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Did you know that parking lot accidents account for nearly one in five auto insurance claims?

tony • February 22, 2019

Did you know that parking lot accidents account for nearly one in five auto insurance claims?  In fact, in the United States there are over 200 auto related parking lot fatalities each year.  And one of the more surprising things about parking lots is that many normal traffic laws don’t apply unless your driving puts the safety of others at risk.

Want an example?

Today, we’re going to look at one of the more common parking lot situations and tell you three things you can do to avoid this situation happening to you.  Almost one in four parking lot accidents occur when one vehicle is backing out of a parking space and another vehicle in an opposite parking space is backing out at the same time. 

At least one of the drivers fails to see other driver backing out and the vehicles collide.  Then the driver in vehicle A gets out and feels that the vehicle B driver hit them.  The vehicle B driver gets out and feels that the driver in vehicle A hit them.  And chaos ensues.

Want to avoid this situation?

Here are three things that we recommend that can improve your chances of avoiding a parking lot accident:

#1 Put the phone down – distractions play a major role in these accidents occurring.  Just a momentarily glance is all it takes to back into another car.  Put out in front of someone.  Or worse, hit a pedestrian.

#2 Back out slowly – Also keep your head on a pivot because you’re probably the only one in the parking lot driving slow so people are going to be driving like maniacs all around you.  Driving slow ensures that you give other drivers the ability to react even if they’re in the wrong.  It also gives you the opportunity to react as well.

And finally…

#3 Park far away from the store entrance – There is always a concentration of vehicles in the front of the anchor stores of a parking lot.  And with this concentration there is always a flood of people entering and exiting the store entrance.  Exiting and entering the parking lot.  Returning buggies and so on.  Avoid the chaos and the increased potential for an accident by parking near the back of the parking lot or in the perimeter of the parking lot.

Do these three things and the likelihood of you getting into a parking lot accident is reduced considerably. 

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