{"id":12387,"date":"2013-04-22T11:16:23","date_gmt":"2013-04-22T10:16:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theinjurylawyers.co.uk\/injury-lawyers-blog\/?p=12387"},"modified":"2013-04-22T11:16:23","modified_gmt":"2013-04-22T10:16:23","slug":"cyclist-hit-by-car-door-compensation-claims","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theinjurylawyers.co.uk\/injury-lawyers-blog\/2013\/04\/22\/cyclist-hit-by-car-door-compensation-claims\/","title":{"rendered":"Cyclist Hit By Car Door Compensation Claims"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"cyclistIt\u2019s a well known fact that many people don\u2019t take as much care to look out for cyclists and motorcycle riders as they should do. We take on a heck of a lot of personal injury claims<\/a> for riders who have been hit by cars emerging from side roads<\/strong>, turning in to their paths, or changing lanes in to their paths without looking. People aren\u2019t paying enough attention<\/strong> to the most basic of driving instructions: mirror, signal, manoeuvre!<\/p>\n

So what happens when someone opens a car door in to your path? It\u2019s known as a bit of a satirical situation, and has been played out in plenty of comedy films and TV shows, but when it happens to someone, the injuries can be devastating. You hit a door at even at low speed and you can end up either smashing through the glass or going over the handlebars and landing hard on the ground.<\/p>\n

You have a fairly strong case if this happens to you<\/strong>. There is a duty on anyone getting out of a car to check their surroundings to make sure that the door will not be opened in to the path of someone. Its common sense. So if you are injured because this has happened to you, we should be able to help you out with a claim for compensation<\/a>.
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If a passenger of a vehicle opens the door on you, what happens then? They are likely not to be the owner or the insured person for the vehicle; so can you still claim?<\/p>\n

The answer is yes \u2013 the duty ends up falling on the driver through vicarious liability. So you can pursue the insurers of the driver for the passenger\u2019s negligence. A little harsh on the innocent driver you might say, but the innocent cyclist has every right to obtain compensation for their injuries.<\/p>\n

You can claim compensation for:<\/p>\n