If you’re looking for a beautiful spot to get your steps in and enjoy the great outdoors, you can’t do much better than Summerville. If, however, you or someone you love suffers an injury by a motorist’s negligence when you’re out and about on foot, the physical, financial, and emotional losses endured can be tremendous. Protect your rights and your rightful compensation by seeking the skilled legal guidance of an experienced Summerville pedestrian attorney today.
Drivers Owe You a Duty of Care
Driving is a privilege, not a right, and whenever a motorist goes on the road, they accept the immense responsibility of protecting the safety of everyone on it, and this includes pedestrians like you. In fact, drivers owe pedestrians even more considerable care based on their enhanced vulnerability to being seriously injured in even relatively minor accidents.
There Are Laws that Govern Drivers and Pedestrians Alike
In South Carolina, pedestrians are required to follow all posted pedestrian warnings and instructions, as well as all pedestrian traffic lights, signs, and signals. Further, they must cross at designated crosswalks or at intersections, and they must yield to traffic when crossing outside of designated crosswalks.
Most pedestrian accidents, however, happen at intersections when the pedestrian has the right of way. In other words, driver negligence is the biggest threat when it comes to pedestrian accidents.
The laws that govern motorists in relation to pedestrians with whom they share the road include all the following:
- Motorists must stop for pedestrians in designated crosswalks that have no control lights
- Motorists must exercise the care necessary to help protect pedestrians at all times
- Motorists aren’t allowed to pass or overtake other drivers who are stopped in response to crossing pedestrians
Fair Compensation
The damages – or losses – you experience in the aftermath of a pedestrian accident can swiftly overwhelm you, and obtaining the compensation to which you’re entitled can mean the difference between fully recovering and failing to do so. Your trusted pedestrian attorney will ensure that all of your losses in each of the following categories are well-accounted for and well-defined:
- Your medical bills, which may reach well into the future
- You lost earnings, which may need to address lost earning potential
- Your physical and emotional pain and suffering
Proving Driver Negligence
Your dedicated pedestrian attorney has the legal skill and insight to build your strongest case – proving the motorist’s negligence in the process. Some of the forms of driver negligence that are most closely associated with pedestrian accidents include the following:
- Speed
- Aggression
- Distraction
- Exhaustion
- Failure to follow traffic laws, including yielding to pedestrians as required
An Experienced Summerville Pedestrian Attorney Can Help
The seasoned pedestrian attorneys at John Price Law Firm – proudly serving Summerville, South Carolina – will leave no stone unturned in their focused efforts to resolve your claim as favorably as possible. Your recovery is important, so please don’t delay contacting or calling us at 843-552-6011 for more information today.