A recent client of Bartletts Solicitors was a cyclist who was hit by a car while he was stationary at a junction controlled by traffic lights. Mr T was waiting for the lights to change, when the car crashed into the back of his bicycle throwing him over the handlebars and leaving him lying injured in the road.
Passersby called an ambulance, and Mr T was taken to hospital, where an X-ray showed that he had broken the tibia bone in his right leg, and also sustained a dislocated wrist and extensive bruising. While Mr T made a full recovery from his injuries, he was forced to use crutches for months after the accident, and required ongoing physiotherapy to rebuild strength and flexibility in his lower leg.
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During his rehabilitation, Mr T contacted Bartletts Solicitors after reading about our experience with cycling accident claims, and we agreed to represent him on a no win no fee basis in a claim against the driver of the car. In correspondence with the motorist’s insurers, we argued that the driver had not been driving with ‘due care and attention’ immediately prior to the accident, as he would otherwise have seen Mr T wearing high visibility cycling clothing waiting at the traffic lights.
The motorist admitted to being distracted by his mobile phone as he approached the traffic lights, and gave this as the reason for his failure to apply the brakes in time to avoid colliding with Mr T. Within months of starting the claim, we were able to win a full admission of liability and negotiate a compensation settlement of £6,750, including a sum in excess of £500 to cover the cost of replacing his bike.
If you are a cyclist and have been injured in an accident involving a vehicle on the road, contact our firm for expert legal advice from solicitors who are themselves cyclists, and who regularly handle cycling accident compensation claims against motorists.
Find out more: When Can a Cyclist Claim Against a Motorist?
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