Each year, hundreds of people across the U.S. are killed in bus and motorcycle accidents.19,000 people were injured in bus accidents in 2002 according to the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration. Because more and more individuals choose to use public transportation each year, the number of injuries and even death increases.
The chief causes of bus accidents come from dangerous roadways, poor weather conditions and driver negligence and improper maintenance. Each school day more than 25 million children ride the yellow school bus back and forth to school. There are about 450,000 school buses in service to date, and bout 16,000 school bus collisions occur annually, which can result in 12,000 injuries and 130 deaths.
The personal injuries resulting from bus-related accidents include brain and spinal cord injuries; abrasions; sprains; fractures; internal and soft tissue injuries; burn injuries; and other injury associated with the operation of other motorized vehicles, including death.
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