New NRMA Insurance analysis shows Christmas is the affliction time for car crashes, with abounding endure minute Christmas shoppers accepting complex in bingles in active arcade areas.
Sydney, NSW -- NRMA Insurance is advancement endure minute Christmas shoppers to be accommodating abnormally in and about arcade centres, afterwards analysis appear December is the affliction ages for parking prangs.*
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Last year the car insurance provider recorded added than 2,500 parking bingles in December abandoned - about 80 a day.
NRMA Insurance agent John Hallal said the majority of parking prangs action in active arcade areas area a top aggregate of cars consistently access and avenue car parks.
With so abounding of us in arcade centres acrimonious up endure minute Christmas presents, we are auspicious drivers to be both accommodating and focussed if entering and departure car parks Typical parking collisions cover hitting added cars, trolleys, railings, walls and pylons and abounding are acquired if reversing This may able-bodied be the busiest time of the year at arcade centres, so drivers should acquiesce for added time and be accommodating of added drivers "With so abounding of us in arcade centres acrimonious up endure minute Christmas presents, we are auspicious drivers to be both accommodating and focussed if entering and departure car parks," said Mr Hallal.
"Around 16 per cent of all car collisions are the aftereffect of parking, and those annoying little dents, scratches and bumps amount on boilerplate about $1600 in adjustment costs.
"Typical parking collisions cover hitting added cars, trolleys, railings, walls and pylons and abounding are acquired if reversing," he added.
Mr Hallal said adhering to the alley rules of the arcade precincts, was decidedly important in alienated a parking bingle.
"Disobeying cartage signals and signs, including active the amiss way up a one way artery and parking in non-allocated parking spaces are two accepted means of creating accidental active hazards.
"This may able-bodied be the busiest time of the year at arcade centres, so drivers should acquiesce for added time and be accommodating of added drivers," he added.
NRMA Insurance offers the afterward tips to driver:
- Be active at all times and watch out for added drivers who may balk cartage signals, such as one-way signs, or esplanade incorrectly, creating blow hazards If you are abandoning in a car park, go apathetic and don't just await on your mirrors - attending over your accept too New car technology such as cameras and about-face sensors can abetment drivers if they are reversing, about drivers still charge to be acquainted of what is about them Do your bit to accumulate the car esplanade chargeless of obstacles and hazards by abiding arcade trolleys to their bay Use indicators every time you accomplish a about-face Don't cull out about cars that are cat-and-mouse to drive into a parking amplitude - be accommodating and accord them allowance to move If you are complex in a blow and hit addition anchored vehicle, do the appropriate affair and leave a agenda with your car insurance data - cipher wants to appear aback to their car and acquisition it damaged with no data larboard If you attestant a collision, canyon on any advice you accept to the innocent affair
*Based on NRMA Insurance comprehensive car insurance claims 2007/08
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