidental Death
A large group of campaigners are demanding safer routes for children in Wales to walk to school. With figures showing that one third of pedestrian casualties in road accidents in Wales were children; people argue that something has to change. The latest Welsh Government’s statistics have revealed that 295 child pedestrians were injured or killed in road accidents, with one in four of them being children that were travelling to or from school. In 2012, 53 children were killed or seriously injured in a road accident, which is a 35%…
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Road Traffic Accident Claim Lawyers for Cardiff
Posted in: Road Traffic Accidents
Have you ever been injured in a road traffic accident? Was it because someone else wasn’t paying attention? Did you ever wonder if you might be entitled to make a claim for financial compensation for your injury? If you have been involved in a car or public transport that was clearly the fault of someone else, then Accident Claims Cardiff may be able to help secure financial compensation for you. In line with FCA Regulations, you are entitled – if you fulfil the necessary criteria – to make a claim for injury…
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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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One in ten have fallen asleep at the wheel
Posted: 25 April 2013
Posted in: Road Traffic Accidents
One in ten UK drivers admit that they have fallen asleep at the wheel of their vehicle and a further one in four say that they have felt drowsy enough to fall asleep whilst driving, according to a new survey by insurer, Allianz Your Cover. Despite more than half of the people surveyed agreeing that a driver is a danger to themselves and to others if they continue driving whilst feeling drowsy, only one third of drivers said they would stop and take a break when they began to feel…
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Can social media improve road safety?
Posted: 7 March 2013
Posted in: Road Traffic Accidents
A seminar hosted by the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) is to investigate whether social media can be used to help cut road deaths. The 78th annual RoSPA Road Safety Seminar will also look at the advantages of embracing new black box technology to improve driver behaviour, and ways in which public health and road safety teams can work together. Kevin Clinton, RoSPA’s head of road safety, said: “This year’s event will have a focus on making the most of modern technology and new ways…
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Cold comfort for UK drivers
Posted: 19 February 2013
Posted in: Car Accidents, Road Traffic Accidents
Driving with a cold could be a lot more dangerous than drivers realise, according to new research from Halfords Autocentres. Studying accident data the garage network found that over 2,500 road accidents a week may be attributed to drivers suffering from heavy colds or flu. Sneezing at the wheel can result in motorists driving blind for as much as half a second, long enough to travel 15 metres at typical road speeds, as they inadvertently close their eyes. Halfords Autocentres advise drivers suffering from a virus to allow the equivalent…
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Brake welcomes Welsh Assembly's road safety move
Posted: 12 February 2013
Posted in: Bicycle Accidents, Pedestrian Injuries, Road Traffic Accidents
Road safety organisation Brake has warmly welcomed a move by the Welsh Assembly to encourage local authorities in Wales to implement more 20mph limits, in recognition of the proven road safety benefits. The Assembly’s move comes only two weeks after the UK government produced new guidance for local authorities in England encouraging them to implement 20mph limits in residential areas, in areas where lots of people walk or cycle (or where there’s the potential for such), and where there is local community demand for lower limits. Figures from Brake show…
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30th anniversary for seatbelt laws
Posted: 6 February 2013
Posted in: Road Traffic Accidents
The Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM) has highlighted that despite seatbelt laws being in place for thirty years, there are still issues with their use. One in five (19%) motorists claim to know someone who doesn’t use a seatbelt in the front of their car. Latest figures show 95% of drivers and 96% of front seat passengers wear a seat belt; 89% of rear seat passengers use one. Yet every year, not wearing a seatbelt is still a contributory factor in more than 220 road traffic accident deaths and serious…
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ABI urges young drivers to be safe on the roads
Posted: 22 January 2013
Posted in: Car Accidents, Road Traffic Accidents
New research by the Association of British Insurers (ABI) shows that 55% of young drivers are distracted while driving if they are carrying passengers, 45% by the scenery and 44% by the radio – while around a quarter said they would find acceptable to speed at night (24%) or on country roads (26%). The single biggest cause of accidental death of young people aged 15-24 is getting in a car and dying in a crash. The ABI therefore recently launched the Campaign for Safe Young Drivers, which would like to…
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Motorists negligent regarding vehicle safety
Posted: 15 January 2013
Posted in: Car Accidents, Road Traffic Accidents
Recently published research has revealed that millions of UK motorists are failing to maintain their vehicles, needlessly endangering themselves and others. The study was carried out by online car insurance provider swiftcover.com and was based on analysis of VOSA’s MOT data obtained following a Freedom of Information request. Robin Reames, chief claims officer at swiftcover.com, said: “General maintenance to your car is vitally important, not only so that it’ll pass an MOT test but because keeping your vehicle roadworthy can prevent car accidents. It’s easy to check your lights and…
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Drink and drug driving crackdown
Posted: 5 December 2012
Posted in: Road Traffic Accidents
As the Association of Chief Police Officers launches its Christmas drink and drug driving enforcement campaign, road safety charity Brake is calling for drivers to pledge not to drink any alcohol or take any drugs if driving. Brake is also urging government to stamp out drink and drug driving for good. It is calling for traffic policing to be given higher priority, and the drink drive limit to be reduced to 20mg per 100ml blood. This is an effective zero tolerance level, in line with research showing small amounts of…
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Whiplash Injuries from Accidents in Cardiff
Posted in: Road Traffic Accidents, Whiplash Injuries
You may already be familiar with the term whiplash. Whiplash is the name given to the soft tissue injury to the neck caused by it being thrown backwards and forwards, resulting in the neck extending beyond its capacity. It is probably the most well known of all personal injuries and is usually caused by rear end collisions such as car accidents and public transport accidents. Although, they can also be caused by other things such as sports injuries or slips, trips and falls. Whiplash Injury Claims The reason you can…
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