Waiting for a bus could result in bus accident compensation

When bus accidents and resulting passenger injuries are considered we often think of pedestrians being knocked down at bus stops, buses colliding in bus lanes, fatigued bus drivers causing accidents on busy motorways and passengers being thrown around inside the vehicle. However, one place from where the grounds for a bus accident compensation claim may arise is a hectic bus station.

Just consider the man in his 50s who sustained personal injuries when not just one, but two, buses hit him at a bus station in the Midlands during August 2007.

The man felt the force of two single-decker buses at Wolverhampton's Pipers Row station before being airlifted to Birmingham's Selly Oak hospital suffering from pelvic and leg injuries. It has not yet been stated whether the man is entitled to make or will be pursuing a bus accident compensation claim.

Thinking about it, my local bus station is open to an array of hazards. It not only stores and operates buses for a large area on the south coast, meaning that many buses are constantly entering and exiting the small space, but it is also surrounded by a busy ring road and has a railway line with a level crossing running up one side of it; it's a real haven for road accidents.

It is of course vital for bus drivers to be very vigilant when pulling into and reversing out of bus stations but with so many people waiting around it can be difficult for them to judge when someone might walk out in front of a moving bus.

Braking in such a large vehicle is not always as straightforward as it is in a smaller vehicle such as a car, so, with slower response time and longer stopping distances, hitting another vehicle or pedestrian is more likely. Also, braking hard is likely to have an impact on any passengers traveling in the bus as it will jolt their bodies and cause personal injuries such as whiplash.

With this in mind, it is surprising that we don't hear of more bus accidents occurring at bus stations, but for the sake of those who travel by bus on a daily basis, it is a good job that we don't.

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