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Drivers ignoring bike lanes can result in quick disaster.
For everyday Florida pedestrians and bicyclists, the risks of the road are always present, no matter how closely you follow sidewalk, bike lane or traffic rules. Reckless driving can put you in the hospital with severe injuries, even if matters are entirely out of your control. Nationally, over 5,000 pedestrians are killed every year, due to careless driving, driving while intoxicated or drivers who break lane, stop sign and traffic light laws.

If you’ve been in a bicycle or pedestrian accident, know that you are not alone! In many cases, negligent driving is the prime culprit in auto accidents involving bicyclists or foot traffic. In these cases, injured victims or victim’s families may be eligible for reward compensation, to assist in recovering from the accident and bring much deserved financial support.

Much of getting accident compensation through the legal process depends on whom you talk to (and when), as well as unique contributing factors to the accident.

First and Foremost: Seek Medical Attention

Immediately after an accident, or at least as soon as possible afterwards, it’s absolutely essential to get any necessary medical attention for injuries sustained during your accident. While immediate attention from the accident site is best, it’s better for your injury claim for you to have some medical attention (and an official record of newly sustained injuries, related to the accident), than nothing at all.

This applies for all injuries resulting from your pedestrian or bicycle accident, no matter how severe or minor. In many cases, the full scope of an injury isn’t revealed until after you leave the accident site; high tensions can suppress how your body perceives an injury, and in many cases, you won’t feel the bruises, scraped or aches of an accident injury until the days following.

If you experience or suspect any of the following in the wake of your accident, always seek out medical help right away. Doing so can not only ensure your good health, but also improve your compensation claims later on.

  • Head injuries or aching, and other common signs of a concussion
  • Suspected fractures, bone dislocations or broken bones
  • Disfigurement or road burns
  • Spinal injury and recurring back/neck pains
  • Bruising or internal injury

After a pedestrian or bicycle accident, getting the proper medical attention is no light matter. Before you can even begin pursuing an accident injury claim for due compensation,

What to Do at the Accident Site

In these types of accidents, the ultimate cause is almost always some form of driver carelessness or roadway neglect, such as running a stop sign, taking turns too quickly, speeding, or, in the worst case, intoxication.

In 2009, there were over 8,200 reported pedestrian accidents in Florida, putting thousands of accident victims, whose largest crime was being in the wrong place at the wrong time, in serious financial troubles. Dealing with and paying off hospital bills for your injuries can be tough, especially if you do not receive the full extent of coverage.

Since injury compensation can make all the difference in an accident claim, and ultimately get you the full compensation you need, it can be crucial to build that claim with on-site evidence. At the location of your accident, keep a keen eye open for any and all of the following conditions, as they can play a decisive role in your claim:

  • Erratic driver behaviors, or other signs of drug/alcohol influence
  • Driver distractions (was the driver involved on their cell phone at the time of the accident?)
  • Roadway conditions
  • Various environmental factors
  • Traffic signs, lights and other road elements
  • Visibility, or the lack of it

It should also go without saying, but always get full insurance and driver’s license information for those involved in your accident.

Getting the Compensation You Deserve After an Accident

Once you’ve sought the necessary medical attention following an accident, and have a detailed account of what occurred during your accident, it can be very beneficial to contact a seasoned personal injury attorney in your area; one with extensive experience in bicycle and pedestrian accidents, who also understands local road conditions and community driver behaviors.

With compassionate, educated accident attorneys at your side, you can get the full compensation you deserve, and ease the accident recovery process. For Spring Hill accidents, bicycle, pedestrian or otherwise, the compassionate attorneys at Lowman Law Firm are the ultimate resource in getting full compensation for an injury sustained on the road.

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