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Making a claim for head injury is often the result of a bicycle accident when a car or other heavier vehicle collides with the cyclist, throwing him or her into the road.
Even if the cycle rider is wearing a helmet, which provides some protection, he is still likely to suffer serious harm and potential disability for an accident which was not his fault.
In most instances of brain injury, the victim loses consciousness at the time of the crash. He may then be in a coma for a short time before recovery begins and often will have no memory of the accident in which he was harmed.
As with other road traffic accidents resulting in injury, police officers will collect information from witnesses about the circumstances, which may then be used for a later prosecution in court.
When a car driver or passenger is hurt in an accident involving more than their own vehicle, unless they have suffered particularly serious injuries, they are likely to have some memory of the events leading up to the crash and a view about responsibility for it. There may also be other road-users who saw what happened.
However, when a cycle with a sole rider is in a crash with one vehicle, it may be that no one else will be aware of it apart from the two drivers and if the cyclist has a sufficiently-bad head injury to have amnesia, he could be unable to tell police how the accident occurred.
Sophisticated technical testing on how vehicles behave is used by police to measure the speed of a car as well as other factors such as tyre pressures to enable them to come to some conclusions about how a car was being driven prior to an accident, but this is not usually possible with a bicycle.
In urban areas, CCTV cameras may be in the vicinity and capable of showing the accident scene but, if not, it could be quite difficult for the cyclist victim to prove who was responsible for the injuries caused.
The disparity between the essential insurance requirements for a car driver and the voluntary cover bought by some cyclists is another contrast between the two types of road-user but this does mean that when an accident occurs, liability for compensation payments will be covered by the driver's insurance company.
Solicitor for claim for head injury
If you have suffered a head injury as a result of a bicycling or other road traffic accident, you may need extensive treatment and rehabilitation before being able to return to your previous level of activity and this could mean a loss of earnings as well as pain and suffering.
By instructing a personal injury solicitor, such as those who work with YouClaim, you can be sure that your interests will be protected and the best efforts made to secure a justified compensation payment for you.
Because of supervision by the Solicitors Regulation Authority, you can be certain of our lawyers' highest professional standards but, what's more, they make a point of using plain English and explaining all procedures to clients.
If you would like to find out more about how YouClaim can help with a claim for head injury, why not call our freephone number of 0800 10 757 95 or contact us via this webpage and we'll call you back at a convenient time.
