1. Whether lawyers are needed to take traffic accidents to court depends on the specific circumstances:
(1) If a civil lawsuit is filed, it is up to the parties themselves to decide whether to entrust a lawyer to represent them;
(2) In criminal proceedings, if the defendant is unable to entrust a defense lawyer, he may apply for judicial assistance or defend himself.
2. Legal basis: Article 179th of the Civil Code of People's Republic of China (PRC).
Anyone who infringes on others and causes personal injury shall pay compensation for medical expenses, nursing expenses, transportation expenses, nutrition expenses, hospital food subsidies and other reasonable expenses for treatment and rehabilitation, as well as the income reduced due to missed work. If it causes disability, it shall also compensate for the cost of assistive devices and disability compensation; If death is caused, funeral expenses and death compensation shall also be paid.
Second, what is the handling process of traffic accidents?
1, accept the report. After receiving a report from a party or other person, the public security traffic management department shall file a case according to its jurisdiction;
2. On-site treatment. After accepting the case, the public security traffic management department immediately sent personnel to the scene to rescue the injured and property, explore the scene and collect evidence;
3. Responsibility identification. On the basis of finding out the facts of traffic accidents, the public security traffic management department determines the responsibility of traffic accidents according to the causal relationship and function between the illegal acts of the parties involved in the accidents and the traffic accidents.
4. Reward and punish. The traffic administrative department of public security shall, in accordance with the relevant provisions, punish the person responsible for the accident with warning, fine, suspension, revocation of driver's license or detention;
5. Mediation of damages. Compensation for personal injuries and economic losses caused by traffic accidents shall be divided into corresponding compensation proportions in accordance with relevant regulations and compensation standards, and the public security traffic management department shall convene both parties to mediate. Both parties agree to reach an agreement, and the accident mediator will make and issue a conciliation statement for damages;
6. Bring a lawsuit to the court. If both parties fail to mediate within the statutory time limit, the public security traffic management department will terminate the mediation and issue a mediation conclusion, and both parties will bring a civil lawsuit to the court.