Cycling Accidents

Surprisingly, opinions regarding compulsory wearing of helmets is seriously divided.  AccidentCompensation supports the choice of the individual cyclist and endorses the wearing of crash helmets.

The British Medical Journal featured an article by Mr. D Carnall who suggested that legislation to make helmet wearing compulsory would be a mistake and would not be in the best interests of health.  Whatever your view, the full contents of the report can be found at www.bmj.com/cgi/content/full/318/7197/1505/a

The main injuries caused to cyclists are by other road uses, and statistics for non-fault accidents are similar to motorcyclists.

Even if you are partly to blame you may be entitled to claim compensation.  Click here to contact a solicitor in your area for free advice on the best way to proceed.