Tankengine
Active Member
Ouch, sounds really nasty, get well soon mate
The next thing I knew I was on the deck
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shouldbeinbed
Rollin' along
- Location
- Manchester way
GWS
Mrs M
Guru
- Location
- Aberdeenshire
Best wishes for a good recovery.
mooseracer
Guru
- Location
- Nr Bristol
get well soon @50000tears
8 weeks ago today I had pins put into my broken hip and I managed 2 rides over the Easter weekend after having had the all clear that the bone had healed. Muscle wastage and soft tissue damage from invasive surgery means it will be a little while before I'm back anything like I was before it happened.
Everyone is different though and recovers at different rates. Listen to medical advice, listen to your body and do your physio and the rest will come.
8 weeks ago today I had pins put into my broken hip and I managed 2 rides over the Easter weekend after having had the all clear that the bone had healed. Muscle wastage and soft tissue damage from invasive surgery means it will be a little while before I'm back anything like I was before it happened.
Everyone is different though and recovers at different rates. Listen to medical advice, listen to your body and do your physio and the rest will come.
cyberknight
As long as I breathe, I attack.
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- Land of confusion
Oouch !
GWS is all i can to the thread
GWS is all i can to the thread
Ohhhh owww just seen this that sounds nasty, GWS 50000 and all good advice given already so good luck with the start of your claim - ive just started one myself via Leigh Day for a minor off (compared to yours) and they seem a well oiled company so hoping it will be relatively smooth sailing for both of us.
Again, GWS first and as long as you get better then any monetary compensation is an added bonus at the end of the day!
Again, GWS first and as long as you get better then any monetary compensation is an added bonus at the end of the day!
Pale Rider
Legendary Member
A successful criminal prosecution is in your interests.
A conviction is not binding on a civil court deciding liability, but it is strong support for the contention the driver is liable.
With that in mind, do what you can to encourage and assist the criminal prosecution - you probably want to do that anyway, so no hardship.
Many insurance companies will pay for a barrister to represent their client in a motoring prosecution.
Not because they want to help the client avoid a conviction, but because the insurance company knows a not guilty verdict will assist them in their efforts to minimise the pay out to the injured third party - you.
On the subject of sick pay, you say you get six months full pay while on the sick.
It is worth knowing how this is usually calculated.
Your employer will claim statutory sick pay on your behalf and then effectively reduce your wage by that amount, thus you receive 'full pay' in your wage slip.
That's fine, but you may hit the financial buffers if the recovery takes longer than six months.
Your employer will stop paying you, as per the contract, and you cannot claim any more statutory sick pay because there's a six month limit on that and you will already have had it.
A conviction is not binding on a civil court deciding liability, but it is strong support for the contention the driver is liable.
With that in mind, do what you can to encourage and assist the criminal prosecution - you probably want to do that anyway, so no hardship.
Many insurance companies will pay for a barrister to represent their client in a motoring prosecution.
Not because they want to help the client avoid a conviction, but because the insurance company knows a not guilty verdict will assist them in their efforts to minimise the pay out to the injured third party - you.
On the subject of sick pay, you say you get six months full pay while on the sick.
It is worth knowing how this is usually calculated.
Your employer will claim statutory sick pay on your behalf and then effectively reduce your wage by that amount, thus you receive 'full pay' in your wage slip.
That's fine, but you may hit the financial buffers if the recovery takes longer than six months.
Your employer will stop paying you, as per the contract, and you cannot claim any more statutory sick pay because there's a six month limit on that and you will already have had it.
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50000tears
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Thanks again for all the kind replies. Back home now but will be on crutches for 6 weeks or so. Getting around is very tough at the moment as there is still a lot of pain but only to be expected I guess.
Just looked at the scene of the accident on Google Maps to try and get a better grasp as to what happened. I still have no recollection of the few seconds leading up to the accident but can now see that I ended up on the opposite side of the road so am guessing that my ride partner got his back wheel taken out whilst I took the full impact of the front of the car.
The police have been in contact and spoke to my wife. It still sounds pretty clear cut from what they said but they are sending me and the other cyclist some paperwork where we have to decide basically whether we want to push for a proscecution or send the driver on a driving course. I will phone British Cycling tomorrow and let them guide me as to which option is best for me.
will update here when I can.
Just looked at the scene of the accident on Google Maps to try and get a better grasp as to what happened. I still have no recollection of the few seconds leading up to the accident but can now see that I ended up on the opposite side of the road so am guessing that my ride partner got his back wheel taken out whilst I took the full impact of the front of the car.
The police have been in contact and spoke to my wife. It still sounds pretty clear cut from what they said but they are sending me and the other cyclist some paperwork where we have to decide basically whether we want to push for a proscecution or send the driver on a driving course. I will phone British Cycling tomorrow and let them guide me as to which option is best for me.
will update here when I can.
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50000tears
Senior Member
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- Weymouth, Dorset
Best for you how? Your injuries, recovery and out of pocket expenses will determine what you receive, not what happens to the driver which is down to police, cps, courts
Hope it all goes smoothly with your recovery. No surgery is a good thing
Well I don't know how these things work. I was just unsure as to whether someone facing a proscecution changes the claiming process in any way by delaying it etc.
vickster
Squire
I don't believe so. Although in my case, no action was taken against the driver other than a letter
I expect any court case will settle sooner than your personal injury claim. Unless the initial offer is sensible. Mine wasn't, it didn't even cover loss of earnings when I was off work after surgery. That's over a year ago now
I expect any court case will settle sooner than your personal injury claim. Unless the initial offer is sensible. Mine wasn't, it didn't even cover loss of earnings when I was off work after surgery. That's over a year ago now
S.Giles
Guest
The driver in my case was sent on a driving course, and that is all that was necessary to allow the case to continue. If the driver had been excused entirely, that would have had a negative effect on the case. The amount of the eventual settlement would be the same whether the driver is prosecuted or sent on a course. The police have decided the driver is at fault in both instances, and that's the important point.
I told the police that I had no interest in seeing the driver prosecuted, since it was an accident and not a deliberate action. We're all human, and these things happen.
I told the police that I had no interest in seeing the driver prosecuted, since it was an accident and not a deliberate action. We're all human, and these things happen.
classic33
Leg End Member
@50000tears
Given that there might be a court case because of this, I'd be asking the question of whether or not talking to the other rider involved, might go against you.
Check when you contact your solicitor and see what they advise.
Given that there might be a court case because of this, I'd be asking the question of whether or not talking to the other rider involved, might go against you.
Check when you contact your solicitor and see what they advise.
Mad Doug Biker
Banned from every bar in the Galaxy
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Sorry to hear all of this
