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Keeping Pedestrians Keeping Pedestrians Safe in Parking LotsSafe in Parking Lots

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The FactsThe Facts Parking lots are Parking lots are

especially risky, since especially risky, since pedestrians and pedestrians and vehicles share the vehicles share the same spacessame spaces

Very little national Very little national research is focused on research is focused on this issuethis issue

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What You Can DoWhat You Can DoAs a pedestrian:As a pedestrian: Be alert for vehiclesBe alert for vehicles Don’t assume Don’t assume

drivers see youdrivers see you Watch for vehicles Watch for vehicles

pulling out of pulling out of parking spacesparking spaces

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What You Can Do What You Can Do (cont’d)(cont’d)

As a pedestrian:As a pedestrian: Be cautious and Be cautious and

look around before look around before walking out walking out between parked between parked vehiclesvehicles

Treat the parking Treat the parking lot as a road: Be lot as a road: Be aware and aware and constantly look for constantly look for moving vehiclesmoving vehicles

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What You Can Do What You Can Do (cont’d)(cont’d)

As a driver:As a driver: Slow down! Slow down!

Parking lots aren’t Parking lots aren’t speedwaysspeedways

Stay alert for Stay alert for pedestrianspedestrians

Don’t assume Don’t assume pedestrians see pedestrians see youyou

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What You Can Do What You Can Do (cont’d)(cont’d)

As a driver:As a driver: Be especially Be especially

cautious backing cautious backing out of a spaceout of a space

Never cut across Never cut across parking space linesparking space lines

Treat the parking Treat the parking lot as a roadlot as a road

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Remember:Remember:Safety is Your ResponsibilitySafety is Your Responsibility