Nashville Automobile Accident Attorney Talks About Fatal Child Back-Over Accidents
Nashvile Child Back-Over Accidents
As a Nashville automobile accident attorney with decades of experience I have seen children killed or injured in all sorts of traffic accidents. Today I’d like to address and important aspect of child safety; the back-over accident.
You place your children’s safety at the top of your priority list. You shopped for the safest car when you started a family. You read up on car seats for kids and figured out which one worked best for you and your family. You even took your car and car seat to a seat-checking station to let an expert check and approve of your handiwork.
But did you know there are other dangers in and around your vehicle that could seriously harm or even kill your child? Many children are killed or seriously injured in backover incidents. A back-over incident typically occurs when a car coming out of a driveway or parking space backs over a child because the driver did not see him/her.
To protect your child and assure their safety try these techniques:
- Teach children not to play in or around cars
- Supervise children carefully when in and around vehicles
- Always walk around your vehicle and check the area around it before backing up.
- Be aware of small children-the smaller a child, the more likely it is you will not see them.
- Teach children to move away from a vehicle when a driver gets in it or if the car is started.
- Have children in the area stand to the side of the driveway or sidewalk so you can see them as you are backing out of a driveway or parking space.
- Make sure to look behind you while backing up slowly in case a child dashes behind your vehicle unexpectedly.
- Take extra care if you drive a large vehicle because they are likely to have bigger blind zones. Roll down your windows while backing out of your driveway or parking space so that you’ll be able to hear what is happening outside of your vehicle.
- Teach your children to keep their toys and bikes out of the driveway.
- Because kids can move unpredictably, you should actively check your mirrors while backing up.
- Many cars are equipped with detection devices like backup cameras or warning sounds, but they cannot take the place of you actively walking around your car to make sure your children are safely out of the way. Do not rely solely on these devices to detect what’s behind your vehicle.
You can find these and other important traffic tips at the website of the full service Tennessee automobile accident law firm of Phillip Miller & Associates. Check out the site and learn the things you need to understand if you or a loved one is injured or killed in a Nashville automobile accident.
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