What are the most common dangers in parking lots? – Bennerotte & Associates, P.A.
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00:03
oh yeah parking lots depends if you’re in the car if you’re walking but obviously there’s different ones just based on that alone so you know common collisions in parking lots a lot of times especially when people are backing up most of the days or most of the time
00:17
nowadays we have backup cameras in our vehicles but here in Minnesota let’s face it in the winter they get dirty you can’t see well because you’re used to using them sometimes people will try even if they’re dirty and can’t see as opposed to looking over their shoulder
00:32
so one of the big things is you know if you’re a pedestrian in a parking lot be careful and be aware of who’s backing up and those sorts of things but just beyond that even if you’re in your car and backing up same rules apply you know you want to use your backup cameras but
00:47
you don’t want to rely on them fully because you never know if the people behind you are doing the same so you just have to always be aware and then I think the other thing to be aware of is you know if you’re in a busy parking lot and there’s a lot of cars there be
01:02
careful to go into those areas where you can’t necessarily easily see around the next vehicle because there are always people that are going through parking lots going too fast and every once in a while I get a call and it’ll be somebody in a parking lot which makes you think
01:15
low speed and then they’ll tell me their car was total their airbags went off or or something of the like people do stupid things in parking lots i have a family I represent represent right now that were from Illinois they were here mom dad and their daughter all got hurt
01:31
really bad by somebody driving way too fast in a parking lot and there’s nothing they could have done about it but just being aware you know being aware of your surroundings and making sure you do everything you can to try not to head into a spot where you can’t see around you I think is the real key
01:48
and just you know I guess you you always have to be have that six sense and know that there’s maybe something around you because you know in a parking lot there’s other cars and you just have to be cautious