School Bus Hazards

Millions of children rely on a school bus to get to and from school on a daily basis. Sports teams use the buses to get to away games and numerous other school groups use these bright yellow vehicles to get where they need to go. Unfortunately, school busses are not necessarily the safest vehicles to convey children.

While school busses are required to undergo a number of crash tests before a design is accepted, the designs are not fool proof. The biggest problem for school busses is that they are high vehicles. This gives them a very high center of gravity. When a vehicle has a high center of gravity, it is more prone to tipping. School busses are exceptionally high and, for the most part, do not have much weight on the lower part of the bus.

Another problem with school busses is that they have very large blind spots. This makes it easy for small children to be hit by the bus when they walk in front of it. Also, they block large areas of space making it easy for a car not to see a child coming around a bus.

Another problem with school busses is that they have very large blind spots. This makes it easy for small children to be hit by the bus when they walk in front of it. Also, they block large areas of space making it easy for a car not to see a child coming around a bus.

Contact a Stevens Point Personal Injury Lawyer

If your child has been injured in a school bus or on a school trip due to someone’s negligence, contact the Stevens Point personal injury lawyers of Habush, Habush, & Rottier, S.C. at 800-242-2874.