| Riding a motorbike naturally makes you more | | | | the motorbike rider who is to blame and is therefore |
| vulnerable to other people's mistakes. The number of | | | | entitled to seek compensation. |
| drivers who fail to check their mirrors or take the | | | | Though motorbike accidents are often very different |
| time to look for bikes before pulling out is scary. A | | | | from car accidents you should treat them in a similar |
| lot of drivers will try and argue that it is the choice of | | | | way. The most important thing to do following a |
| each individual to ride a motor bike or not. The reality | | | | motor bike accident is to phone the police. Even if |
| is that a motorbike has as much right to be on the | | | | the accident does not seem worth reporting to the |
| road as a car. | | | | police you should still do it. Firstly, this allows the |
| Motorbike accidents can take almost any form. | | | | police to begin gathering information about the |
| However, the likelihood is that whatever type of | | | | accident and shows that you have been proactive |
| accident it is, it is likely to involve some sort of | | | | and open about the accident. Secondly, and equally |
| personal injury. For motorbikes, small road defects or | | | | as important, is that it will mean that your accident |
| small amounts of oil on the road can result in massive | | | | will show up in motorbike accident statistics. Nearly |
| injuries. If you have been involved in an accident | | | | 80% of reportable motorbike and cycle accidents are |
| then, if it was not entirely your fault, you may be | | | | not reported in the UK. This means that, on paper, |
| entitled to make a motorbike accident claim. | | | | the government see motorbikes and cycles as being |
| For you to have a claim for compensation an | | | | safe and will not take steps to make the roads safer |
| accident must not be completely your fault. If | | | | for riders. By reporting your accident you are helping |
| someone else's negligence partly caused your | | | | to draw attention to the large number of motor bike |
| accident then it may be worth you pursuing a claim. | | | | accidents on UK roads. |
| The majority of motorbike accident claims are for | | | | For most motorbike accident claims it will help your |
| accidents caused by either road defects or the | | | | case enormously if you have taken photos of the |
| negligence of car drivers. Councils are required to | | | | scene. If your motorbike accident claim involves a |
| inspect roads at least once every 6 months. If this | | | | road defect then you must try and photograph this |
| has not been done, or it has been done and nothing | | | | as soon as possible, before it is repaired. As well as a |
| has been done about it then it is the council's | | | | photo you must try and find a witness who would |
| negligence which is partly to blame. Equally, a small | | | | be willing to testify in your favour should your case |
| mistake by a car driver can cause serious injuries to | | | | go to court. |
| someone on a bike. However, in both cases it is not | | | | |