Commercial, industrial, and municipal buildings have employees and visitors arriving and leaving at all hours throughout the day. Between the vehicles looking for parking spaces and the pedestrians entering or exiting the property, unfortunately, accidents are bound to happen. However, the team of paving experts at American Asphalt can help reduce the likelihood of these incidents with line striping services. Here, we’ll explore how parking lot lines can help prevent parking lot accidents.

What Creates Parking Lot Accidents?

Accidents in parking areas are common, especially when businesses don’t take the proper steps to help avoid them. They can occur when drivers hit other drivers, parked cars, pedestrians, or other structures around the parking area. There are many reasons why parking lot accidents may happen, including:

Lots of Traffic

Parking lots, especially in particularly popular areas, are likely to see a high volume of vehicles moving through them throughout the day. They may also be small, requiring drivers to meander around until they find spaces. When numerous cars are confined to a small space, drivers may become more aggressive in their behavior, resulting in dings, dents, and other types of damage.

There are also many pedestrians walking around, which adds to the number of things a driver needs to be on the lookout for. If walkways aren’t clearly marked or if pedestrians run through parking areas, drivers who aren’t paying attention could hit them.

Decreased Visibility

On the open road, site lines are much clearer. That’s not the case with parking areas, which can be crowded with vehicles, light fixtures, dumpsters, and other obstructions. This makes it more difficult for drivers to get a clear view of their surroundings, especially when attempting to back out of or into parking spaces.

Tight Spaces

Not all vehicles are the same size, and, unfortunately, in some cases, neither are parking spaces. Those who are scrambling to find a spot to park may try to squeeze into tight spaces, which may result in accidents.

How Can Line Striping Help?

Line striping is a process performed by professionals that adds bold, detailed lines and other markings to your parking lots, entryways, walkways, curbs, and other areas of your property. These markings help create environments where vehicles and pedestrians can navigate safely.

Some benefits of the process include:

Offering Designated Walking Areas

Designated walkways make it easier for pedestrians to get into and out of your facility. They provide clear spaces for them to walk that are easily accessible and visible to drivers at a glance.

Highlighting Parking Stalls

No business owner wants visitors to struggle to get into parking spaces. Choosing a reliable and experienced line striping team means you can avoid unnecessarily unclear parking spots, which can help reduce scratches, scrapes, and bumps.

Following Rules and Regulations

Professionals are well-versed when it comes to knowing the rules and regulations they need to follow, given the city and state in which they’re working. This means that they will ensure your parking lot has enough accessible spaces to be in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), has clearly marked fire lanes, and other crucial details that can help prevent legal issues down the road. If it is determined that your parking area was unsafe or didn’t meet specific requirements, you could be liable should an accident occur.

Turn to the Professionals at American Asphalt

If you own or run a business, the last thing you want is for an accident to happen at your facility. Most people are quick to consider safety guidelines to keep their workers and visitors safe inside, but parking areas can be just as dangerous, if not more so. At American Asphalt, we offer line striping and removal, paving, and other helpful services to help make parking lot accidents a thing of the past.

American Asphalt has years of experience working on parking areas and other paved surfaces in a wide range of industries. This has given our team the skills and knowledge they need to achieve your goals. We are proud to offer some of the best tools and technologies available to help us ensure that the job is done right and done in a timely manner.

Our pride in our work means our customers can expect everything to look as it should and hold up for years to come. We take safety extremely seriously, prioritizing practices and methods that will help the project move along without putting anyone or anything at risk. We also offer emergency services to come out and make repairs quickly, so you don’t have to shut down operations for an extended time. With offices in Camden County and Passaic County, New Jersey, we proudly serve all of NJ, southern New York State, southeast Pennsylvania, and northern Delaware. Contact us today to learn more.