Black Friday is just days away and you won’t be alone if you decide to brave the day. Know that there will be 60 to 70 million other shoppers out there driving to stores for bargains on this day. And with more cars inevitably brings the potential for more accidents — especially in parking lots.
Black Friday vs. a Normal Friday
According to Progressive Insurance, when they compared data 2010 to 2011 parking-related accident claims increased by 37% on Black Friday vs. a normal Friday.
Black Friday Insurance Claim Statistics
- Nearly 25% of accident claims on this day are due to incidents in parking lots.
- 13% of Black Friday car accident insurance claims were tied to rear-end collisions
- 12.5% rear-end accidents
- 11% arose from people running into parked cars.
- 8% were from drivers backing into someone else’s car.
Black Friday Safety Tips:
- Pay extra attention — and be on the lookout for sudden movements
- Drive slowly in parking lots
- Park further away in the parking lot — don’t compete for parking spaces.
Source:
Paul d’Oliveira
Attorney Paul d’Oliveira has been practicing personal injury and disability law for over 30 years. He started his personal injury law practice in 1989 with two offices in Fall River, MA and East Providence, RI. Today his firm has 16 offices in RI and Southeastern, MA.
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