{"id":3743,"date":"2010-10-11T11:52:30","date_gmt":"2010-10-11T10:52:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theinjurylawyers.co.uk\/injury-lawyers-blog\/?p=3743"},"modified":"2010-10-11T11:52:30","modified_gmt":"2010-10-11T10:52:30","slug":"motorcycle-traffic-accidents-help-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theinjurylawyers.co.uk\/injury-lawyers-blog\/2010\/10\/11\/motorcycle-traffic-accidents-help-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"Motorcycle Traffic Accidents Help Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.theinjurylawyers.co.uk\/injury-lawyers-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/motorcycle-accident-claims-300x224.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"motorcycle-accident-claims\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-3760\" \/>The government are constantly promoting campaigns to make drivers aware of motorcyclists on our roads. One of the latest campaigns is called \u2018Think\u2026Bike\u2019; this is to remind drivers to look twice before over taking and pulling out at junctions. It is harder to see a motorcycle than it is another car.<\/p>\n<p>Accidents involving motorcycles are relatively high, and account for the highest cause of deaths on our roads. When placed next to other vehicles like cars, vans and lorries &#8211; <strong>motorcycles are the most vulnerable<\/strong>. Wearing protective clothing like their helmet, gloves and bodywear will help protect them but they are still at risk.<\/p>\n<p>If you become involved in an <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theinjurylawyers.co.uk\/motorcycle-accident-claims.php\">accident with a motorcycle<\/a> there a number of things both parties should do:<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Swap contacts details, including name, telephone name and home address.<\/li>\n<li>Take down each other\u2019s insurance details, type and make of vehicle along with registration.<\/li>\n<li>If any one is injured call the emergency services.<\/li>\n<li>Take note of the exact time and date of the accident.<\/li>\n<li>If there were any witnesses to the accident take down their contact details.<\/li>\n<li>Seek medical attention; they will be able to assess your injuries.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you\u2019ve been involved in a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theinjurylawyers.co.uk\/road_traffic_accidents.php\">road traffic accident<\/a> and it wasn\u2019t your fault then you may be able to make a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theinjurylawyers.co.uk\/100-percent-compensation-4u.php\">claim for injury compensation<\/a>. In all accidents there is usually one party that showed more negligence than the other.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re looking to make a claim for injury compensation here at the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theinjurylawyers.co.uk\/\">Injury Lawyers<\/a> we advise that you do so through an independent law firm and not your insurance company. A lot of people that claim through their insurance are often under settled, as they don\u2019t have the resources to fight for the compensation their victims deserve.<\/p>\n<p>For more information <strong>contact the Injury Lawyers<\/strong>, we will give you <strong>free legal advice about the claim<\/strong> you are looking to pursue and fight on your behalf all the way.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The government are constantly promoting campaigns to make drivers aware of motorcyclists on our roads. One of the latest campaigns is called \u2018Think\u2026Bike\u2019; this is to remind drivers to look twice before over taking and pulling out at junctions. It is harder to see a motorcycle than it is another car. Accidents involving motorcycles are &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theinjurylawyers.co.uk\/injury-lawyers-blog\/2010\/10\/11\/motorcycle-traffic-accidents-help-guide\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Motorcycle Traffic Accidents Help Guide<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3743","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-articles"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Motorcycle Traffic Accidents Help Guide<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theinjurylawyers.co.uk\/injury-lawyers-blog\/2010\/10\/11\/motorcycle-traffic-accidents-help-guide\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Motorcycle Traffic Accidents Help Guide\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The government are constantly promoting campaigns to make drivers aware of motorcyclists on our roads. 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