Pages On: Pedestrian Injuries
Walking is one of life’s great joys, and as humans, we have some of the greatest stamina when it comes to traversal. Walking is a great way to stay healthy and protect the environment, but it does but pedestrians at risk of other road users. Hit-and-run accidents, pavement trips, being knocked down by vehicles are all hazards pedestrians have to avoid, to prevent injury. Other road users have a duty of care to you for your safety, and when breaching this by causing an accident, they are considered liable. Whatever way you’ve been injured as a pedestrian, you may be entitled to claim personal injury compensation.
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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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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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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