Los Angeles Attorneys Striving to Reduce Bus Accidents
Despite extensive attempts by California lawmakers to make buses safer — by lowering speed limits near schools, ensuring that bus drivers have the proper licensing and screening for drugs and alcohol — bus accidents in Los Angeles and throughout California still occur.
The personal injury lawyers at the Ellis Law Corporation take these matters very seriously. Located in Los Angeles, we strive to reduce bus accidents in Southern California and across the country by representing bus accident victims is litigation.
In most cases, Los Angeles bus accidents involve school buses, but a significant percentage of accidents also involve city buses and affect not only children, but adults of all ages. Regardless of the type of bus involved or the age of bus accident victims, the safety of public transportation and raising public awareness about the dangers of Los Angeles bus accidents are of paramount importance.
Bus Accident Statistics
According to the Federal Transit Authority, the total number of bus accidents in the United States has risen dramatically in recent years with a corresponding rise in injuries. Here are some disturbing bus accident statistics:
- From 2003–2007, the total number of accidents climbed from 9,788 to a shocking 28,687
- Total injuries of bus accidents in the same time period went from 10,998 to 16,388.
- The highest injury rates occurred in children ages 11–14.
- Approximately 23.5 million kids ride to and from school in school buses and around 17,000 are hospitalized for injuries they received while boarding or riding the bus.
- Over 42 percent of all bus accidents are the result of a collision with a car.
- 24 percent of bus accident injuries occur when children are getting on or off a bus
- In kids aged 5–9, more than half of bus accident injuries involve head injuries of some kind
Experienced Tour Bus Accident Lawyers in El Segundo, California
The attorneys at the Ellis Law Corporation are concerned about recent trends in bus accidents around the country and are especially worried about bus accidents involving children on our congested streets and highways. If you or someone under your care has been injured in a bus accident in the Los Angeles area, we may be able to help you receive compensation to offset medical and other expenses.
Contact Us
Contact the El Segundo, California, office of the Ellis Law Corporation by calling us at 310-641-3335 or completing our online contact form.
After a free consultation with our experienced attorneys, we will launch an immediate investigation into the circumstances surrounding the bus accident, defending your rights and working hard to prevent others from being injured in bus accidents.
