Some of the most devastating injuries seen
by no win no fee solicitors Blackburn take place on driveways. Tragically, some
parents cause serious injuries to their own children, or even kill them, by
failing to check that the driveway is clear before reversing out, while other
drivers are involved in pedestrian accidents after reversing out of their
driveway and hitting a stranger walking down the pavement.
According to figures from the Royal Society
for the Prevention of Accidents, over 25 children have died while on or near
their house's driveway since 2001, with neighbours, family members or visitors
responsible for the majority of these accidents. Personal injury solicitors
Blackburn have seen devastated parents whose children have suffered devastating
injuries in completely avoidable driveway accidents.
No
win no fee solicitors Blackburn offer driveway safety advice
Some of the ways people can avoid causing
death or serious injury while reversing out of driveways include:
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- Carefully check for pedestrians or children, remaining mindful of blind spots
- Consider where children might be
- Listen carefully to outside noises, such as by switching the radio off and opening the windows
- Ask a pedestrian, a passenger or someone else for help when reversing
- Sound the horn
- Drive as slowly as possible
- Continue looking and checking blind spots when reversing
- Park safely, out the car into neutral / gear and put the handbrake on to prevent the car from rolling into traffic or over pedestrians
If you've been injured in a driveway
accident, personal injury solicitors Blackburn as soon as possible so you can start making a
compensation claim.
