UK PEDESTRIAN ACCIDENT CLAIM ADVICE

If you have been injured in a collision with a motor vehicle, whilst out walking, through no fault of your own you will be able to make a pedestrian accident claim for compensation for your injuries and disabilities, pain and suffering, income loss and all other expenses.

Often these injuries are severe and include head and spinal cord damage, resulting in cognitive difficulties, paraplegia or quadriplegia. In 2003, there were 36,405 pedestrians injured in Great Britain. Of these casualties, 7,159 were seriously injured and 774 were killed. London has a higher casualty rate per head of population than any other region. Per kilometre travelled, pedestrians are up to 16 times more likely to be killed than car occupants.

The peak hours for child casualties are when children are likely to be travelling to and from school, between 8 and 9 am and 3 and 4 pm. The afternoon peak is much higher. For adults, the casualty pattern is not the same as for children and does not follow the hourly pattern of walk journeys. Casualties are low in the middle of the day, when walking levels are generally high. Walking declines rapidly after 4pm, but casualties decline slowly only until 9 pm, and then increase until midnight.

Drivers have a duty of care to other road users. Drivers must obey road rules. A pedestrian accident claim is often the result of speeding by drivers; failure to observe signage; an inattentive or pre-occupied driver; a driver's failure to yield the right of way to pedestrians at marked crossings or driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs.

Usually, it is a motor vehicle driver who is responsible for causing the accident however, sometimes other road users may be found to have contributed to the cause of the accident and if as a pedestrian, you fail to exercise reasonable care whilst using the road and the accident was partially your fault, you may still be entitled to some compensation (a reduced amount) for your injuries.

Here are 3 good reasons to choose our lawyers:

1. Our lawyers will provide you with legal advice on your rights and entitlements to compensation with no further obligation.
2. Our solicitors are specialist accredited expert members of the Law Society personal injury panel with extensive experience in negotiating, settling and litigating accident compensation claims.
3. If you decide to instruct any of our specialists to obtain compensation for you, they will act on a “no win no fee” basis. Compensation is paid in full and win or lose there is no charge.¹