Wednesday. September 27, 2000
The University Daily Kansan
Section A · Page 5
Lack of attention, speeding to spaces causes accidents in campus parking lots
By Rob Pazell
writer@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
KU students should watch their speeds as well as other drivers when looking for a parking spot in campus lots, said the KU Public Safety Office.
Sgt. Troy Maileen attributed a recent surge in fender benders in the southeast Memorial Stadium and south Robinson Center parking lots to drivers not watching out for other cars.
The majority of these accidents involve a lack of attention when someone is either parking or backing out of the stall," Mailen said. "It's inherent at the beginning of the school year."
Students tend to drive fast in these lots as well, said Danielle Magee, Overland Park junior. She said she frequently parked in the southeast Memorial Stadium parking lot and that cars tended to drive fast at certain times of day.
"If there's parking spaces in the first rows of this lot, people will speed through
"People don't pay attention coming in and out of rows. People that are leaving don't tend to look."
Danielle Magee
Overland Park junior
to get these spaces," she said. "Then people speed out in the afternoon when they leave."
Magee said certain corners in the Memorial Stadium lot could be dangerous, especially in the afternoon, when people don't take the time to look.
"People don't pay attention coming in and out of the rows," she said. "People that are leaving don't tend to look. Nobody looks, actually."
Leah Kolchinsky, Lenexa senior, said that she parked in the south Robinson Center lot and that around noon parking spots were difficult to find and caused students to speed around the lots in search of
"It's like a vulture scene." she said.
Kolchinsky said her main concern wasn't with the speed but with the lack of space in the rows for people to go around those waiting for a spot.
a spot.
"When somebody does find a spot, they wait for it in the middle of the lane, and it's not wide enough to go around," Kolchinsky said.
Mailen said a big problem with many of these accidents was that people often left the scene. He urged people to leave insurance information and notify an officer when an accident occurs.
"No matter how trivial the damage is, give the other owner an opportunity to assess damages." Mailen said.
He also asked that witnesses take the time to help out and report what they see so that officers can have something to work with if the striking driver leaves the scene.
"It kind of goes back to the strength in numbers idea," Mailen said. "It's just helping your neighbor out in that end."
- Edited by Kathryn Moore
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