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One of the sites at which a car accident may occur is a roundabout. Despite being a familiar fixture in UK driving, they are notably rarer in North America, where the cross-road junction with lights remains more common.
Although the continuous flow of traffic on a roundabout may suggest that such a junction may carry a greater risk of being involved in a car crash, it has been argued that the roundabout is, in fact, a safer option. A study undertaken by the American Insurance Institute for Highway Safety found that roundabouts had 40 percent fewer road traffic accidents overall, and a massive 80 percent reduction in the number of collisions that caused personal injury to car occupants.
This was shown to be related to the reduction in the number of collision points that the circulatory system involved; whereas a crossroads makes it possible for collisions to occur in 32 places, the fact that the cars on a roundabout travel in the same direction reduces that number to 8.
This does, however, rely on drivers using the road doing so in a safe and sensible manner. In situations where an otherwise-safe junction becomes the site of a road traffic accident through the bad driving of one person, anyone who suffers personal injury as a result may find they are eligible to make a compensation claim as a result of that bad driving.
The two main sites of accident from bad driving, as opposed to mechanical failure, are at the points of entry and exit. Cars that fail to slow or stop as necessary at the entrance point of a roundabout, or enter the flow of traffic without enough room to do so, may well cause an accident; those that attempt to leave a roundabout from the wrong lane, or attempt to stay on the junction when their lane is filtering them off, may also be the cause of a car crash.
Claiming compensation as a result of a car accident
If you have suffered personal injury through a car crash that was not your fault, whether on a roundabout, a junction, or a straight piece of road, you may be eligible to make a compensation claim as a result of those damages. Here at YouClaim, we're ideally placed to help you do so.
Our system allows you to make your car crash claim on an entirely free basis - our system allows you to claim without facing any charges from us, from your opponents, or from any other source of expenditure. We also promise that all clients receive the full 100 percent compensation awarded in a won case - we never take a cut.
The no win no fee lawyers on our team are all governed by the strictures of the Solicitors Regulation Authority, guaranteeing their professionalism for you, and we ensure that we team you up with a specialist in the correct area of personal injury law. For more information about the ways in which one of our personal injury experts can assist you in leading your claim to its best conclusion, simply use our echat window, our online claim form, or just call 0800 10 757 95 and ask for a car accident specialist.
