Texas School Bus Defects Attorney
The public needs to be informed that school bus manufacturers and the NHTSA are complicit in duping school districts, states and parents about school bus safety. For years, school bus safety has been compromised due to under-reported injury and fatality statistics, manipulation of test data and frivolous claims about the safety of school buses. School bus manufacturers are the self-proclaimed experts on school bus accident safety. As such, they should be held responsible for injuries and deaths to children on school buses just like vehicle manufacturers are held responsible for occupants in passenger vehicles. Parents, school administrators and state officials should band together and demand school bus crashworthiness. A call to arms is necessary to protect children on American school buses. At the Dallas law offices of the Tracy Firm, we handle defective auto product liability cases, including school bus defects.
National Vehicle Safety Defect Product Liability Attorney
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Persuaded by opponents against school bus seat belts, the NHTSA decided in 1976 that seat belts were not required on larger school buses. Instead, occupant protection would be provided by compartmentalization which refers to a system of protecting unrestrained passengers by using high-backed, well padded, and well anchored seats designed to absorb energy from frontal impacts, placed in relatively closely spaced rows. However, most school bus seats are not properly padded and are not reinforced adequately to the floor. Further, most bus seat backs are only 20 inches tall. The 20 inch bus seat allows an occupant’s head or torso to override the top of the seat back, causing neck and back injuries.
If school bus defects or mechanical problems have led to a school bus accident or failed to protect your children in an accident, you may be able to take action against the faulty manufacturer. We can help you evaluate your claim and understand your options during this difficult time.
At the Tracy Firm, we want to make all vehicles safer for all people, especially children. We have seen many children sustain needless injuries due to design flaws, defective seats, and other school bus defects. We take these issues to both parents and manufacturers in order to protect the rights of children.
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Our nationwide practice has focused on auto safety defect product liability for almost twenty years. We have the experience and technical resources necessary to take on difficult cases and fight major manufacturers. We accept referrals from other attorneys and we work as primary counsel for individuals who have experienced the devastation of school bus defects. Contact us today for more information.
