New Jersey Transit Bus Accident Lawyer Mercer County NJ

If you live, work, or visit the city of Trenton frequently, you are well aware of how much people rely on the NJ Transit Bus for their mode of transportation. Getting to and from work or running daily errands, riding these buses enables residents to get around the city in an affordable and effective manner. Many of Trenton residents trust this mode of transportation with their lives; however, many do not realize how dangerous riding a bus can be. To start with, it is a very different vehicle than any others on the road. The bus makes frequent stops, exposing itself to fender benders from other motorists. Additionally, the NJ Transit Bus lacks safety features such as safety belts, and is filled with hazardous equipment such as sideways facing seats, metal poles, and riders standing during mobility.

If you were injured on a bus in New Jersey, you may be able to recover damages for both your injuries and the pain and suffering you endured. New Jersey Transit Buses are common carriers. This means that their function as an organization is to carry passengers from point A to point B. In doing so, they are required by law to take the utmost care in the operation and maintenance of the bus. Drivers must be trained appropriately, and the buses must be kept in very good working order. However, this is not always the case in reality. Bus drivers make mistakes, and defects exist which are not properly handled all the time.  These defects can result in accidents, which in turn may lead to serious injuries for passengers.

At The Law Offices of Greg Prosmushkin, P.C., we see bus accident victims all too frequently. Often, the victims are the result of bad bus operation or function. If you were the victim of an accident on a New Jersey Transit Bus, please, call our office. The consultation is always free.

New Jersey is a “No-Fault” state, and when a bus from New Jersey Transit is involved in an accident, the question arises, who will pay my medical bills? A bus in New Jersey is not an automobile, and the bus is not required to pay your Medical Bills. If you have no automobile in your name with insurance, and no one in your family that resides with you owns an automobile, then you must use your health insurance. If you have automobile insurance then you may qualify for extended coverage.

The forms of bus accidents that we see at Greg Prosmushkin, P.C. include the following:

• Tripping while going to your seat
• Jerk and Jolt by the Operator
• Entering Falls
• Exiting Falls
• Rear-End Collisions
• Intersectional Collisions
• Lift Injuries for the Disabled

The types of injuries most seen from the above accidents:

• Head Injuries
• Brain Injuries
• Neck Injuries
• Back Injuries
• Burn Injuries
• Fracture
• Cuts
• Bruising
• Whiplash
• Jammed Fingers

NJ Mercer County Transit Bus Accident Lawyer New Jersey

Bus accidents can be deadly for the passengers, outside Pedestrians, and other vehicles. Just because the driver of a bus is trained to operate that bus with and without passengers does not mean that they are the best at what they do, nor does it necessarily mean that they care about the community. If you or a loved one were injured in a New Jersey Transit Bus Accident, Contact Us today for a free initial consultation.

This content was written on behalf of Greg Prosmushkin.