{"id":20888,"date":"2018-10-25T20:05:41","date_gmt":"2018-10-25T19:05:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theinjurylawyers.co.uk\/injury-lawyers-blog\/?p=20888"},"modified":"2018-10-25T20:05:41","modified_gmt":"2018-10-25T19:05:41","slug":"driverless-car-accidents-pose-danger-for-paramedics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theinjurylawyers.co.uk\/injury-lawyers-blog\/2018\/10\/25\/driverless-car-accidents-pose-danger-for-paramedics\/","title":{"rendered":"Driverless car accidents pose danger for paramedics"},"content":{"rendered":"

Paramedics are being warned of the dangers of driverless car accidents and how to take care when assisting injured passengers.<\/p>\n

Guidance issued by Waymo – a self-driving technology development company \u2013 says that paramedics should keep the door of the vehicle open. If they don\u2019t, the self-driving car may drive off while they\u2019re trying to help injured accident victims.<\/p>\n

Further guidance also suggests ways of disabling the vehicle to stop it driving off as well.<\/p>\n

So, how worried should we be?<\/p>\n

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Driverless car accidents a real concern<\/strong><\/h3>\n

The issue of driverless car accidents is a real concern anyway. There are ethical issues and liability concerns to address as well.<\/p>\n

Who pays? Who insures? Who\u2019s at fault?<\/p>\n

But, as well as the concerns that come with driverless tech, there are also concerns over how the emergency services will handle driverless car accidents. Some of the guidance published by Waymo suggests:<\/p>\n