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If you have been involved in an accident as a pedestrian you may be entitled to compensation
An approximate 5000 pedestrians per year lose their lives in accidents with vehicles. On average, 70,000 pedestrians are injured in accidents with vehicles. On top of these concerns, many pedestrians are also injured by some non-vehicular incident.
The result of a pedestrian-vehicle injury claim is normally decided by deducing which party owed the duty of care. In other words, by deciding if it was the vehicle driver or the pedestrian who was acting unreasonably.
Both driver and pedestrian are expected to exercise reasonable care while upholding the rules of the road.
Drivers are expected to use a reasonable amount of care given the circumstances they are driving under. If it is proven that a driver failed to do this then they will be held as negligent and ultimately responsible for any accident that occurred. Common forms of driver negligence that lead to pedestrian accidents include:
Duty of Care to Children
A driver also holds a special duty of care where children are concerned. Statistics show that children between the ages of 5 and 9 are pedestrians at the most risk of being involved in an accident. Not only are children smaller and less visible to vehicle drivers than adults, but they also behave much more unpredictable. For these reasons, the law imposes a higher duty of care on drivers when children are involved. A driver must exercise a greater level of care in these situations.
A pedestrian is responsible for their own safety. It is up to the pedestrian to assess their situation and exercise the appropriate amount of care - the more hazardous a situation the more care must be taken to avoid accidents and injuries. If a pedestrian is deemed to have failed to exercise the appropriate amount of care then they may be held partly or totally responsible for an accident.
Common oversights by Pedestrians:
Any pedestrian accident or injury that doesn’t involve a vehicle, and is claimed to be the fault of a property or premises owner is usually dealt with by the body of law known as premises liability. In the majority of legal jurisdictions, the owner of any land or property has a duty to maintain that land or property; and to warn pedestrians and road users alike of any hazardous situations that could arise.
To win compensation in a premises liability claim the plaintiff must demonstrate that:
They must also demonstrate the owner's knowledge of the condition in the following way:
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