Bus Accidents
Each year, there are approximately 9,000 accidents involving buses in the United States. In addition, these accidents involve approximately 330 fatalities. Over the years, the number of people injured in bus accidents has increased at a startling rate, because as presumed, there are more and more buses on the roads. One would think that with more and more buses on the roads throughout the US, design and safety of bus mechanisms would take priority. However, the basic safety mechanisms and bus design has remained the same for over 40 years. Remarkably, this is particularly true when it comes to school buses. Attempts have been made by lawyers through law suits to enhance the basic designs and safety elements of school buses in particular. So far, these attempts on behalf of the legal system have failed.
In Pennsylvania alone, the statistics are startling. In 2007, there were approximately 1,083 bus accidents recorded. Of these, 446 involved school buses and 637 were attributed to commercial buses. Even more grim, of these crashes, four involving school buses and ten involving commercial buses resulted in deaths.
In Northeastern Pennsylvania, the law form of Fellerman and Ciarimboli is fighting to get justice for bus accident victims. Any accident has a traumatizing effect on its victims and their families. If a bus carrier is negligent because a bus is not properly repaired or maintained, there are accident lawyers in northeastern Pennsylvania who are there to protect victims and their families. They will fight to make sure victims get the compensation they deserve, because they know how to interpret all the complicated rules and regulations as well as complicated laws that govern common carriers. They go out of their way to investigate every aspect of a bus accident and will fight for a successful result in favor of the victims.
Since buses are common carriers, it stands to reason that a bus company and its drivers must respect their passengers and do everything in their power to provide a safe trip no matter where the destination. A bus driver must be professional and have the proper trainer to deliver a safe and comfortable trip. Buses must meet the rules set forth by the Federal Motor Carriers Safety Regulations, and buses must be regularly checked to make sure they are in top notch running condition. Many times, crashes are caused because a driver has ignored and/or violated road rules, either because of too many hours on the road, tiredness, drugs, alcohol use, inattentiveness to the road, lack of training, lack of proper bus inspection before taking to the road, or equipment that is in need of repair and simply not noted. An experienced lawyer will pick up on these faults and failures immediately and find the reasons for the crash.
An experienced Northern Pennsylvania bus accident attorney has the necessary experience to handle all the governmental entities that control a common carrier, and will handle all the details involved in the government bureaucracy including the rules and regulations and the laws involved, which govern Northern Pennsylvania bus accident claims and lawsuits. The team at Fellerman and Ciarimboli has this experience, and would be honored to represent you in your time of need.
If you, or someone you care about has been involved in a bus accident in Northern Pennsylvania, call us at 570-714-HURT to receive a free consultation on your case.
