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If you’ve been knocked off your bike, chances are it wasn’t your fault. Most cycling accidents are caused by drivers failing to give way, dooring, rear-ending cyclists or driving recklessly.
We’ve helped many injured cyclists get compensation for their injuries, but we understand your situation is unique, and you’re different from every one of them. Getting you more compensation starts with building a personal relationship with you, to truly understand your situation.
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Bicycle accident injuries often mean time off work, unplanned expenses and financial stress. But we’re here to help. We get to know you and your family to learn about your life before you were injured. We look beyond your injuries, to understand your work, family, social and financial situation. Then we look at what’s changed. Many of our clients’ injuries have led to other life complications and health issues. By getting to know you personally we identify these issues and claim all your entitlements. That’s why you’ll get more compensation with a Law Partners bicycle accident lawyer on your side.
What bicycle accidents can I claim for?
No matter how you’ve been injured on your bike, you can call Law Partners for free advice on your compensation entitlements.
Drivers failing to give way.
Usually where a driver pulls out from an intersection into the cyclist’s path or hits the cyclist side-on.
A car speeding past you or passing too close, causing you to crash.
Close passes are all too common, and since they often happen at speed they can have serious consequences.
Being hit from behind.
These accidents can result in serious injuries, especially where the cyclist is hit at speed.
Having a car door opened on you as you ride by (“dooring”).
This is a common scenario for cyclists, and injuries can be significant.
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Speak with one of our friendly bicycle accident lawyers today and find out if you can claim. It’s a free service for you.
We’ll get to know you.
Your bicycle accident lawyer will ask more questions and get to know you personally to work out everything you’re entitled to.
We’ll offer to start your claim.
We’ll explain how we can claim all your compensation and give you our ‘no win no fee’ guarantee. The choice to proceed is yours.
What can I claim for a bicycle accident injury?
Bicycle accident injuries are often classified as above threshold, which means your benefits could extend to 24 months and beyond, and you might be entitled to significant lump sums.
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| 1. Threshold injuries |
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| 2. Above threshold injuries |
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| 3. Above threshold injury over 10% permanent impairment |
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It’s vital that your injuries and their impact on your life are thoroughly assessed, and that’s where the right bike accident lawyer makes a big difference. We win over 99% of our cases and pride ourselves in winning more compensation.
*Note: if you were at fault and your accident happened prior to 1 April 2023, your income support, medical, and home care expenses will be limited to six months.
How we can help you.
Here are three ways our bicycle accident lawyers can get more compensation for you:
Give you free advice before you submit your claim. It’s critical that your application is filled out correctly, and that your injuries are properly assessed by your GP on your certificate of fitness.
Help you if you disagree with the assessment on the insurer’s liability notice. If the insurer has classified your injuries as threshold (minor) injuries, but you disagree with the decision, we can review it for you and provide free legal advice on your options.
Help you claim a lump sum settlement. If your injuries are above threshold and you weren’t at fault in the accident, it’s very likely you can claim a lump sum settlement, and these lump sums can be substantial.
Frequently asked questions.
If you’ve been knocked off your bike in a hit and run accident in NSW, where the driver failed to stop and can’t be traced, you may still be able to make a claim for bike accident compensation. The NSW CTP scheme allows you to apply for compensation from the ‘Nominal Defendant’ where the at-fault vehicle can’t be identified.
The NSW CTP scheme covers injuries only and doesn’t cover property damage. To claim for damage to your bike, unless you have bike insurance or it’s covered by your home contents insurance, you’ll need to claim directly from the at-fault driver. The first step is to get a quote for the repair or replacement of your bike, then send a letter of demand to the at-fault driver.
If the at-fault driver refuses to pay, you can make a claim against them in the local court. Most cases involving damage to bikes will be handled by the small claims division of your local court.
You’ll need a police event number – you can get this by calling 131 444 or going to a police station.
- Obtain a certificate of fitness from your doctor.
- Lodge an application for personal injury benefits on the CTP insurer of the vehicle mostly at fault for the accident.
- You should make your bike injury claim within 28 days to be eligible for income loss from the date of the accident.
- The final deadline for lodging your CTP claim is three months from the date of the accident.
- Note that this application doesn’t cover any lump sum payments you might be entitled to – you need to apply for these separately.
Your benefits will be largely based on your medical assessment in your certificate of fitness, which determines whether your injuries are classified as threshold (minor) or above threshold. This is the most critical part of your application. It’s strongly advised to get advice from a bicycle injury lawyer before you lodge your claim to make sure you’ve done it correctly and you don’t miss out on benefits you’re entitled to.
According to SIRA (the State Insurance Regulatory Authority), in the 12 months to June 2023, there were 11,666 motor accident injury claims reported in NSW and $1.14 billion was paid out in benefits and lump sums. That’s $97,760 paid out for every new claim reported.*
The amount of bike accident compensation that you can claim depends on the extent of your injuries, which will be classified as ‘threshold’ (minor) or ‘above threshold’. The following table outlines the difference:
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| Threshold (soft tissue injuries) |
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| Above threshold (fractures, organ damage) |
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It’s important to remember that compensation after a bike accident also depends on the extent of your losses (such as lost income). Here’s a summary of bike accident compensation entitlements:
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| Above threshold injury over 10% permanent impairment |
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To get an estimate of your bike accident compensation NSW entitlements you can use this compensation calculator.
*Based on SIRA Open Data, July 2023.
**Note: if you were at fault and your accident happened prior to 1 April 2023, your income support, medical, and home care expenses will be limited to six months.
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Your bicycle accident lawyer is backed by a team of specialists including paralegals, medico-legal experts, forensic accountants and barristers. Your team will work hard for you, check in with you regularly and always keep you up to date with your case. You’re in safe hands with Australia’s largest specialist personal injury firm.
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We’ll listen and match you with a lawyer who specialises in bicycle accident compensation claims like yours.
We’ll build a personal relationship with you and your family to make sure we understand the true impact of your injuries.
Your bicycle accident compensation team will check in with you regularly and always keep you up to date with your case.
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