A bus crash killing 7 and injuring 28 on Interstate I-75 approaching downtown Atlanta in 2007 shocked the country. A busload of Bluffton College football players crashed over a bridge barrier when the driver thought he was still traveling along the highway instead of an exit ramp.Now the State has confirmed that under Georgia law a maximum of only 3
million dollars will be available for all claims against the State
under the Georgia Tort Claims Act.
Georgia transportation officials had repeatedly been warned of the confusing and dangerous condition of the exit ramp however no design changes were made to improve safety. The bus collision focused the nation on highway design safety.
When local, state and federal governments act negligently injured citizens may think they are protected. Think again.Unfortunately, this is one area where democratic government still clings to the royalist past. Under the doctrine of soverign immunity derived from the ancient principle that "the king can do no wrong" citizens rights are routinely limited or denied entirely. Just another case of the government saying "do as I say not as I do."
Georgia transportation officials had repeatedly been warned of the confusing and dangerous condition of the exit ramp however no design changes were made to improve safety. The bus collision focused the nation on highway design safety.
When local, state and federal governments act negligently injured citizens may think they are protected. Think again.Unfortunately, this is one area where democratic government still clings to the royalist past. Under the doctrine of soverign immunity derived from the ancient principle that "the king can do no wrong" citizens rights are routinely limited or denied entirely. Just another case of the government saying "do as I say not as I do."
