I’m sure we all remember when the Houston Light Rail started up service a few years ago. It seemed like there was another collision between a light rail car and a motor vehicle just about every day. While the tracks and the service were new, the incidence was still very high. It appeared that Metro was assigning fault in this initial rash of auto accidents primarily to the people driving the car. While the incidence of injury accidents between Metro Light Rail and autos is going down, safety concerns linger.

Currently, I am representing a couple of the folks injured in the collision between a Metro bus and a Metro Light Rail car on March 15th. You have probably seen this on the news, as it was the second significant “Metro on Metro” event in five weeks. I plan on investigating their safety standards and regulations in my efforts to represent my client. While mass transportation is important and helpful to our community, it is imperative that Metro administer their systems so as to minimize the possibility of injuries and accidents to the population of Houston.