Why Do Party Bus Accidents Take Place?

Thous

nds of people bod pty buses e

ch d

y, evening,

nd night.

s

n

lte

n

tive to limousine

ent

ls, pty buses e

popul

y to enjoy b

chelond b

chelo

ette pties, pub c

ls,

ine

y tou

s,

nd mo

e. P

ssenge

s h

ve

e

son

ble expect

tion to

etu

n s

fely

fte

thei

time on

p

ty bus. Unfo

tun

tely,

ccidents c

n h

ppen even on occ

sions me

nt fo

celeb

tion.

P

ty bus inju

ies

nd

ccidents e g

o

ing inc

e

singly common. Even though m

ny people

ely on pty buses

s s

fe modes of tnspo

t

tion, these buses e not

l

ys

eli

ble. Thous

nds of p

event

ble inju

ies occu

on pty buses e

ch ye

.

If you

e

e hu

t on

p

ty bus, you dese

ve to unde

st

nd youights. You m

y be eligible to

ecove

compens

tion fo

the d

m

ges you h

ve expe

ienced.

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lified <

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ty bus

ccident lye

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n help.

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t Is

Pty Bus?<

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pty bus is

comme

ci

l vehicle used to host celeb

tions.

eddings, bi

thd

ys, gdu

tions,

nd othe

celeb

tions c

n

ll t

ke pl

ce on p

ty buses. Most of these buses hold

minimum of ten people. Most people choose to

ent p

ty buses to

void d

inking

nd d

iving.

pty bus m

y seem like the s

fest option th

t someone h

s to celebte

hile <

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t

king in

lcohol >

nd othe

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cting

ctivities<>. Unfo

tun

tely,

ccidents

nd inju

ies still occu

on pty buses.

Pty Buses O

e the Highest Duty of C

e to Custome

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P

ty bus o

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e > to thei

p

ssenge

s. This me

ns th

t

hen you bod

p

ty bus, you c

n

e

son

bly expect th

t you

ill be kept s

fe fo

the du

tion of the

ide. Pty buses e common c

ie

s. This is

concept th

t p

ed

tes mode

n l

. In f

ct, it goes

ll the

y b

ck to old English leg

lities!

The English leg

l system used to h

ve to

ccommod

te people

ho

e

e hu

t

hile st

ying

t inns oiding in ho

se-d

n c

i

ges. Leg

l expe

ts of the d

y quickly

e

lized th

t it s only f

i

to expect s

fety

hen someone eng

ged in

n

ctivity like this. These

e the o

igins of tod

y’s common c

ie

l

s. Innkeepe

s

nd common c

ie

s

e

e given

heightened duty to the people

ho used thei

se

vices. Common c

ie

s in the mode

n e e supposed to use the utmost ce, skill,

nd diligence in se

vicing custome

s

nd clients.

Pty Buses C

n Be D

nge

ous

Some

uto indust

y expe

ts conside

p

ty buses the most d

nge

ous vehicles on the

o

d. They

e often o

ned

nd ope

ted by limo se

vice comp

nies,

nd th

t me

ns th

t the people in ch

ge of keeping p

ssenge

s s

fe e not usu

lly p

ofession

ls

hen it comes to buses. Oftentimes, limo comp

nies

e

sked to se

vice l

ge events. M

ny of these exceed the c

p

city of

st

ndd limo. To keep up

ith dem

nd, m

ny limo comp

nies opt to buy old buses

nd conve

t them into pty vehicles. This usu

lly involves s

itching out se

ting,

dding

sound system,

nd so on. The business model behind m

ny p

ty buses is not

s

fe one. It often involves using old buses

nd

elying on othe

o

kounds th

t put p

ssenge

s

t

isk.

Fo

ex

mple:

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  ve

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  lly the only vehicles in thei

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  lmost exclusively on

  eekends; m

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  nies hi

  e full-time CDL d

  ive

  s

  ho h

  ve

  o

  ked

  igo

  ous

  eek befo

  e even d

  iving the p

  ty bus

ll of these p

esent cle

isks. Pty buses e often not p

ope

ly m

int

ined

nd they m

y even be in

dequ

tely inspected. Mech

nic

l f

ilu

es e

lso common on these buses due to thei

ve

ge

ge.

M

ny P

ty Bus D

ive

s

e Not

dequ

tely T

ined to Ope

te P

ty Buses

Indust

y expe

ts kno

this

ell: The

e is

se

ious sho

t

ge of tined comme

ci

l moto

vehicle d

ive

s.

lot of t

ucking comp

nies

nd othe

simil businesses st

uggle to fill job openings due to

l

ck of qu

lified

pplic

nts.

ith th

t s

id, p

ty bus d

ive

s must h

ve

CDL to ope

te

bus. Th

t me

ns th

t p

ty bus comp

nies h

ve to find d

ive

s to d

ive thei

buses—

nd those d

ive

s e getting hdend hde

to find.

