Now that summer break is over and schools are back in session, it’s a good time to focus on school bus safety.
Every school day across the United States, there are 440,000 public school buses on the road, traveling 4.3 billion miles while transporting 23.5 million children, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).
The good news is that school buses keep more than 17 million cars off the roads near schools each morning. According to the Department of Transportation, school buses are a much safer mode of transporting a child to school than a car. Among all student fatalities occurring during normal school travel times, only one percent of students killed in accidents were traveling on a school bus, whereas approximately 58% were traveling with a teen driver and 23% with an adult driver.
Students are about 50 times more likely to arrive at school alive if they take the bus than if they drive themselves or ride with friends.
Nevertheless, school buses do sometimes crash. When they do, they often cause massive damage to anything or anyone they crash into due to their sheer size. Also, since school buses are typically very tall, they are at a high risk of tipping over in an accident.
Passengers are particularly vulnerable during a bus crash since most are unrestrained in their seats or standing up, with only hand rails available for support. As a result, passengers can be thrown from their seats or off their feet during a collision and slung across the bus and against parts of the vehicle, into other riders, or even out of the bus.
Just as with any other type of crash on Florida roads, a wide variety of causes can lead to a bus accident, including:
Reckless drivers in other vehicles colliding with the bus or cutting it off, causing the bus to crash.
Dangerous roads, either due to poor design or negligent maintenance work, can cause a driver to lose control of a bus in a matter of seconds.
The bus driver operating the vehicle in a dangerous manner that resulted in the crash. As a licensed school bus driver, it is the driver’s responsibility to adhere to the safety guidelines set forth by state, federal and school system agencies.
The local school board may also bear some of the burden in the event of an accident if the driver was not properly trained and supervised or if the vehicle was not properly maintained.
In any of these cases, victims are entitled to seek compensation from the party at fault to cover medical costs, financial losses, and other damages.
If you or someone you love has been injured as a result of a school bus accident, we are ready to help.Since 1974, The Law Firm of Pajcic & Pajcic has obtained substantial verdicts and settlements on behalf of people injured in vehicle accidents. We have the skills and experience to help you.
We will provide courteous, personalized service from the first time you call until your case is resolved. That is our commitment. That is our style.
Now that summer break is over and schools are back in session, it’s a good time to focus on school bus safety.
Every school day across the United States, there are 440,000 public school buses on the road, traveling 4.3 billion miles while transporting 23.5 million children, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).
The good news is that school buses keep more than 17 million cars off the roads near schools each morning. According to the Department of Transportation, school buses are a much safer mode of transporting a child to school than a car. Among all student fatalities occurring during normal school travel times, only one percent of students killed in accidents were traveling on a school bus, whereas approximately 58% were traveling with a teen driver and 23% with an adult driver.
Students are about 50 times more likely to arrive at school alive if they take the bus than if they drive themselves or ride with friends.
Nevertheless, school buses do sometimes crash. When they do, they often cause massive damage to anything or anyone they crash into due to their sheer size. Also, since school buses are typically very tall, they are at a high risk of tipping over in an accident.
Passengers are particularly vulnerable during a bus crash since most are unrestrained in their seats or standing up, with only hand rails available for support. As a result, passengers can be thrown from their seats or off their feet during a collision and slung across the bus and against parts of the vehicle, into other riders, or even out of the bus.
Just as with any other type of crash on Florida roads, a wide variety of causes can lead to a bus accident, including:
In any of these cases, victims are entitled to seek compensation from the party at fault to cover medical costs, financial losses, and other damages.
If you or someone you love has been injured as a result of a school bus accident, we are ready to help. Since 1974, The Law Firm of Pajcic & Pajcic has obtained substantial verdicts and settlements on behalf of people injured in vehicle accidents. We have the skills and experience to help you.
We will provide courteous, personalized service from the first time you call until your case is resolved. That is our commitment. That is our style.
You can count on The Law Firm of Pajcic & Pajcic. Contact us by calling 855-402-5020 or fill out our online contact form to receive a free review of your case.
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