Who is legally responsible if a public bus collides with another vehicle or pedestrian in Miami?

Legal responsibility depends on which party acted negligently to cause the collision. Under Fla. Stat. § 768.81, Florida applies a modified comparative fault standard. If a public bus operator was distracted, speeding, or failed to yield right-of-way, the transit authority or municipality can be held liable under vicarious liability. If another motorist or pedestrian contributed to the crash, liability is allocated among all at-fault parties according to their percentage of responsibility. The Altman Law Firm investigates bus electronic control modules, intersection traffic cameras, and dispatch logs to establish liability across all responsible parties.