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Be Safe When Using Public Transport
When using public transport, we all have a right to feel safe and free from any harm. On a bus, it is the driver and the bus company who owe us as their passengers a duty of care. In order to maintain this duty of care, they should drive safely, stick to the speed limit, stop at designated bus stops, and allow us time when boarding to sit down before they depart.
There have been many accidents on buses resulting from the driver failing to allow passengers time to sit down before they depart from the bus stop. This has caused unnecessary accidents, especially amongst the elderly who aren’t as strong on their feet.
A bus driver should give all people boarding the bus time to sit safely in their seats before departing from the bus stop. If a bus driver speeds off from a bus stop without giving passengers time to sit down, it is possible to make an injury compensation claim in some circumstances. Read More
Why the Highway Code Saves Lives
The Highway Code is something all road users must abide by; if they fail to do so, some of the penalties can be a criminal offence, leading to prosecution. Knowing the rules in the Highway Code is essential.
The Highway Code is a series of rules created for all road uses in England, Scotland, and Wales. The reading and understanding of it is essential for everyone. It affects:
- Pedestrians, especially children, older or disabled people
- Cyclists
- Motorcyclists
- Horse riders
- Drivers
Motorcycle Accidents: Named Riders Campaign
Some motorists on the roads see the motorcyclists out there as road demons. They have no understanding of them and see them as speed machines with no care for others on the roads. The Think! Bike campaign has been created by the government in order to give some understanding to motorists about motorcyclists.
The government have picked up on the public’s disregard to motorcyclists, and want their campaign to encourage motorists to see motorcyclists as people. The reason people choose to ride a motorbike is not necessarily because of the speed it can reach – it may be for a number of other reasons. Some people just love the feeling of riding a motorcycle; it creates a sense of freedom that no other motorist may feel.
Motorbikes are slim and can therefore squeeze though traffic, meaning those riding them aren’t forced to sit in traffic jams every day. The Think! campaign ‘Named Riders’ aims to reduce the number of deaths and serious injuries amongst motorcyclists by humanising them in the eyes of car drivers. The message given out by the campaign is that motorcyclists are a wide range of people with names, personalities, and families – just like car drivers.
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Prepare for Blizzards and Chaos on the Roads
As temperatures plummet, the Met Office has issued warnings for heavy snow and blizzards until Saturday, and has urged those travelling to prepare for chaos on the roads and rail networks. Parts of the country have been told to expect up to four inches of snow in the next few days, which will mean travel chaos on the roads across Britain.
Winter is set at arrive with a vengeance as the big freeze kicks in tonight. It is expected that blizzards of sleet and snow will hit parts of the Midlands, the north of England, and Scotland.
Met Office forecaster John Hammond said: “It looks like an early taste of winter for millions of people over the next few days. We will start to get wintry showers on Wednesday night, especially on higher ground. By the time people wake up on Thursday, there could be a good covering of snow. Temperatures will dip below freezing on Thursday night so there’s a risk of frost.”
Drivers are being urged to prepare for the winter by carrying out vehicle checks and carrying an emergency weather kit in their cars. It’s expected the cold conditions are set to continue up until Christmas.
Snow on the roads can create for the worst driving conditions, so if possible, it’s best to avoid driving in such conditions. When snow is on the roads, the slightest pressure applied to the breaks can cause a vehicle to skid out of control, resulting in a road traffic accident.
No one wants to spend this Christmas in hospital, or laid in bed injured at home, so make the most of public transport this year and leave your motor vehicle at home. If in the unfortunate event that you do become involved in a car accident this year, and suffer injury as a result of the accident, you may be able to make an injury compensation claim if the accident wasn’t your fault.
To make a successful injury compensation claim, you need to be able to prove that the other party involved were negligent, and that their negligence caused you to suffer your injuries. For more information about making a claim, contact the Injury Lawyers for free and friendly advice.
Drivers Welcome The First Snowfall of Winter 2010
It’s that time of year again that seems to come around faster and faster each and every time. I can barely remember Summer; it seemed to go so fast. Yesterday, the North East of England saw the first fall of snow for the coming winter. The Met Office are warning that this could be just a taster of the first falls of snow due to make an appearance this week. They say that temperatures could go as low as -10c on Friday night.
