Category Archives for Cycle Accidents

What you MUST prove before you’ll be compensated for your injuries

May 23, 2018
/ Cycle Accidents General Information

Share0 Tweet0 Share0 Ashley TulleyChief Commercial Officer If a person is injured because of another person’s negligence, they can bring a compensation claim for personal injuries. Unfortunately, claimants aren’t automatically given compensation for their injuries. Instead, they must prove why they should be compensated. To do this, a claimant must prove that they suffered loss caused by […]

Is a cyclist colliding with a closed boom gate an obvious risk thus not compensable?

July 17, 2016
/ Cycle Accidents

By Tina Ibraheem In Simmons v Rockdale City Council the Defendant (Rockdale City Council) argued that an injured cyclist should not be awarded compensation because the accident was caused by him not keeping a proper look out, and the accident was the result of an ‘obvious risk’ of the dangerous recreational activity of cycling. BACKGROUND In this case, […]

Bicycle Injury

June 17, 2016
/ Cycle Accidents

It is an unfortunate reality of riding a bicycle that if you are involved in an accident with a motor vehicle you will probably end up suffering fairly significant physical and/or emotional injuries. Accidents happen. It is an unfortunate fact of life. And that is why there is insurance for injury compensation to cover you […]