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It is possible for road traffic accident compensation claims to be made against local authorities that have failed to ensure highway surfaces are skid resistant.
Road safety is a major issue for local government. As well as the road surface, other factors affecting safety include highway design, street furniture and road signs and markings.
With regard to road surfaces, councils are required by various guidance manuals and standards to assess and manage grip and the resistance of roads to skidding.
Good practice that local authorities should adhere to when managing road surfaces is prepared by road engineering consultants and other experts.
Measures that councils use to develop and operate a safe skidding policy are scrutinised more rigorously following publication of the police's Road Death investigation manual.
Skidding policies and road traffic accidents
Demonstrative good practice can involve the use of surveys, advanced IT systems and Internet facilities, especially those that provide early warnings about potential accident blackspots.
Skidding policies that local authorities should develop must cost effectively target high risk skid sites. They are supposed to provide the local authority with information that can challenge insurance claims.
Should the police consider a road surface is a contributing factor in any fatal vehicle accident, the skidding policy is supposed to be designed to manage any resulting manslaughter charges.
Road traffic accidents and compensation claims
If you have been involved in a lorry, motorbike, bicycle or car accident where the road surface appears to have been in bad shape, perhaps slippery and lacking skid resistance, it is possible a claim could be made against the responsible local authority.
To allow our legal experts at YouClaim to assess your road traffic accident compensation claim, call us now for free on 0800 107 5795 or submit an online enquiry via the links on this web page.
