http://www.google.com/notebook/feeds/14489634190446867828/notebooks/BDQQ4LAoQ9dD0mOwh2006-11-14T13:22:21.982ZCW teamGoogle Notebook3110http://www.google.com/notebook/feeds/14489634190446867828/notebooks/BDQQ4LAoQ9dD0mOwh/NDTaBLAoQi9X8me4h2006-11-13T21:35:37.611Z2006-11-14T13:22:08.054Z<div><font face="georgia" size="4"><strong>Contact a School Bus Accident Attorney</strong></font></div> <div><br></div> <div><span><a href="http://www.hardisonandleone.com/school_bus_accident_lawyers.html"><font face="georgia" size="2">Hardison and Leone</font></a><br><font face="georgia" size="2">NC School Bus Accident Attorneys</font></span><font face="georgia"><br><font size="2">1-800-434-8399<br><br></font></font></div> <div><span><a href="http://www.brownandcrouppen.com/school_bus_accidents.html"><font face="georgia" size="2">Brown &amp; Crouppen</font></a><br><font size="2"><font face="georgia">Missouri School Bus Accident Lawyers<br></font><font face="georgia">1-866-991-4700</font></font></span></div> <div><br></div><span> <div><span><a href="http://www.paulhoganllc.com/school_bus_accidents.html"><font face="georgia">Paul Hogan, LLC</font></a></span></div> <div></div></span><span><font face="georgia"><font size="2"><font face="georgia">Kansas School Bus Accident Attorneys</font><br>1-866-303-1411</font></font></span> <div><span></span> </div> <div><span><a href="http://www.rosenandrosen.com/school_bus_accidents.html"><font face="georgia">Rosen &amp; Rosen</font></a><br><font face="Georgia"><font size="2">South Florida School Bus Accident Lawyers<br></font></font></span><font face="georgia" size="2">1-954-981-1852</font></div> <div> </div>CW teamhttp://www.google.com/notebook/feeds/14489634190446867828/notebooks/BDQQ4LAoQ9dD0mOwh/NDRnWSgoQjPXitO4h2006-11-14T13:12:18.828Z2006-11-14T13:21:35.298Z<div><font face="georgia" size="4"><strong>School Bus Statistics</strong></font></div> <div><br></div> <ul> <li><span><font face="georgia">Since 1990, 407,000 fatal traffic accidents have occurred in the United States. School bus-related accidents account for one-third of 1 percent of these deaths. <br><br></font></span></li> <li><span><font face="georgia">According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, More than 24 million children ride school buses to and from school each day in the United States, and school bus-related accidents send 17,000 children to emergency rooms each year.<br><br></font></span></li> <li> <div><span><font face="georgia">Nearly one-fourth of the accidents occur when children are boarding or leaving school buses, while crashes account for 42 percent of the injuries.<br><br></font></span></div></li> <li> <div><span><span><font face="georgia">On Average, more then 10 children a year die as a result of school bus-related accidents, with 40 percent of those deaths occurring between the hours of 3 p.m. and 4 p.m. <br><br></font></span></span></div></li> <li> <div><span><span><font size="2"><font face="georgia">Of the 1,479 total school bus accident fatalities occurring between 1991 and 2001, 68 percent were occupants of other vehicles involved.</font> </font></span></span><span><span><br></span></span></div></li></ul>CW teamhttp://www.google.com/notebook/feeds/14489634190446867828/notebooks/BDQQ4LAoQ9dD0mOwh/NDSaHLAoQn6T0me4h2006-11-13T21:33:20.287Z2006-11-13T21:33:20.310Z<div><strong><font face="georgia" size="4">School Bus Accidents</font></strong></div> <div> </div> <div><font face="georgia" size="2">School bus accidents can be caused by such contributing factors as driver negligence, dangerous roadways, weather conditions, defective products and improper maintenance, among others. These accidents may lead to death or serious physical injury, including:<br><br>Head injuries <br>Burn injuries <br>Brain and spinal cord injuries <br>Fractured bones <br>Cuts and bruising <br>Amputations <br>Internal injuries <br><br>Many of school buses do not have restraint systems or seatbelts. The American Academy of Pediatrics advocates having lap-shoulder belts on all new school buses and supports having adult monitors on buses. However, in a 2002 report to Congress, NHTSA recommended against lap-only belts in school buses because they can be risky, especially in small children, by restraining them high on the abdomen, potentially causing internal injury in a crash.</font></div> <div> </div>CW team