UK PEDESTRIAN ACCIDENT INJURY CLAIMS

UK Lawyers represent the victims of negligent drivers in pedestrian accident injury claims throughout the United Kingdom on a no win no fee basis. If the driver has been identified then compensation for the pain and suffering of personal injury and all other losses is always paid in full with no deductions whatsoever. Our lawyers do not require you to pay anything at all to them throughout the course of the claim and no win no fee claims handled by UK Lawyers are genuinely risk free.

The Code was introduced in 1971 to replace the Kerb Drill which, due to the increasing volumes of pedestrian accident injury was becoming ineffective. The Green Cross Code is more specific and gives children and their parents’ positive instructions regarding crossing roads. One problem had been that children were getting confused between 'right' and 'left' and were not looking properly but simply going through the motions. This new code which included the phrases 'look all round' and ‘listen’ aimed to make children more aware of the environment all around them and think then act accordingly :-

• First find a safe place to cross then stop :-

  The safest places to cross are protected places such as Pelican Crossings or Zebra Crossings but care must be taken even at these places to ensure that the traffic has stopped. Pedestrian footbridges or underpasses are even safer because they separate pedestrians from the traffic. When travelling to school always follow the schools designated "safe route". Always use the School Crossing Patrol. If there are no protected places then you must find a place where you can see the traffic and the drivers can see you. This means away from parked cars and if possible, not at a road junction where traffic could be coming from different directions.

• Stop just before you get to the kerb :-

  Stop in a position where you can see the traffic and the drivers can see you. Stop a little way back from the kerb not right on the edge.

• Look all around for traffic and listen :-

  Look and listen carefully in all directions, if you have to cross near a junction you must look and listen for traffic using the side road as well as that on the main road. It is better to cross well away from junctions if you can to reduce the risk of a pedestrian accident injury.

• If traffic is coming, let it pass :-

  If you can see or hear any traffic coming let it pass. When the traffic has passed look all round and listen again.

• When it is safe walk straight across the road - do not run :-

  Only when you are sure it is safe should you cross the road but still keep on looking and listening for traffic while you cross.