This will be good news for those of us who love to see snow falling on the ground – for those of us who don’t, it may be the worst news we’ve heard since we found out Wagner was not voted out once again on this week’s X-factor.
With Christmas approaching, the cold weather and winter snow really gets us in the mood for all things festive. It also makes us want to avoid roads at all costs. Snow and ice creates some of the worst driving conditions, making it more likely for us to become involved in a road traffic accident.
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What Happens If I Become Involved in a Supermarket Accident?
If you are unfortunate enough to become involved in an accident at a supermarket that wasn’t your fault then you might be able to make an injury compensation claim. Unfortunately, accidents like this occur more often than we’d think – in fact, supermarket accidents are on the increase as one of the more common injury compensation claims. Although health and safety regulations state that all facilities must ensure they show a duty of care to customers, accidents still happen on a regular basis.
All supermarkets have a number of checks they must complete throughout the day. They must ensure that spillages are cleaned up as soon as they happen to prevent anyone from injuring themselves. They must also check that any other hazards, such as displays that have been knocked over, are rectified immediately.
Supermarkets can get extremely busy, especially during the evenings and weekends. This means the likeliness of you becoming involved in an accident increases. People in supermarkets can be careless when pushing their shopping trolleys, and often push them into people or over people’s toes without realising.
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Boy Suffers Skull Fracture After Road Traffic Accident
Road traffic accidents are something we are all aware of, we read about them in the news every day and some of us have either been involved in them or witnessed them. Anybody who becomes involved in a road traffic accident is likely to suffer some kind of injury, whether it is a minor or fatal injury.
Pedestrians are extremely vulnerable when using the road, and if they become involved in a road traffic accident, the side effects can be fatal. When on the road, pedestrians have no protection. That is why it is extremely important that motorists maintain the duty of care they have towards all road users and pay attention to pedestrians on the highways.
A nine-year-old boy was badly injured when he was hit by a car on his way home from school on a busy Sheffield road – slammed as dangerous by residents.
Using Your Local Swimming Pool and Avoiding Accidents
People of all ages can enjoy going swimming; it is a fun way to keep fit and makes for a great family day out. Whether it is leisure swimming you are taking part in, a swimming class or lane swimming, it is a more fun and relaxing way to keep fit. A lot of local swimming pools offer a range of swimming activities for people of all ages to take part in.
When you visit your local swimming pool there should be life guards on duty in the unfortunate event that an accident does happen. They should always be alert and nearby the pool keeping watch. It is also the lifeguard’s responsibility to make sure that those using the pool are doing so in safe manner.
There should also be signs around your local pool warning that you should not run around the pool, as it is wet and slippery, which could cause you injury. There should also be signs warning where non swimmers are allowed to go to, how deep the water is, and whether or not people are allowed to dive in the pool.
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Like with any other injury compensation claim, when making a cycling accident claim, there are two things that you must be able to prove. Firstly, you must be able to prove that the other party was at fault. Secondly, you must be able to prove that the injury or damage you suffered was caused due to that negligence of the other party.
Due to the recent environment concerns about global warming and the emissions that are constantly being released from motor vehicles, some of us have opted for the much cheaper, more efficient way of getting to work via bicycle. Not only is cycling to work better for the environment, it is a much cheaper way of travelling to and from work, and means that we don’t spend endless hours stuck in traffic jams.
In 2007 more than 3.5 million cycles were sold, which is a huge increase compared to the 2.8 million sold in the year 2000. With the increase of the cycle lanes in the U.K, cycling to work is appealing to more and more people.
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Using the gym can be an enjoyable experience that leads to a healthier lifestyle which makes us feel happier about ourselves. When we use the gym our body releases a chemical in the brain that makes us feel happier, and an intense gym workout can also make us feel better about our body.
Whatever reason we use the gym, whether it is to lose weight, tackle obesity, fight common diseases, or to fit in that much loved pair of jeans again, it is a lifestyle change that we have chosen for ourselves.
When we first join a gym we should be given an initial gym induction by a fitness instructor – they will teach us how to use the gym equipment in a way that is safe for us, and won’t cause us injury. When you go into a gym for the first time, it can be a daunting place – the equipment looks confusing and we feel a bit daft on the treadmill.
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