Car accident - unlit supermarket carpark

Captaincodpiece

londonTiger wrote: »

I've done manoeuvres in the country, if there are no street lighting you do manouvers slower and give your sights a bit more time to look out for obstructions. Your reversing lights are bright enough to act as short tange lamps and allow you to see behind. Heck that's how you check your brake lights solo by backing into a wall and hitting the brakes.

If you want to avoid accidents you will be a bit more careful about this, you do not blame others for your shortcomings.

Seems like you were lazy and are one of those people who uses the rear view mirror to reverse with and got caught out.

Your fault entirely.

Backing up to and stopping before you hit it would be better.

dunstonh

To what extent is lighting in a local supermarket car park required? The company have advised that by law they think they do not have to provide lighting in their car park - but if they do provide it do they have to maintain it?

Roads dont need lighting either. Virtually nothing needs to be lit. Thats why so many councils turn off the lights at night now and many roads dont have lights.

It was driver error.