{"id":250,"date":"2015-10-01T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-10-01T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/defranciscolaw.lawblogger.net\/blog\/the-duties-a-driver-has-in-avoiding-pedestrian-accidents\/"},"modified":"2017-10-23T12:28:59","modified_gmt":"2017-10-23T16:28:59","slug":"the-duties-a-driver-has-in-avoiding-pedestrian-accidents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.defranciscolaw.com\/blog\/the-duties-a-driver-has-in-avoiding-pedestrian-accidents\/","title":{"rendered":"The duties a driver has in avoiding pedestrian accidents"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As we noted in a prior post, the change of seasons means that drivers must continue to use reasonable care while behind the wheel; especially during the morning hours, since there are people walking to school, riding bikes and taking morning runs. Because of this, drivers must pay attention to pedestrians and use reasonable care while behind the wheel.<\/p>\n<p>This post will highlight a few of the things that a driver must adhere to as part of their <a href=\"http:\/\/injury.findlaw.com\/car-accidents\/pedestrian-accidents-overview.html\" target=\"_blank\">duty to use reasonable care.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Refrain from distracted driving \u2013 <\/strong>Of course, drivers must limit distractions while behind the wheel, because failing to do so could result in hitting a pedestrian because the driver was not paying attention to their surroundings.<\/p>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.defranciscolaw.com\/blog\/the-duties-a-driver-has-in-avoiding-pedestrian-accidents\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading The duties a driver has in avoiding pedestrian accidents\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading \u203a<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As we noted in a prior post, the change of seasons means that drivers must continue to use reasonable care while behind the wheel; especially during the morning hours, since there are people walking to school, riding bikes and taking morning runs. 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