In a car, we can survive driving over a pothole or a defect in the road – don’t get me wrong, an accident could still occur, and the council may be liable; but on a motorbike or a bicycle, riding over a pothole or a defect in the road could be a whole different story.

The inspiration for this article comes from my own witness account of this happening just yesterday. A gentleman  on a bicycle, who was fully kitted out with a safety helmet, elbow and wrist guards, and a high visibility jacket, rode over a manhole cover where a section of the concrete just before the covers’ edge had somehow either eroded away or had been taken away; causing a sudden dip in the road surface. The gentleman was clearly an experienced rider, given the impressive looking cycle and the extent of his safety gear; but when you’re concentrating on the road ahead and traffic around you, it’s not easy to spot a hole in the road!
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Road accidents are a daily occurrence –sadly, they affect us all. It’s pretty common to have been in one nowadays, and we at The Injury Lawyers are here to help the victims of negligent drivers that have caused accidents.

So, what should you do if you have been injured in a car accident that wasn’t your fault? As a blameless victim, you are entitled to make a claim for compensation. What you need is an independent expert solicitor representing you for your case. Here are a few tips on what to do and what to avoid:
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It’s official, winter is here and the long cold nights are just the beginning. At the minute it gets dark around 7pm, soon it’ll be 4pm and the little daylight we have will be spent behind a desk.

For those of us who work 9-5 jobs the only hours of daylight are spent sat in traffic and behind a desk at work. Winter is responsible for some of the worst driving conditions, the roads are wet and slippery and the rain bouncing on your windscreen makes it hard to see.

When it starts getting dark at 4pm drivers will probably be more stressed out than usual. There’s something about the weather that affects the mood we are in. Summer tends to make us feel happy, whilst winter makes us feel down. Whatever mood you’re in don’t let it affect your driving on the road.
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Injury compensation is an amount of money the innocent victims of accidents are awarded to compensate for any losses they have been subject to through no fault of their own. If you become injured in an accident that wasn’t your fault then you may be entitled to claim compensation.

Here at the Injury Lawyers we know that thousands of people don’t realise that they are entitled to compensation, therefore leaving thousands of pounds left unclaimed. We believe that no one should suffer injury due to the negligence of others, and if they do they should be able to make an injury compensation claim.

That’s why we have created our online blog that is full of information about all the different types of accidents people may become involved in. Our guides advise you on what to do if you become involved in such accidents.
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Walking around our local shopping centre on a Saturday afternoon is a day of leisure, especially for the ladies, some men might not hold the same opinion. Nether the less we still enjoy it; it’s what some of us look forward to all week, especially after payday.

Shopping centres can be busy places especially on the weekends and around Christmas. Thousands of people under one roof, rushing around to find the latest bargains. There are bound to be a few toes that get stepped on.

What we don’t realise is that shopping centres can be dangerous places, and would be if it weren’t for the staff that carry out risk assessments, and clean up spillages, keeping possible hazards to an absolute minimum. Although they do everything in their power to keep the accidents to a minimum, some accidents unfortunately can’t be prevented. Even though cleaners are always on duty carrying out the necessary checks, there are bound to be things such as spillages that go unnoticed.
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All compensation claims have a time limit, that time limit tells you up until what date you can make a claim for compensation. All accident, injury and disease claims have a three year time limit; however in cases involving children, death and people detained under the Mental Health Act 1983 the limit differs.

A child’s three year time limit would begin on the day of their 18^th birthday. This means they would have up until their 21^st birthday to make a compensation claim.

If someone is detained under the Mental Health Act their three year time limit begins from the date they are discharged as a patient.
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We’ve all probably tripped on concrete paving at some point in our lives, whether it happened when we were five years old or thirty years old. At five years old we’d probably fall over, graze our knee and either get up and carry on playing or cry and run to our mum for a plaster. However at thirty years old the implications of a trip or fall can be much more serious.

As we get older falls can cause serious injuries with the impact it has on our bodies. A fall in the street may result in minor injuries such as a sprained wrist and cuts and bruises or could result in much more serious injuries such as whiplash.

A whiplash injury is caused when muscles in the back or neck area are forced to jilt either side-ways, backwards or forwards. Symptoms of this however may not develop straight away; it may take a few hours or days depending on the type of whiplash. When diagnosing the injury it is best to seek medical attention. They will then advise you on how to recover from the injury; it may be that you need to rest for a while.
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Anyone who has been injured in an accident that wasn’t their fault will be going through a frustrating and confusing time. You may be angry that you became injured in the accident, or that the injuries you endured now prevent you from carrying out normal everyday tasks. It is likely that you will be going over the accident again and again, thinking if only you’d have been a second later.

Any whiplash injury can cause serious implications on the lives of its victims. That’s why at the injury lawyers we want you to claim the compensation you deserve. Thousands of pounds of compensation go unclaimed each year, because the victims of an accident are not sure where to begin their claim.

Some people may think that making a compensation claim is extremely complicated or that they won’t get much compensation so there’s no point. Both of these are unnecessary worries. If you go on our compensation calculator at www.theinjurylawyers.co.uk and click on the part of the body where you have been injured it will give you an estimated amount to what your claim could be worth.
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After a long week of hard work we all look forward to the weekend, especially our Friday night. It’s the night we all go out and let our hair down, and dance away our stress. We’ve probably spent all week, maybe even all month planning this night out. We’ve spent hours in our local shopping centre trying to find the perfect outfit, shoes, bag and everything else. We’ve spend endless hours texting around friends, getting them organised, and at least two hours getting ready.

We all expect our nights out to be one to remember, to have a laugh with friends and who knows maybe even meet the next best thing to Gerard Butler. But what happens when a night out goes wrong? A night out around your local town, has the same possibilities of an accident occurring like a visit to your local supermarket…except may be greater.
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With the ongoing development within the world of fitness, and the growing obsession with staying healthy it is no surprise that more and more of us are starting to go to the gym. And why not, the gym is a fun, friendly place and creates an upbeat environment that allows us to socialise with others whilst maintaining a healthy life-style.

Gyms contain all different types of equipment, and these could be dangerous if you don’t know how to use them properly. If it is the first time you have used a gym, or you choose to join a different gym to the one you previously attended you will need to have an induction. An induction is when one of the fitness instructors shows you how to use all of the equipment in the gym safely.

Upon induction they should take you round, and make sure that you understand how each piece of equipment is used, after doing so they will ask you to fill out a form saying that you have been shown and understand how to use all of the equipment. This document then covers yours and their back if you do become involved in an accident whilst using the gym equipment.
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