Cycling accident injury claims.
Experiencing an injury in a cycling accident can be traumatic, often leaving you with long-term injuries and unexpected financial outlay. If your accident was caused by someone else’s negligence, the legal process of seeking fair compensation can feel overwhelming. We understand the unique challenges cyclists face and are committed to providing expert legal guidance. Get the support you need and the maximum compensation you deserve for your injuries and losses.
Have you been in a Road Traffic Accident as a Cyclist?
Do you cycle to work, school, or college? Perhaps you cycle for pleasure or even sport? If so, you will be well aware of the dangers and the occasional lack of co-operation between drivers and cyclists on our roads. Unfortunately, accidents do happen, and it is always wise to be prepared. By filing a claim for a bicycle accident, you may be entitled to recover compensation for your injuries and any financial losses incurred.
Causes and Consequences of Cycling Accidents in Ireland
Cycling accidents occur in a number of ways and you could find yourself in the wrong place at the wrong time. Maybe a motorist is failing to adhere to the rules of the road, having difficulty assessing your cycling speed or pulling out of a side road and just not paying attention. The roads we use are fraught with challenges and the consequences of these accidents can be dire and very serious indeed.
By filing a claim for a bicycle accident, you may be entitled to recover compensation for your injuries and any financial losses incurred. Contact us any day of the week for assistance, we are here to help. According to The Road Safety Authority (RSA) for the period between 1997 and 2010 well over 600 cyclists have been killed or seriously injured in a road traffic accident in Ireland.
How to know if you are eligible to claim compensation for your cycling accident
Before you start an injury claim for your cycling accident, it’s important to note, you may only be entitled to claim if the accident happened in the last 2 years, you can prove that someone else was at fault or partly at fault and if the person owed you a duty of care. As injury solicitors, we are all too familiar with cycling injuries and are well equipped to deal with motorists attempts to avoid responsibility and admittance of liability for the crash.
Cyclists have to manage the roadways with other vehicles, and even the most experienced and careful rider is still too reliant on other road users’ awareness to remain safe. There are many danger zones where cyclists can get injured, but the most common causes include:
- Drivers turning into the path of a cyclist, reversing out or pulling out in front of a cyclist
- Drivers failing to see cyclists
- Falling due to Rugged footpaths, Potholes and other Cracked road surfaces
- Car doors opening in front of oncoming cyclists
- Careless, reckless and speeding drivers
Cycling Accident Claims Specialists
As Accident Claims Specialists, Synnott Lawline has been helping our clients claim for road accidents (including cycling accident claims) for many years. If you have been in a cycling accident you may be entitled to make an injury claim. Synnott Lawline would be delighted to sit down with you and explain all of your options as well as the likely outcome. You have two years from the date of your accident within which to make a claim after which time your case will become statute barred. Contact us 7 days a week by Phone: 01 453 7890 Email: info@lawline.ie or fill out our callback button.
Cycling Accident Injury Claims – FAQs
The value of general damages can vary greatly depending on the severity of your injuries. Every cycling accident is different. Where possible, keep a record of receipts and purchases that you have had to make as a direct result of your accident, which will assist in ensuring these costs are recovered.
- Damage to your bicycle & kit – if your bike has been damaged or destroyed your solicitor will include a claim for the cost of repair or replacement of your bike.
- Loss of earnings – If you have to take time off work as a result of the accident and you have suffered a financial shortfall as a consequence, you will be able to recover your financial losses.
- Medical Costs & Reports – your cycling claim can include provisions for any physiotherapy, surgical procedures and medicines you have paid for or will need to pay for as a result of your accident.
- Travel costs – if you have to use an alternative form of transport, such as car hire or public transport, because your bike was damaged or a write-off, these out-of-pocket expenses can be claimed back.
- Care and assistance – after your accident, you may have had to rely on carers to help with household chores, or to assist with personal care. We can include as part of your claim.
- Take photos with your phone to record as much as possible.
- Get the Car Registration Number;
- Take note of the events that led to the incident;
- Take note of all relevant Insurance Details.
- Take contact details of anyone who may witnessed the scene.
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No Win No Fee Explained
No Win No Fee – The legal term used to describe how solicitors take on a case where they pay the costs of the litigation. Irish Law Firms who operate on this basis pay for the medical reports, expert fees and other legal costs associated with your injury case. It’s common for specialised personal injury firms to operate on a “no win no fee” basis. Solicitors are not allowed to advertise no win no fee services.
Start your injury case
If you’ve suffered injury, loss, damage or expense as a result of another party’s negligent act or omission, you may be entitled to claim from that party or their insurers. Starting a case with our legal team is a seamless process. Subject to strict exceptions, you have two years from the date of your accident to commence legal proceedings. A different claims policy applies to children under 18.
What can I claim for?
Personal Injury Claim amounts are difficult to value at the outset of any case, but the value of your case in terms of General Damages will depend on the severity of the injury, the pain, suffering and inconvenience caused by the length of time to recover and the prognosis for the future. In addition, you are entitled to claim for all financial losses and expenses sustained by you as a result of the accident.
