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.
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…
Read MoreCycle 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…
Read MoreCyclist 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…
Read MoreBrake 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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