P

ty bus comp

nies h

ve to t

ke

h

t they c

n get

hen it comes to d

ive

s. Even if someone h

s neve

opeted

bus, they c

n still be hi

ed to d

ive one

s long

s thei

licensing holds up. P

ty bus d

ive

s often h

ve no expe

ience

t

ll

ith buses oith tnspo

ting l

ge g

oups of people. M

ny

e delive

y d

ive

s, o

they ope

te vehicles like dump t

ucks th

oughout the

eek. People

ho t

nspo

t g

oups (like bus d

ive

s

nd some othe

d

ive

s fo

moto

c

ie

s) need speci

l tining to do so s

fely. M

ny pty bus comp

nies do not offe

tho

ough t

ining to d

ive

s—

nd most d

ive

s e not getting th

t t

ining

ny

he

e else.

h

t C

uses P

ty Bus

ccidents?<

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Good l

ye

s c

n often t

ce b

ck pty bus

ccidents to diffe

ent c

uses. Some of them h

ppen bec

use of <

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eckless-d

iving/”>othe

d

ive

s’

ecklessness > o

negligence. Othe

pty bus cshes occu

due to inclement

e

the

oo

d conditions.

ec

ll, ho

eve

, th

t pty buses h

ve some unique fe

tu

es. These open up the doo

fo

mo

e potenti

l

isks th

n most othe

vehicles. M

ny p

ty bus

ccidents e c

used by:

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  ck of

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  nd s

  fety:<

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  ny p

  ty buses

  e not even

  o

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  e

  e ve

  y minim

  l

  egul

  tions to gove

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  ted into p

  ty buses

  ithout the need to meet s

  fety st

  ndds. If

  comp

  ny chooses to ch

  nge

  bus in this m

  nne

  , it comp

  omises the bus’s st

  uctul integ

  ity.

h

t Should I Do

fte Pty Bus

ccident?

If you

e <

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ef=”https://c

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yvictims.comh

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fte

–

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“>involved in

pty bus

ccident >, the

e

e seve

l steps you c

n t

ke to p

otect you

physic

l

nd leg

l he

lth.

e

ecommend follo

ing this guide if you e hu

t in

pty bus

ccident. Fo

mo

e info

m

tion

bout you

specific m

tte

, cont

ct

n

tto

ney tod

y. Consult

tions

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v

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ble 24

7

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EE.

Ensu

e You

S

fety

M

ke su

e th

t you e s

fe

nd c

n c

ll fo

help fi

st. If you

he

d, neck, o

b

ck hu

t ve

y b

dly, do not move. St

y

he

e you e

nd t

y c

lling out fo

help. You c

n

lso m

ke su

e th

t eve

yone else is out of hm’s y

fte

the csh. If you c

n, help move people

y f

om the

ccident site in c

se of

fi

e o

explosion. Eve

yone should be out of the

y of t

ffic.

C

ll 911<

h3>
C

ll 911

s soon

s possible

fte

the

ccident. This helps ensu

e th

t eve

yone

eceives timely medic

l

ttention. It

ill

lso

llo

the police to fully

ssess the scene befo

e cle

nup begins. The opetoill send out the

pp

op

i

te pties

fte

you h

ve c

lled fo

help. Most p

ty bus

ccidents

equi

e eme

gency medic

l se

vices to

espond. You

ill likely h

ve p

medics

nd the <

h

ef="https:

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yvictims.com

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tment-

ccident-

epo

ts

“>police disp

tched to the scene of youccident<>.

Note Impo

t

nt Info

m

tion<

h3>
If possible, you should t

ke the time to note

h

t h

ppened

nd

hen,

hile the det

ils of the

ccident e still f

esh in you

mind. ite do

n some b

sic info

m

tion

bout the

ccident

nd the bus—things like the n

me of the bus comp

ny, the license pl

tes of

ny othe

vehicles involved in the csh,

nd so on.

T

ke Photos

nd Videos of the

ccident Scene<

h3>
You c

n t

ke photos

nd videos of the

ccident scene

nd you

inju

ies to help p

ove

h

t h

ppened. This counts

s evidence in

leg

l c

se. The mo

e you c

n shoh

t h

ppened

ight

fte

the

ccident, the bette

.

Keep in mind th

t the

e m

y be signs of

n

ccident th

t

e not immedi

tely obvious. Skid mks in the

o

d, fo

ex

mple, m

y help dete

mine hon

ccident occu

ed. They c

n

lso be e

sily missed by someone

ho is t

ying to document evidence.

Seek Medic

l

ttention<

h3>
You m

y

eceive eme

gency medic

l

ttention

t the scene of the p

ty bus

ccident. In m

ny c

ses,

ccident su

vivo

s

equi

e t

nspo

t to

ne

by hospit

l. You should schedule

visit

ith you

o

n p

im

y c

e p

ovides soon

s possible

fte

you

pty bus

ccident.

Even if you do not think you

e

e inju

ed in

c

sh, you m

y sho

del

yed signs of inju

y o

h

ve symptomless p

oblems.

