Elderly cyclist wins £15,000
Our client was a keen cyclist despite being in his 70’s. Whilst out cycling one day he was thrown from his cycle when he struck a pothole. He hadn’t been able to see the pothole as it had been raining and the pothole had filled with water. In fact almost half the road was covered with water at the time.
The Defendant Highway Authority admitted liability but argued that our client was 30% to blame as he could have avoided the puddle (and pothole) by cycling past on the other side of the road.
We were able to show, that given the road layout, this would have been a very dangerous thing to do. As a result the local authority withdrew their argument and admitted liability in full.
Our client, who had suffered soft tissue injuries to his knee and shoulder in the cycling accident received £15,000 compensation.
