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A Common but Risky Location – The Campus Parking Lot Risk Research Bulletin, October 2007
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UE’s Claims Study From 2001-2005, UE involved with 114 parking lot claims resulted in losses totaling $32 million 53% of these claims involved personal injury 47% involved property damage to automobiles
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UE’s Claims Study Personal Injury Losses -- $31 million Slips, trips, and falls – 90% Assaults – 10% Common Causes –Slips, trips, and falls: lost footing on snow or ice (50%); poor lighting; potholes and uneven surfaces; unsecured parking bollards –Assaults: poor lighting; overgrown shrubbery; failure to patrol regularly; inadequate response to prior assaults
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UE’s Claims Study Property Damage Losses -- $1 million Damage to automobiles – 100% Common Causes –Protruding rebar from parking bumpers –Malfunctioning parking gates –Collisions –Falling objects (e.g., tree branches, metal parking signs)
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An Institution’s Duty of Care 1. Take reasonable actions when the institution has actual notice of a dangerous condition in a parking lot. 2. Use reasonable efforts to inspect parking lots for such dangerous conditions.
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Improving Parking Lot Management Practice 1: Know the properties for which the institution is responsible. Practice 2: Regularly inspect and patrol parking lots. Practice 3: Create and retain maintenance records and accident reports.
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Improving Parking Lot Management Practice 4: Promptly repair unsafe conditions and remove snow and ice. Practice 5: Ensure regular communication between campus maintenance and security to address maintenance issues that affect safety.
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Improving Parking Lot Management Practice 6: Inform students and other members of the campus community about parking lot dangers and encourage reporting. Practice 7: Review campus parking lot accident reports and maintenance records periodically.
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