As our city roads become more and more congested, many of us decide to use public transit to get to work or go shopping. It saves looking for a suitable car parking lot and then having to pay for it and we can also sit down quietly and read our e-readers or text our friends while someone else drives us to our destination.
Public transit is viewed by most of us as secure, comfortable and affordable and we never think twice about safety when one of our family goes out of the door in the morning to catch a bus, a tram or a train. However, accidents do occur and they are rarely the fault of the passengers. Personal injury public transit lawyers handle compensation claims for numerous victims of public transit accidents every year
Public transit accidents are caused by
- Poorly qualified drivers with insufficient driving experience
- The use of poor quality vehicle parts
- Failing to maintain vehicles to the highest of standards
- Driver tiredness and the use of drugs and alcohol
- A reduction in travel times between destinations.
Our public transit is not necessarily slow moving and there is a quest to place even faster trains, for example, on our country’s networks. The speeds that these vehicles move at mean that if an accident takes place it can involve hundreds of injuries and even many fatalities.
In general though, public transit accidents can be minor rear enders or newsworthy, countrywide disasters.
Injuries on public transit
Passengers may just slip and fall when entering a public transit vehicle, but they can also fall while standing in the vehicle if the driver brakes suddenly. In this case, a passenger may just experience cuts and bruises depending on exactly how they fall. More serious injuries could take place if the vehicle collides with an oncoming motorist or a fast moving train derails. The sorts of injuries that result could be devastating and may include fractured and broken bones, crushed torso, internal organ damage, and spinal and traumatic brain injuries.
If you have been injured while travelling around on public transit, it is not always easy to prove who was at fault, as all passengers have to take responsibility, to a certain extent for their own safety while embarking and disembarking from public transit vehicles.
It is vital to contact an experienced public transit lawyer who will be able to assess your eligibility for a compensation claim. If your case is likely to be successful then the lawyer will compile all the evidence and present it, on your behalf to the person or company who caused your suffering. You won’t have to pay anything until your payment has been secured. It is your legal right to be compensation for any financial hardship that you have incurred as a result of another person’s negligence so you shouldn’t delay as there are often deadlines which vary from state to state by which you have to furnish your claim.
If you or a loved one has been involved in a car accident, learn how to protect your rights with a free consultation. Contact an experienced Car Accident Attorney.
