Las Vegas, NV
Accident Date:
Tue, 01/28/2014A crash involving an RTC bus sent a man to the hospital and knocked out traffic lights at a central Las Vegas intersection Wednesday morning.
Bus Accident
Public transportation is often believed to be the safe choice for getting around urban areas, but this is not always the case. Around fifty five thousand bus accidents occur in the US each year, and resulting injuries can be severe because buses generally do not have seatbelts. While statistically riding a bus is much safer than riding in a car, no transportation choice is one hundred percent safe.
School Bus Accidents
The school bus is often regarded as a comforting, positive force in communities. But with the number of children and schools in the US, school bus accidents are bound to happen. Since 1998, 149 school age pedestrians have died in school transportation related crashes (http://www-nrd.nhtsa.dot.gov/Pubs/811165.pdf). It may be surprising to learn that federal law does not require seatbelts on school buses (http://www.webmd.com/parenting/features/child-safety-school-bus-still-best). The states of New York, New Jersey and Florida have laws requiring lap belts on school buses, but most school buses rely on the concept of compartmentalization. This method utilizes heavily padded seats with high seat backs, creating a compartment that protects kids in a crash. Compartmentalization fails to protect kids in situation where a bus tilts over, or kids are out of their seats. More information is needed to know how best to protect school age children in transit.City and Tour Bus Accidents
At least one hundred and thirty seven bus crash related fatalities occur in the US each year, and many more injuries. However, it is difficult to determine how safe city and tour buses are as accidents involving these types of vehicles are drastically underreported. It is in the interest of bus manufacturers and bus companies to keep statistics as much in their favor as possible. What we do know for sure about bus accidents is that the risk of injury is greater. Much like plane accidents, a bus accident results in multiple injuries because of the number of people involved. Buses usually do not have seatbelts, leaving people inside unrestrained in the event of an accident. Having an elderly or inexperienced bus driver has been shown to significantly increase the risk of an accident. As when driving any other form of motor vehicle, bus drivers should refrain from alcohol consumption and be sure to not drive when excessively drowsy or otherwise inebriated.St. Louis, MO
Accident Date:
Tue, 01/28/2014More than a dozen Riverview Garden students were on a school bus that crashed in south St. Louis Wednesday morning. Authorities say the wreck happened near the intersection of Interstate 55 and Gasconade around 8:30 a.m. Police say about 20 students were onboard the bus, but none were injured.
Nashville, TN
Accident Date:
Sun, 01/26/2014Two school buses from the Clarksville-Montgomery County School System have crashed Monday afternoon in Clarksville, and several students have minor injuries.
Cleveland-Akron, OH
Accident Date:
Wed, 01/22/2014Oberlin Police and fire responded to an accident involving two school buses at approximately 12:04 p.m. Thursday.
Students from Lorain County JVS were being transported back to school from a field trip when the accident occurred.
Austin, TX
Accident Date:
Wed, 01/22/2014Emergency officials are on the scene of an accident involving a school bus on MoPac Expressway.
Austin-Travis County EMS said it happened at 1300 North MoPac Expressway near Enfield Road.
Lansing, MI
Accident Date:
Wed, 01/22/2014Two people were injured in a wreck Thursday morning in Eaton County when a semi-truck hit a county public transit bus. It happened just before 8:30 a.m. at the intersection of E. Clinton Trail and Flanders Road in Eaton Township, east of Charlotte.
Grand Rapids-Kalamazoo-Battle Creek, MI
Accident Date:
Tue, 01/21/2014Two teenagers are accused of stealing a school district van and crashing through the locked gate at the bus facility to flee. Michigan State Police troopers were dispatched around 11:40 p.m.
Chicago, IL
Accident Date:
Tue, 01/21/2014A bus carrying the Bellarmine University men’s basketball team was involved in a minor hit-and-run accident on Interstate 65 near Merrillville, Ind., on its way to a game at Wisconsin-Parkside Wednesday night, the university said in a release.
Orlando-Daytona Beach-Melbourne, FL
Accident Date:
Wed, 01/22/2014Several passengers have been taken to the hospital after a Lynx bus was involved in a crash in Orange County Thursday morning.
Phoenix, AZ
Accident Date:
Wed, 01/22/2014A 25-year-old man from Los Angeles is facing multiple counts of felony endangerment, assault and aggravated assault after attempting to take the wheel of a Greyhound bus en route from Los Angeles to Dallas early today, causing a crash that injured two dozen people, authorities said.