People climb aboard party buses expecting a fun-filled evening with friends but this entertaining luxury became the death of some, they boarded a bus expecting a safe, enjoyable experience but never made it home. Lack of regulations has caused many party bus related tragedies. Majority of these unfortunate events happened because bus door or window unexpectedly opened and set the victims tumbling down onto the road. Some of the cases are discussed here to explain the importance of mandating the party bus industry. James Larsen 27.
James Larson was a college graduate who was on a party bus hired for a surprise birthday party of a friend. He tried to change radio channel, the driver was not experienced, he took a wrong turn, the bus swirled, he lost his balance and fell onto the highway through the malfunctioned bus door. He was struck by multiple cars and died on the spot. His mother filed a wrongful death lawsuit. Larsen was very careful about alcohol consumption and was sober when the tragedy struck him. Jamie Frecks, 26. Almost similar kind of incident happened with Jamie Frecks. Jamie, mother of a 6 months old, was onboard a party bus attending a bachelorette party. The poorly maintained vehicle claimed her life, when the door malfunctioned and she fell onto the highway, getting hit by multiple cars. She died on the spot as well. She was completely sober when it all happened. ANGIE HERNANDEZ, 11 The child was catapulted through a malfunctioned window onto the road, where she hit the pavement and the same bus rolled over her. The driver of the bus did not have a commercial driving license. All of these events have one thing in common, malfunctioned buses and unprofessional drivers. It wasn’t the passengers, it was the vehicle and driver who cost the lives of innocent civilians. Major reason for this recklessness of party bus companies is lack of mandate. There are no concrete policies and laws to regulate party bus rentals in Miami. Only in case of Frecks, the court convicted owner of the party bus of involuntary manslaughter. Rest all cases stayed under investigation but no one was convicted because the party bus companies were not even registered. Not all companies are this careless when it comes to safety standards, some are very professional with exceptional quality vehicles, but number of those companies is small. There are many party bus rentals in Miami as it is a party city. Party bus is a great entertainment the only issue is with how the industry is regulated. There is some progress been made, for example, making minimum liability insurance mandatory by law and a test for evaluating the safety standard and quality of the vehicles, but there is still a long way to go. Till then if you need a good, reliable, high quality party bus rental in Miami, Elite Ultra Bus is one of the best. The drivers are licensed and vehicles are regularly maintained.
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