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One of the risks that can lead to a car accident is a crosswind, where a strong wind blows from the side of a car as it travels along a road.
Unlike a headwind or tailwind, where all that is affected is speed, a driver dealing with a crosswind has to adjust his or her steering to deal with the outside force, effectively cornering slightly to achieve forward motion. When the crosswind is gusty or erratic, this can be even more of a challenge.
Even where a driver is maintaining his or her own lane position well, it must be remembered that other drivers may not be handling the crosswind as well; a mistake from another driver can lead to a road traffic accident befalling even the best driver, with the resulting risk of personal injury, whiplash and financial cost.
Patents have been requested in both Germany and the USA for products that will equip cars with sensors that can detect crosswinds and either warn a driver of the need to steer differently to avoid a car crash, or to directly affect the steering of the car as it moves.
An American website, however, recommends a more low-tech approach to the problem: it claims that raising the elbows while driving will allow the force of inertia to react to crosswinds faster than conscious thought. It does not, however, cite research to back up this theory.
Research has, however, been undertaken into the aerodynamic structure of vehicles, and this has shown that some cars designed for excellent air-flow in wind tunnels fare much worse in the face of a crosswind. This research has also shown that the UK may be a country in which the risk of a car crash as a result of a crosswind is higher than in central Europe, due to the placement of trunk roads and a tendency of strong prevailing winds to gust in this country.
Car accidents and compensation claims
If you have suffered personal injury as the result of a road traffic accident - whether or not crosswinds were involved - and you believe another party is to blame, you may be eligible to make a claim for compensation as a result.
Here at YouClaim, we have an expert team of advisors who can talk through the specifics of your case, establish how strong your claim is, and help you make the decision of whether you intend to claim or not. We will do so without unnecessary jargon, without any commitment demanded from you, and without forcing you to make a claim you are uncomfortable with.
If you do proceed, we are also able to handle that without cost to you. Our no win, no fee lawyers work on a basis that is free to the claimant, win or lose, with a guarantee that none of the costs incurred by a case will fall to you, and that 100 percent compensation will come to you in a successful claim. We take no cut, and make you take no risks.
If you want to know more about the services our car accident team can provide, simply call 0800 10 757 95, open an echat window, or complete an online claim form with a few details and one of our compensation claim experts will call you back.
