School Bus Accidents Aren’t Always Crashes
When you hear about a school bus accident, you likely think of a traumatic bus rollover where numerous children were injured or killed. These traumatic bus crashes certainly do make the news, but they are not nearly all of the school bus accidents that happen every day across the country. In fact, they are a very small portion of all the accidents around. If you, or your child, have been involved in an accident, you need to speak with a school bus accident attorney from Arentz Law Group P.C. today. Call 1-800-305-6000, or fill out the contact form on this page, to schedule your free consultation with a school bus accident attorney in Southern California.
Types of School Bus Accidents
Most of the time when we talk about a car accident it is when a car slides off the road, crashes into another car, or rolls over. Car accidents are often more straight forward. However, when it comes to school bus accidents there is a whole lot more to take into consideration. Here are a few of the most common accidents.
Collision – School bus drivers that are distracted, impaired, or operating faulty busses can get into collisions. These include multiple vehicles, stationary objects, or rollovers.
Children – Sometimes children will get hit by school busses. While the drivers are trained to avoid pedestrian strikes, and there is safety equipment installed, it still happens. This includes strikes and children who have been run over.
Abuse – Many school busses are equipped with cameras, however, there are still instances of sexual and physical abuse that occur on the bus. The bus driver, another student, or an aid can all be the aggressors.
Improper Safety Equipment – School busses are large vehicles. So getting in and out requires special equipment. When this equipment is damaged, missing, dirty, or otherwise not working properly, falls and other accidents can happen.
Driver Error – School bus drivers have a special responsibility to protect the children they are transporting. However, sometimes they make mistakes (intentionally and unintentionally) and can drop children off at the wrong stop, forget children on the bus, or make critical driving errors.
Who is at Fault?
It is sometimes difficult to pinpoint the blame on one party. For instance, a driver should check his equipment before running the bus, but the company that owns the bus should have regular maintenance done to prevent any mishaps. Here are the parties that end up being at blame:
Driver
School District
Transportation Company that owns the equipment
Bus manufacturer
Another driver
Maintenance company that fixes the busses
The fault can lie with one or multiple different parties. To determine who is actually at fault, you often will need a school bus accident attorney to help sort things out.
Contact Arentz Law about Your School Bus Accident
If you, or a loved one, have been involved in an accident with a school bus, you need to speak with a school bus accident attorney from Arentz Law. Schedule your free case review by calling 1-800-305-6000, or by filling out the contact form on this page.
A school bus accident attorney in Southern California can handle your case no matter where the accident took place.