Increasing Number of School Bus Accidents Concerns Officials: Are Cell Phones and Texting to Blame?
As an experienced school bus accident lawyer carefully studying trends with regard to school bus accidents, I am noticing a disturbing and unfortunate trending spike in school bus accidents. Contributing factors that are causing a spike in car accidents and resulting school bus accidents is the distraction of drivers due to sending text messages or talking on cell phones while driving. Statistics indicate that approximately 6 children were fatally injured inside school buses annually and another 16 fatally injured as pedestrians in the loading and unloading process around school buses annually.
The week of October 19th is National School Bus Safety Week. Every day 23 million children across the United States ride school buses and among the many topics to be discussed or shared is the continuing use and inattention to the road by drivers talking on cell phones and by those sending text messages and not paying full attention to the precious cargo at hand on school buses.
If you or a loved one has been injured as a result of a school bus accident, please contact one of our experienced school bus accident lawyers at 1-800-421-9595 or online at www.reiffandbily.com.
