What if I am injured by an operator of a public entity vehicle, such as a bus, can I sue?
Yes. Other than police officers in chase situations (and emergency vehicles on emergency missions), the operator of any public entity vehicle, including a bus, owes the same duty of care as a private individual to pedestrians and occupants of other vehicles. Further, since a bus is considered a “common carrier”, the public entity owes the bus passengers the highest duty of care recognized under the law which makes cases involving injuries to passengers on a bus easier to win against the bus company than cases against other motorists.
