Bus Accidents In North Carolina And South Carolina

North Carolina Injury Lawyers Who Handle Bus Wrecks, Airplane Accidents & Train Accidents
Attorneys Licensed in NC and South Carolina (SC) with Office in Elizabeth City, NC   

 

This month we covered an unusual South Carolina bus accident news story in which a man swerving to avoid an alligator in the road hit a bus head-on and died at the scene of the accident. Unfortunately, bus accidents in North Carolina (NC) and South Carolina (SC) are not as unusual as you might think.

Buses are a part of many people's lives - we may ride them to work, put our children on them, or use them for long-distance travel. In the United States alone, there are about 350 million bus passengers each year who travel a combined 28 million miles. Twenty four million school children ride the bus to school daily, and 30,000 buses across the country drive regular routes and provide regular services. It is not surprising that bus accidents happen every day.

However, in many ways, buses can be more dangerous than cars when on the roads. For example, many buses do not have passenger seat belts - something that residents are required to wear by law when traveling in a car or truck. Also, since buses are bigger and heavier than cars and pickups, they can cause more damage when they crash or collide into another vehicle. In addition, since buses are often see heavy and constant use, mechanical problems are more common to appear in buses than in privately-owned vehicles.

All in all, 1,450 people have been killed in school bus related accidents since 1990, and about 11,000 school children are injured each year in school bus accidents. Since school buses and city buses stop frequently and sometimes suddenly, they are especially prone to rear-end collisions.

If you have been injured in a bus accident, contact us today to speak to a specialized mass transit lawyer about your case.

About the Editors: Shapiro, Lewis & Appleton personal injury law firm is based in Virginia (VA), near the NE North Carolina (NC) border and handles car,truck,railroad, and medical negligence cases and more. Our lawyers proudly edit the Virginia Beach Injuryboard, Norfolk Injuryboard, and Northeast North Carolina Injuryboard as a pro bono public information service. Lawyers licensed in: VA, NC, SC, WV, DC, KY.

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