Like most drivers, if I ever drive through a city centre at night or any roads near local bars where it is clear people have been drinking I am extremely careful. I’ll drive below the speed limit and check to see whether any of them are likely to run out in front of my car. Becoming involved in an accident with a pedestrian is a driver’s worst nightmare.

Pedestrians are extremely vulnerable to motor vehicles and if they become involved in an accident with one, they can suffer from extreme injuries depending upon the speed of the vehicle.

If you’re on a night out or have been drinking and become involved in an accident that you believe wasn’t your fault there are a few ways a court would look at this. They would look at where the accident took place so would consider if on the road whether it was at a pedestrian crossing or not. If so they would look at whether the pedestrian just walked out or whether the vehicle failed to pay due care and attention.
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The Highway Code describes children as extremely vulnerable when on the road. It states that drivers need to pay due care and attention when driving around places such as schools where children are expected to be. A lot of children don’t have a high understanding of danger and therefore it is extremely unlikely that a court will find contributory negligence against a child.

To make sure children are safe when going to and from school, local authorities employ lollipop men and women to make sure they cross the busier roads safely. However most schools only employ one lollipop man or women so it is up to the drivers to look out for children who may run out from behind parked vehicles.

From a young age, children are taught about road safety. For example: The Green Cross Code is taught to children in primary schools. This tells them to stop, look and listen before crossing a road. They are also reminded to look left and right a number of times before doing so. Some schools even watch videos on road safety with pupils to ensure they have a full understanding of the dangers of motor vehicles.
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Most of us make a weekly visit to our local supermarket to carry out what we all refer to as the big shop or the weekly shop. Some of us spend what feels like a fortune on food. We all try to choose a time that we expect the supermarket won’t be so hectic…some of us tend to avoid Saturday and Sunday afternoons.

Supermarkets can get extremely busy at the worst of times, and the stress of trying to get everything you need in a busy environment and pushing a trolley around, can at times get to the best of us, especially if we’ve got the kids as well. Kids tend to hate anything to do with shopping; the only thing they like is putting a bag of sweets or a new toy in the trolley.

Unfortunately some supermarkets are the setting for a scene of an accident. It may be that there are tins or boxes piled up in a display at the end of aisle, and if someone accidentally nudges them with their trolley, they may fall over. Supermarkets also have cleaners on duty making sure that there are no hazards around such as spilt liquids on the aisles or broken glass.
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The Injury Lawyers are a small independent law firm based in Derbyshire. If you’ve been injured and it wasn’t your fault, then you may be able to claim for compensation. Injuries on individuals can have serious implications of both them and those around them, and you shouldn’t be forced to suffer alone if you become involved in an accident that isn’t your fault.

We work on a 100% guaranteed no win, no fee basis. This means that in the unlikely event that your claim is unsuccessful it won’t cost you a penny. It also means that in the likely event that it is successful, as we only take on claims we believe will be a success, then you will receive every single penny of the compensation. We simply recover all our costs from the other side, which means that every penny goes in your pocket. 

One of our fully trained lawyers will handle your case, and will always be a phone call away if you need them. They will be the person you speak to on a regular basis and they will keep you up to date with the progress of your claim.
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If you have recently been involved in a car accident but are unsure whether your injuries are down to whiplash it is essential you read on.

Whiplash is a form of injury that involves any damage caused to the neck. Injury is normally caused by sudden impact that forces the head to jilt. This usually results in the ligaments and tendons in your neck becoming damaged.

Symptoms of whiplash include pain around the neck and surrounding areas, including your back, arms, shoulders and head. You may also feel a tingling in your fingers, or muscle spasms. Other symptoms include sickness, headaches and loss of movement.
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If you’re self-employed or work for a company that sends you to carry out work in the houses of others, what rights do you have if you become injured? If self-employed it is your job to make sure that you have the equipment needed, however if you become injured and it’s the homeowner’s fault you may be able to make a claim for injury compensation.

If you work for an employer it is their job to ensure that you have the equipment you need, and it is their job to make sure that the equipment is in working order. Every now and again it will need to be pack tested to ensure it is safe. However, the homeowner is responsible to ensure your safety within their home. For example they must ensure there are no health hazards such as loose floorboards that workers may trip over. And with regard to a previous news story they much provide workers with the safest access possible.

A woman may face being sued as she refused a worker access through her house to fix some drains on her roof. The safest way to access the drains was via the garage room, however she refused to let him through her house in his muddy work boots. This then later resulted in him falling off his ladder and being unable to carry on working in the future.
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Car parks at some shopping centres can get extremely busy; especially now Christmas is just ten weeks away. There’s something about this time of year that encourages shoppers to spend more time at their shopping centres and even draws those in who would normally do everything to avoid such an activity.

This doesn’t only mean extra stress as Christmas draws in, it also means more queues in the shops and more and more built up road rage in the car parks. Drivers will be queuing up to get parked, and even racing each other to find the next available parking space.

It may be that they are so occupied on finding a parking space that they fail to see drivers reversing or passengers stepping out in front of them. Either of these can lead to an accident and cause injury to both parties involved. 
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Unlike any other injury at work claims – asbestos related diseases can take years to make themselves known. On average it takes between 20-40 years for symptoms of the disease to show. When symptoms do become apparent they can have drastic effects, causing life-threatening illness from diseases such as Mesothelioma.

Mesothelioma is a deadly form of cancer that develops in the chest; it forms a membrane that wraps itself around the lungs and other organs. Unfortunately in some cases Mesothelioma can be incurable, and if it develops progressively it can become fatal.
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From a young age children are taught to follow the green cross code in order for them to learn how to cross roads safely. Children begin to develop an understanding of crossing roads, this understanding grows as they get older and begins to show as a better understanding of the danger crossing a road possesses.

Knowing how to cross a road safely is essential for anyone to know, whatever their age, because it will probably be something we all do on a regular basis. Pedestrian crossings such as Zebra, Pelican and Puffin crossings are designed to ensure that pedestrians are able to cross the more busy roads safely.
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The roads today can be a dangerous place, especially in the more busy areas. That’s why it is so important that drivers do everything they can when using the roads, to show a duty of care to other road users. It is important that they make other drivers aware of what they intend to do next, for example they should indicate if they wish to turn right giving the driver behind enough time to stop.

The failure to do so could cause a road traffic accident, if a driver fails to indicate to the driver in front that they are going to turn off, the driver behind will not know to slow down and may go into the back of them. This would then leave the lead driver to answer to why they suddenly stopped with no warning.

If you have been involved in a road traffic accident due to the negligence of another driver and you became injured because of this then you may be able to make an injury compensation claim. Road traffic accidents take place everyday on our roads; sometimes both parties should negligence towards one another. However there is usually one party that appears to have shown more negligence.
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