Catholic Schools Wisely Decide To Ban The Use Of 15-Passenger Vans For Transporting Students And Staff
The experienced SUV rollover and 15-passenger van accident lawyers at Reiff and Bily salute the Board of St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic schools who recently approved a motion to discontinue the use of 15-passenger vans for transporting students and staff. The decision was a long time coming and based upon a rash of rollovers involving 15-passenger vans according to sources involved with the decision.
For many years, the 15-passenger van accident and SUV rollover lawyers at Reiff and Bily have been representing passengers that have been catastrophically injured or killed while traveling in 15-passenger vans that have flipped over. The rollover risk proposed by 15-passenger vans, including those predominantly used by church groups, school groups and other unsuspecting groups is the most dangerous on the road today. 15-passenger vans started out as cargo utility vehicles in the early 1970’s and they are still essentially cargo vans with modifications made to accommodate passengers.
If a 15-passenger van is fully loaded, it is 6 to 7 times more likely to flip over than a van containing only a driver. As a matter of fact, NHTSA has noted that fully loaded 15-passenger vans are more likely to roll over than any other passenger type of vehicle, including cars, mini vans, SUV’s and trucks.
The salutary actions followed by the St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic schools is well regarded and follows the lead of many other schools, churches and even military groups. Unfortunately, our experienced 15-passenger van rollover lawyers have witnessed and researched many cases where unknowing consumers have suffered death or catastrophic injury as a result of being involved in an accident in one of these death machines. Every time we learn of a 15-passenger van rollover, we can only think of the senseless loss of lives and wrongful death of innocent and unknowing occupants of these vans.
The experienced 15-passenger van accident attorneys of Reiff and Bily believe the public is not fully aware of the significant risks of rollover danger in 15-passenger vans and if you or a loved one has been involved in an unfortunate accident involving one of these unsafe vehicles, you should contact an experienced 15-passenger van and rollover attorney to investigate the accident and get proper compensation you rightly deserve from the manufacturers of these knowingly defective products. If you or a loved one has been injured in a 15-passenger van accident, please contact us for a free consultation at 1-800-421-9595 or online at www.reiffandbily.com.
