A car struck my son when he was crossing the street. My son takes the school bus home. When he was discharged from the school bus, he had crossed in front of the school bus and before he finished crossing the street, the school bus driver had turned off the flashing red light and retracted … Continue reading School Bus Safety
Category: Bus accidents
I was riding on a crowded bus. I did not get a seat. While we were moving, the bus driver had slammed on the brakes. As a result, I fell forward onto the floor and injured my shoulder. What claims do I have? No Fault Claim New York is a no fault state. That means … Continue reading Sudden Stops on the Bus
My mother was involved in an accident exiting a bus. She is 79 years old and fell while she was walking down the steps out of the bus. I know that the bus driver did not lower the bus when she was exiting. Can I sue the bus driver for negligence? The answer to this … Continue reading Bus Fails to Use Kneeling Device
I was the only person who did not get a seat on the bus. Suddenly the bus driver pulled over to a bus stop and I went flying down the aisle. Since everyone else was seated, nobody else fell. I broke my arm in the fall. Do I have a claim against the bus driver? … Continue reading Bus Driver Liability for Sudden Stops
I fell and injured myself when I was trying to enter a bus. The bus driver did not pull up to the curb where the bus stop was located. Instead, he stopped in the lane of travel near the bus stop, approximately five to ten feet from the curb. When I left the curb to … Continue reading Negligent Bus Discharge and Pick Ups