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considered preventable. There are few instances where the action of pedestrians is so unreasonable that the operator could <br /> not be expected to anticipate such an occurrence. <br /> Questions to consider: <br /> 1. Did the driver go through congested areas expecting that pedestrians would step in front of the vehicle? <br /> 2. Was the driver prepared to stop? <br /> 3. Did the driver keep as much clearance between his or her vehicle and parked vehicles, as safety permitted? <br /> 4. Did the driver stop when other vehicles had stopped to allow pedestrians to cross? <br /> 5. Did the driver wait for the green light or stop for the caution light? <br /> 6. Was the driver aware of children and prepared to stop if one ran into the street? <br /> 7. Did the driver give all pedestrians the right-of-way? <br /> 8. Did the driver stop for a school bus that was stopped and properly signaling that passengers were loading or unloading? <br /> Backing Accidents <br /> Backing a vehicle into another vehicle, an overhead obstruction, or a stationary object is normally preventable. The fact that <br /> someone was directing the driver in backing does not relieve the driver of the responsibility to back safely. <br /> Questions to consider: <br /> 1. Was it necessary to back? <br /> 2. Did the driver plan ahead so that he or she could have pulled forward out of the parking space instead of backing? <br /> 3. Was it necessary to drive into the narrow street,dead-end alley,or driveway from which he or she backed? <br /> 4. If the driver could not see where he or she was backing: Did the driver try to get someone to guide him or her? <br /> 5. Did the driver look all around the vehicle before backing? Did the driver back immediately after looking? <br /> 6. Did the driver use the horn while backing? Were the back-up lights working? <br /> 7. Did the driver look to the rear without relying totally on the rear-view mirror? <br /> 8. If the distance was long,did the driver stop,get out, and look around occasionally? <br /> 9. Did the driver back slowly? <br /> 10. Did the driver judge clearances accurately? <br /> Parking Accidents <br /> Doors on our driver's parked vehicle that are damaged when opened on the traffic side are considered preventable accidents. <br /> The driver is responsible to see that the traffic side is clear of traffic, before any doors on that side are opened. <br /> In most cases, if our driver, while driving, strikes a parked vehicle's opening door it is considered preventable. Usually our <br /> driver can see from a sufficient distance that the parked vehicle is occupied, and should therefore, be prepared to stop, <br /> should move closer to the center line or change lanes. <br /> It is a driver's responsibility to park the vehicle so that it will remain stationary. A runaway type accident is preventable and <br /> blaming such a collision on defective parking brakes or other holding devices are inadequate excuses. A good pre-trip <br /> inspection and maintenance program will eliminate most opportunities for this type of accident being the result of <br /> mechanical failure. <br /> Accidents occurring when vehicles are properly and legally parked are considered non preventable. Accidents occurring while <br /> the vehicle was double-parked or in a "No Parking"zone are preventable. <br /> 55 <br />