Claims
Rear-end crash with a cyclist
These crashes happen when a non-vehicle road user, such as a cyclist, is stopped or slowing on the roadway and is struck by a vehicle from behind.
In this diagram, the cyclist is stopped or slowing down when it is rear-ended by the vehicle behind it.
Vehicle = 100%
Cyclist = 0%
The rules of the road
Vehicles must maintain a distance of three metres behind cyclists and other non-motor vehicle road users to be able to safely stop, even in an emergency. Therefore, the driver of the vehicle is 100% responsible.
