Pages On: Motorcycle Accidents
Motorcycle accidents are extremely dangerous. Motorcyclists are already vulnerable road users, and as such are at great risk of injury from poor road conditions, weather events, and other vehicles. Motorbikes are very manoeuvrable, and as such, can maintain high speeds even in high traffic. These means that if road users aren’t paying attention, they can very quickly injury a motorcyclist, with a high chance of it being fatal.
Motorcycle Accident Claims
Posted in: Motorcycle Accidents, Road Traffic Accidents
Being involved in a motorbike accident can be a very traumatic experience, especially where you have suffered a painful injury. However, if you have suffered an injury as a result of a motorcycle accident that wasn’t your fault, our dedicated team of motorbike accident lawyers are here to help. Motorcycle accidents in the UK are becoming increasingly common. As a result, our expert team of personal injury lawyers have specialist knowledge about making motorbike accident personal injury claims. Injuries sustained from motorbike accident can vary greatly from minor bruising and…
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Sleepy driver awaits sentence after hitting couple on motorbike
Posted: 14 April 2015
Posted in: Arm Injury, Car Accidents, Head and Brain Injuries, Motorcycle Accidents, Road Traffic Accidents
Having been found guilty of dangerous driving, Bridge of Allan resident, Christopher Thornton, 36, is awaiting sentencing by Inverness Sheriff Court. Thornton had sent a text message to his partner before leaving Elgin on 23 August 2013 stating that he was “Just leaving Elgin, hopeful of staying awake” and attaching a photograph of four caffeine drinks, the court heard. He was later spotted drifting onto the wrong side of the road by witnesses and went on to strike a motorbike carrying Malcolm Traquair and Ruth Keighley, of Bearsden, on the A9 near…
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Motorcyclist injured by 4x4 in road traffic accident
Posted: 14 November 2014
Posted in: Hand Injuries, Motorcycle Accidents, Road Traffic Accidents
A biker from Innerleithen suffered severe injuries in a motorbike accident when a 4×4 and trailer pulled out in front of him in 2012. 25-year-old Adam Russell had been on the A72 between Peebles and Innerleithen when the vehicle pulled out from a field just past the entrance to Glentress. He broke multiple bones in his right hand and required extensive surgery, which involved the insertion of metal pins into each finger. The accident happened in September 2012, after which Mr Russell could not use his hands for two and a half…
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Motorcyclist left with severe brain injuries following car crash
Posted: 20 September 2014
Posted in: Car Accidents, Head and Brain Injuries, Motorcycle Accidents, Road Traffic Accidents
An Aberdeenshire man has been awarded compensation after he suffered serious injuries during a crash in October 2011. Graham Clark had been heading home on the A96 Aberdeen to Inverness road when his motorbike collided with a car. He suffered severe brain injuries and several fractures from the collision, which have since forced him to leave his job. The driver of the car received a 50-day driving ban and a £750 fine after being convicted of dangerous driving. Despite the conviction, the motorist’s insurance company denied liability, which led to a…
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Government must act to save motorcyclists' lives
Posted: 13 November 2012
Posted in: Motorcycle Accidents
The Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM) is calling on the government to redesign crash barriers to make them more motorcycle-friendly, as new research from Sweden shows that modern crash barriers actually provide no safety benefits whatsoever to motorcyclists. Modern crash barriers are designed to save the lives of drivers, but hitting a crash barrier is a factor in 8-16% of fatal motorcyclist accidents, according to an IAM-sponsored study. Riders are fifteen times more likely to die after hitting a barrier than car occupants. Britain’s current barriers protect car occupants by…
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Calls for Changes to British Summer Time To Decrease Road Traffic Accidents
Posted: 25 October 2012
Posted in: Bicycle Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Road Traffic Accidents, Wrongful & Accidental Death
The Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM) has recently called for changes in the way British Summer Time operates, to give more daylight hours in the evening, when road traffic accidents are more likely to happen. The IAM would like to see the British time zone brought forward by an hour in both winter and summer. Figures from the Department for Transport show that this could prevent about 80 deaths and at least 200 serious injuries on our roads each year. Road casualty rates increase with the arrival of darker evenings.…
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