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Collisions between motor vehicles and pedestrians virtually always cause much more serious injuries to the unprotected pedestrian than the negligent driver who hit them. While motor vehicle drivers are very often legally liable for the injuries they cause pedestrians under circumstances like this, compensation alone cannot always make up for the immense physical, financial, and personal losses the affected pedestrian may experience due to their injuries.
With that in mind, it is helpful as a pedestrian to know in advance what some of the common causes of pedestrian accidents in Avondale are so you can avoid an incident like this happening in the first place. If you were nevertheless injured while walking because a driver was irresponsible around you, an Avondale pedestrian accident attorney from Phillips Law Group can help you demand every cent of the restitution you deserve for your damages, even if it requires filing a lawsuit in civil court.
Unfortunately, the modern world is full of potential distractions that drivers may focus on instead of the road around them. Someone looking at their cell phone or talking to someone else in their passenger seat is much more likely to miss seeing a nearby pedestrian and run into them as a result. Likewise, drunk drivers have slower reaction times and less awareness of their surroundings compared to sober ones, and both those traits significantly increase their risk of causing a traffic accident.
Many Avondale pedestrian accidents happen partially or primarily because the driver involved did not see a pedestrian before running into them. Even if a driver’s visibility is reduced by bad weather, darkness, or obstacles on the side of the road, they still have a legal duty to watch out for pedestrians and slow down if necessary to protect them from harm so they can still be held liable for negligence in many situations if they end up striking a pedestrian without seeing them first.
Even if a driver is paying attention and sees a pedestrian in a crosswalk ahead of them, they may not be able to stop in time to avoid striking them if they are already going over the posted speed limit. On top of making accidents more likely to happen in the first place, speeding also tends to make pedestrian crashes have much more severe and potentially even life-threatening consequences.
Under Arizona state law, drivers are supposed to always yield to pedestrians in marked or unmarked crosswalks, even if the pedestrian is breaking the law by entering a signaled crosswalk without a “walk” signal. Despite that, failure to follow right-of-way laws remains one of the most common causes of pedestrian accidents in the Avondale area and throughout the Grand Canyon State.
No matter how or where it happened, you deserve to be compensated fairly for injuries you sustained as a pedestrian in a traffic accident caused by another person’s negligence. Even if you know the common causes of pedestrian accidents in Avondale, though, you may still have a great deal of trouble getting paid what you need for your damages without support from experienced legal counsel.
Fortunately, the help you may need is available from Phillips Law Group, which has been serving the local community for over three decades. Get in touch with a member of our team today to discuss your potential claim during a free, no-obligation consultation.
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