• -level=”1″>Visiting you
  docto

  helps keep them up to d

  te on you

  he

  lth.<

  li>

• i
  -level="1">It

  lso offe

  s

  n oppo

  tunity fo

  you

  physici

  n to obse

  ve you fo

  del

  yed signs of inju

  y.

e

ch out to

Qu

lified Bus

ccident Lye

P

tne

ing up

ith

n

tto

ney could m

ke

ll the diffe

ence in you

pu

suit of compens

tion. You c

n p

tne

ith

pty bus

ccident

tto

ney to help p

otect you

leg

l

ellbeing

fte csh.

h

t Compens

tion C

n I

ecove

fte

P

ty Bus

ccident?<

h2>
The

e e sevel diffe

ent d

m

ges th

t someone c

n pu

sue compens

tion fo

fte

p

ty bus

ccident. If you su

vived

pty bus csh, you m

y benefit f

om

o

king

ith

lyeho c

n help you unde

st

nd the compens

tion you dese

ve.

• i
  -level="1">Medic

  l bills. P

  evious, cuent,

  nd p

  ojected medic

  l bills m

  y

  ll be eligible fo

  compens

  tion. This includes eve

  y type of bill, f

  om eme

  gency hospit

  l costs to the p

  ice of long-te

  m the

  pies.

• i
  -level="1">Lost ges. M

  ny p

  ty bus

  ccidents c

  use people to miss time f

  om

  o

  k. Even if you only miss

  d

  y o

  t

  o befo

  e you

  e b

  ck to the job, it c

  n be difficult to de

  l

  ith the consequences of lost

  ges.

• i
  -level="1">Diminished ening c

  p

  city. Some

  ccidents c

  use inju

  ies so seve

  e th

  t

  pe

  son’s

  bility to en money is pe

  m

  nently diminished. If you c

  n’t e

  n

  s much in ges

  s you could befo

  e youccident, you m

  y be eligible to

  ecove

  compens

  tion fo

  you

  losses.<

  li>

• i
  -level="1">P

  in

  nd suffe

  ing. You could pu

  sue d

  m

  ges to

  ccount fo

  p

  in

  nd suffe

  ing

  ften

  ccident. P

  ty bus

  ccidents c

  use inju

  ies th

  t le

  d to physic

  l p

  in

  fte

  c

  sh. If you h

  ve expe

  ienced p

  in

  nd suffe

  ing bec

  use of someone else’s

  ecklessness o

  negligence, you dese

  ve to seek compens

  tion fo

  you

  expe

  iences.<

  li>

• i
  -level="1">Ment

  l

  nguish. Nobody dese

  ves to endu

  e the ment

  l

  nguish th

  t

  n

  ccident often c

  uses. If you h

  ve f

  ced ment

  l

  nguish due to

  p

  ty bus comp

  ny,

  nothe

  d

  ive

  , onothe

  entity, you could pu

  sue d

  m

  ges to

  ccount fo

  you

  emotion

  l st

  uggles.

Othe

Compens

ble D

m

ges Include…

• i
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  ope

  ty d

  m

  ge<

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• i
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  ement/sc

  ing<

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• i
  -level="1">Dis

  bility

• i
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  th

F

equently

sked Questions

bout Pty Bus

ccidents

I

s

pedest

i

n

ho

s hit by

pty bus. C

n I sue?

You m

y be eligible to sue if you

e

e

pedest

i

n st

uck by

p

ty bus. The bus d

ive

o

pty bus comp

ny m

y be li

ble fo

youccident.

n inju

y

ccident l

ye

c

n help you dete

mine f

ult.

Ho

c

n I p

otect my

ights

fte pty bus

ccident?

The best

y to p

otect youights

fte

p

ty bus

ccident is to

o

k

ith

leg

l p

ofession

l.

pty bus

ccident l

ye

c

n help you defend you

ights

nd pu

sue the compens

tion you dese

ve.

Do I h

ve

c

se if I fell out of

p

ty bus?

pty bus

ccident does not h

ve to be

vehicul

ccident (

cl

ssic c csh). M

ny people

e inju

ed f

lling out of p

ty buses. You m

y still be entitled to compens

tion;

lye

c

n help you investig

te this.

C

n I sue if my loved one died in

p

ty bus

ccident?<

h3>
You m

y be eligible to sue if you lost

loved one in

pty bus

ccident. This

ould qu

lify

s

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th c

se<>, so you

ould need to

o

k

ith

ongful de

th lye

to b

ing it. M

ny p

ty bus

ccident lye

s

lso h

ve f

miliity

ith

ongful de

th ls.

ill my p

ty bus

ccident c

se go to cou

t?<

h3>
Fo

tun

tely, the m

jo

ity of c

ses settle befo

e they

e

ch cou

t.

e

lys

ecommend selecting

lyeith t

i

l expe

ience just in c

se you do m

ke it to t

i

l, though. Ou

fi

m is p

eped to fight fo

you in cou

t if necessy.

Ho

c

n

p

ty bus

ccident lye

help me?

pty bus

ccident

tto

ney c

n help you unde

st

nd the leg

l side of you

ccident. You

lye

c

n help p

ese

ve

nd investig

te evidence, look into the histo

y of the p

ty bus d

ivend comp

ny,

nd hold the li

ble p

ty

ccount

ble fo

youccident inju

ies and expenses.