According to Department for Transport figures, motorcyclists have a very poor safety record when compared to other road user groups. Although motorcycles account for less than 1% of vehicle traffic in the UK, their riders suffer 14% of total deaths and serious injuries on Britain’s roads. Their killed and serious injury rate in the UK, per million vehicle kilometres, is approximately twice that of pedal cyclists and over 16 times that of car drivers and passengers.

 

However, it is all to easy to class motorcycles as ‘death traps’ and condemn their riders as irresponsible ‘speed merchants’. Generally, this is far from the case, and in many instances accidents involving motorcycles are caused not by their riders, but by another party.

 

Many accidents involving cars and motorcycles occur at crossroads, when the car driver simply pulls out having failed to see an approaching motorbike. If you have been injured as a result of this type of accident, contact Macks Solicitors right away on Freephone 0800 9809 377. Macks Solicitors can offer expert specialist advice on how to claim compensation for injury to yourself and damage to your cycle.

 

Not all accidents to motorcycles and their riders are as straightforward as this scenario. There can be many possible causes, such as an oil spillage on a public road,
where it can be very difficult to establish blame. Such accidents can be wrapped in a tangle of fact and supposition that requires expert help to unravel.

 

Don’t hesitate! Call Macks Solicitors today on Freephone 0800 9809 377 immediately and let them do the hard work on your behalf.