Motorway motorbike accident compensation claims advice

Motorways are one of the more dangerous places for motorbike riders. The speeds at which vehicles travel – together with the interchangeable lanes – are often the biggest dangers leading to a motorway accident.

With a rider wearing high-visibility clothing and with their lights on riding safely at the speed limit, there’s no reason as to why a driver should cause a collision with a biker. Yet it still happens, and it’s more often than not down to a driver not properly checking mirrors or blind-spots for bikers when changing lanes.

Motorway hazards for motorbikes are a real threat especially during commuting hours… It can be easy for drivers to become complacent on motorways and cause an accident with a biker. It may be dark, they may be tired, and frustrated of being in stuck in rush hour traffic. But the sorts of factors that can lead to a driver becoming complacent are never valid as an excuse. At the end of the day, we all know how to change lanes correctly, and it’s not hard to follow the mantra:

Mirror; signal; manoeuvre.

But it’s one thing spotting a big car or a lorry, and another spotting a far smaller and harder to see biker.

Still; no excuse.

What it means for riders is that there is a clear and obvious – and ever-present – danger of being involved in an accident on a motorway. We’ve covered the topic of riding defensively before, and it’s something all bikers simply have to do. At the end of the day, it could save your life. Expecting a driver to change lanes on a motorway without properly looking is a fact of life, although it doesn’t negate the fact that the driver is still at fault.

What to do if you are injured as a biker in a motorway accident

Firstly, if you’re reading this, we sincerely hope you’re well. Collisions at speeds of 70mph can obviously be very serious or even fatal. As a firm of expert motorbike injury lawyers, we deal with high volumes of catastrophic injury compensation claims, as that’s our focus. Unlike many standard injury firms out there, our time isn’t to be dedicated on smaller accidents; our speciality is in representing victims injured in serious accidents.

Whether a driver has changed lanes and hit you, or perhaps merged on to the motorway and hit you, we can help. You’re entitled to claim for the pain, suffering and loss of amenity caused by the accident, as well as for any financial losses (like time off work) and to claim back for any damages claims for your bike.

For help and advice, please contact us on 0800 634 75 75 or complete the callback form below and we’ll contact you at a time that suits.