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Pedestrian Hit by a Car at Zebra Crossing
Ms D was in the process of crossing a road in a 30mph zone at a clearly marked zebra crossing, while the amber lights were flashing, when a car collided with her and knocked her to the ground. Ms D later stated that she had seen the car approaching the crossing on her left side, and had assumed it would stop, given that the vehicle had plenty of time in which to do so and it was her right of way. The motorist was talking on his mobile phone as he approached the zebra crossing, and later acknowledged that he had been distracted, and was not paying proper attention to the road in front of him at the time.
Ms S was unable to walk following the accident, and a passerby called an ambulance to take her to hospital, where an X-ray showed that she had fractured the tibia bone in her leg and had sustained significant bruising to her upper body. Her recovery took over three months, and she was informed by doctors that she was fortunate that the fracture was non-displaced, and that no complications had affected the healing process.
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Apart from her physical injuries, Ms D had also been psychologically affected by the accident, and had subsequently become afraid of crossing roads on her own. The insurance company admitted full liability for our client’s injuries on behalf of the motorist, and Ms D later received a cheque for £5,500 in compensation.
Pedestrians now enjoy new priority at junctions and intersections. Previously, motorists preparing to turn into or off a road at a junction only had to give way when pedestrians were already crossing the road; now, the revised code also gives priority to pedestrians waiting to cross. As per the new hierarchy of road users, motorcyclists, cyclists and horse riders must also now give way to pedestrians crossing or waiting to cross at junctions and intersections.
Critics of the new rules claim that forcing drivers to stop for pedestrians waiting to cross in fast-moving traffic increases the risk of being hit from behind by another vehicle. Another concern is that while a vehicle travelling in one direction may stop at a junction, another travelling in the opposite direction may fail to do so. The potential for differing judgments between drivers and pedestrians to cause confusion and accidents on busy roads is clear, particularly while motorists remain unaware of the new rules or unwilling to follow them.
Having taken legal advice from our firm, Ms F decided to make a compensation claim against the motorist and his insurance company. In correspondence related to the circumstances of the accident, our solicitor argued that the motorist had been driving without due care and attention, and was completely responsible for the accident and our client’s injuries. The pedestrian who had come to Ms F’s assistance provided a witness statement confirming the latter’s assertion that the road was clear in both directions and seemed safe to cross at the time of the incident. Our client had therefore been duly careful of her own safety, and could in no degree be held responsible. The motorist was also charged with dangerous driving by the police and subsequently lost his licence, confirming his culpability. This was a relatively straightforward case to resolve therefore, and we were able to negotiate a compensation settlement of £5,500 with the motorist’s insurers on Ms F’s behalf.
Mr S subsequently engaged our firm to represent him in a compensation claim for the injuries he had sustained in the accident. We wrote to the motorist’s insurance company, pointing out that Mr S was perfectly within his rights to cross the road when and where he did so, and that the driver of the vehicle had acted negligently in failing to notice our client crossing the road, and pulling out at the T junction without taking due care. The incident was witnessed by two other drivers, as well as another pedestrian, and their statements helped to confirm our argument that the motorist was fully culpable for causing the accident. Mr S was unable to enjoy his normally active life for two months due to his injuries, and continued to experience distressing flashbacks for months afterwards. After a few months of correspondence full liability for the accident was accepted by the motorist’s insurers, and our client received a compensation settlement in excess of £15,000.
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