School Bus Accidents

School bus accidents are among the most heartbreaking of all motor vehicle accidents in part to the unfortunate participation of young children. As a result of significant damage are often at issue in cases of this kind, and requires vigorous representation in order to bring all those responsible to justice. In Florida, each District School Board may be held liable for tort claims that belong to the occurrence of an event or a school bus or other vehicle oroperated by the school board to transport people. 1006.24 Fla. Stat.

A school bus crash in context, includes such an accident is defined, either directly or indirectly, a school bus-type vehicle, or a vehicle functioning as a school bus, transporting children to school or school activities.

Since 1995 170 school-age pedestrians have (younger than 19) died in school transportation-related crashes. Almost two thirds (65%) were killed by school buses, 5 percentVehicles function as school buses, and 30 percent by other vehicles involved in crashes. Almost half (49%) of all school-age pedestrians killed in school transportation-related crashes were aged 5 to 7

Since 1995, there were over 416,295 fatal traffic accidents have been. Of these, 0.33 percent (1,368) were related as a school transportation regulations. Since 1995 1509 people have died in school transportation-related crashes an average of 137 deaths per year.Most people who took their lives in the crash (70%) lost the other occupants of the vehicles involved. Nonoccupants (pedestrians, cyclists, etc.) accounted for 22 percent of deaths, and occupants of school transportation vehicles accounted for 8 percent.

More school-age pedestrians are in the afternoon when killed in the morning, with 32 percent of the deaths occurred occurring accidents between 3 and 4 clock Between 1995 and 2005, 97 crashes in which at least one inhabitant of thea school transportation vehicle died.

More than half of the crashes (55%) involved at least one other vehicle. In 52 percent of all fatalities to occupants of a school transport vehicle, was the main point of impact the front of the vehicle. Since 1995 6 drivers and 13 passengers in the cars have to offer school bus transportation for purposes other than the school or school-related activities (churches, social organizations, etc.) died. In 1987, such aMulti-vehicle crash resulted in the death of 27 passengers including the driver.