Category Archives: Bus Accident
If I Was Hurt in a Bus Accident, Do I Automatically Get a Settlement?
Lamentably, no, which is unfortunate, because the number of bus crashes has increased significantly in recent years. The collisions are roughly evenly split among school bus, municipal bus, and tour/intercity buses. Roughly the same procedural and legal issues could affect the amount of a settlement in each case. In some situations, these issues could… Read More »
Top Five Tour Bus Injuries
San Diego is a very popular tourist destination. For many tourists, their visits end tragically, because of a tour bus crash. Fatigue, distraction, and other driver errors cause about 98 percent of these crashes. Most people are naturally drowsy early in the morning and late at night. Many tour buses are in operation early… Read More »
What Causes Bus Accidents?
Travel may be back to normal after pandemic lockdowns, but large buses aren’t any safer than they were before. In fact, the number of serious bus accidents has increased 25 percent since 2010. Usually, the parties, including the victims and the tortfeasor (negligent actor) are from different counties in California, or even from different… Read More »
CA Schools Struggle with Bus Driver Shortages
A combination of a changing workforce, licensing issues, pay and scheduling obstacles, and student behavior issues has created an “acute” shortage of school bus drivers, according to one expert. “We used to be a majority female workforce. I’d say the 25- to 50-age band. Then we also had a group of retirees that were… Read More »
