Tag: Highway Code

When Overtaking Stationary or Slow-Moving Traffic at Junctions Motorcyclists Should Exercise Care, Which Includes Reducing Speed Very Substantially or Even Desisting From Overtaking So Says the High Court

Posted on 03/09/12 by AAH No Comments

BEN WOODHAM v JM TURNER (T/A TURNERS OF GREAT BARTON) (2011) [2011] EWHC 1588 (QB) ~ QBD (Kenneth Parker J) 21/06/2011 A coach driver was 70 per cent liable for personal injuries sustained by a motorcyclist following a road traffic accident at a junction as, considering the coach driver’s obstructed view of oncoming traffic, she [...]

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Intervention by Court of Appeal on Apportionment of Liabilty

Posted on 02/21/12 by AAH No Comments
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  The appellant coach company (T) appealed against a decision of the lower court (to the Court of Appeal) it was 70 per cent liable for a road traffic accident in which the respondent motorcyclist (W) was injured. The driver (X) of one of T’s coaches had been driving along a minor road and stopped at [...]

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Cyclists Beware!

Posted on 12/07/11 by AAH No Comments
Cyclists beware

  As a matter of law, cyclists have identical duties to those of motorists when it comes to observing the Highway Code on the road. With the increase in the use of bicycles on the road and additional facilities provided by the Mayor to Londoners, there is an increasing possibility of road traffic accidents occurring [...]

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VICTIM of an ACCIDENT? HOW to MAKE a CLAIM for PERSONAL INJURY

Posted on 10/12/09 by admin No Comments

DIY presentation of your personal injury claim -  How to claim without the help of a Solicitor or a Claims Company by A. A. Hafezi   In the last ten years, particularly with the Government emphasis on creating strict protocols for all parties to abide by, it is possible for you as a member of the [...]

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