{"id":2470,"date":"2017-05-18T21:45:36","date_gmt":"2017-05-18T21:45:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nelsonboydlaw.com\/blog\/?p=2470"},"modified":"2021-09-02T20:46:05","modified_gmt":"2021-09-02T20:46:05","slug":"safety-tips-driving-near-pedestrians","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nelsonboydlaw.com\/blog\/articles\/safety-tips-driving-near-pedestrians\/","title":{"rendered":"Safety Tips for Driving Near Pedestrians"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2472\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/pexels-photo-109919.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"4471\" height=\"562\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nelsonboydlaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/pexels-photo-109919.jpeg 4471w, https:\/\/www.nelsonboydlaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/pexels-photo-109919-300x38.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.nelsonboydlaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/pexels-photo-109919-768x97.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.nelsonboydlaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/pexels-photo-109919-1024x129.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.nelsonboydlaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/pexels-photo-109919-700x88.jpeg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 4471px) 100vw, 4471px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Driving in Seattle (or any big city) can be frustrating, especially when there are lots of pedestrians and bicycles. \u00a0BUT, if you hit a pedestrian, you will cause problems for yourself, as well as them. \u00a0<strong>Follow these safety tips to keep both of you safe:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NEVER drive distracted &#8211; ALWAYS pay attention to your surroundings<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NEVER drive if there are any visual impairments or things blocking your view<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These can include lapdogs on drivers or massive decorations hanging from your rear view mirror<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Watch out for pedestrians who jaywalk<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Watch out for pedestrians who cross just before the light changes<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ALWAYS look ahead to where you are going &#8211; there may be pedestrians there<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Use extra care when turning left &#8211; pedestrians may have the \u201cWalk\u201d light, even though you have a green light<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Drive slower and be extra careful when it is dark or raining<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">DON\u2019T be in a hurry &#8211; take your time and be safe<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">If you\u2019re in need of a lawyer, call Nelson Boyd\u00a0at 206-971-7601.<\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":2477,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[90,390,388,389],"class_list":["post-2470","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-articles","tag-distracted-driving","tag-driving-near-pedestrians","tag-pedestrians","tag-safety-near-pedestrians"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Safety Tips for Driving Near Pedestrians<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Driving in Seattle (or any big city) can be frustrating, especially when there are lots of pedestrians and bicycles. 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