I've had a cycling accident, which required emergency surgery needing about a year of recovery and the likelihood of developing arthritis . I was cycling downhill around a bend and the bike started to slide, resulting in me losing control; the road conditions were not wet or frosty, I was not travelling at excessive speed and my bicycle is roadworthy.
This is a well-used section of road, probably the steepest hill/bend in the town, close to the town centre and beside a secondary school but it does not have any anti-skid surface, which are commonplace in other road sections of the town where it happened. Two passersby stopped to help me and commented on how greasy underfoot the road was.
I am self-employed and therefore not entitled to claim Illness Benefit so I am effectively without an income for the foreseeable future. The operating surgeon referred to my injury as "life changing".
Would I potentially have a case against the local authority for personal injury, medical expenses and loss of income?
This is a well-used section of road, probably the steepest hill/bend in the town, close to the town centre and beside a secondary school but it does not have any anti-skid surface, which are commonplace in other road sections of the town where it happened. Two passersby stopped to help me and commented on how greasy underfoot the road was.
I am self-employed and therefore not entitled to claim Illness Benefit so I am effectively without an income for the foreseeable future. The operating surgeon referred to my injury as "life changing".
Would I potentially have a case against the local authority for personal injury, medical expenses and loss of income?
Last edited: