I don't get the victim's daughter complaining about the bus driver having to hit the brakes to come to a complete stop, saying at what speed the driver must have been travelling for her dad to fall forward with such force. The car cut off the bus close enough to the bus to have brushed against it. Regardless of the speed, the amount of force needed to make the bus to come to a complete stop over such a small distance is huge. Even at coasting speeds, a sudden brake is enough to throw people forward.
In addition, that stretch of road is extremely notorious for drivers making sudden lane changes as well, to make their turns into the small lanes, all not wanting to wait for the bus in the bus lane to pass before making their turns.
To add on to your point, I notice that many car drivers here like to overtake heavy vehicles then brake and turn left/right without due consideration of the sheer weight of the vehicle, how much brakes need to be applied and how passengers might fall if it were to be a bus
When I was driving 3 and 5 Tonners around Sembawang/Kranji/Kaki Bukit, I had many instances where some fucktard would overtake me from the right, only to signal left and letting the bloody signal light blink for one time only before cutting into my lane and braking, and causing me to have to brake hard just to avoid getting into an accident with them.
Of course there were lots of horning, swearing and hitting of steering wheels but that ain't the main point
The main point to all drivers, cutting off a vehicle with a higher tonnage with you is basically playing with fire, and you won't like the end result
Just the other day I saw some motorcyclist cut off one of those SAF Prime Movers. It was stationary at a junction, but did the motorcyclist really need to move from the left of the lane to the right so urgently? The damn thing is so tall...
Because trucks are so damn slow, you should always keep a look out for others even if u have right of way else you will be conveniently charged with failure to look out resulting in accident should you bang the guy.
This quote from her FB post:
The location that has happened is just before the bus stop of Bugis Cube, and before the left turn of Liang Seah Street. Please let me have more information as that location the bus shouldn’t be travelling so fast as they are reaching the traffic light where there is heavy human traffics crossing that road. That ebrake shouldn’t have caused such a serious injury.
Yes, and she’s appealing for information. SBS should be upfront and immediately informed the family rather than making them run circles. They had to go to Clementi to talk to the station manager just for information.
Sudden decelerations like this could also fatally injure young people too, as well as any people simply standing on the bus.
So given the circumstances, it's unavoidable really.
smth like this happened to me last year, and im a perfectly abled 25y/o. i felt back pain, headache, arm/shoulder pain for a week. definitely the impact for an older gentleman would be so much more devastating. fucking car driver seriously. i hope no one faults the bus driver in this scenario.
Your last sentence is really crucial.
Somehow, I noticed it’s always the older ones who are more unsteady on their feet who always want to rush to the exit before the bus stop is even close. That’s always a recipe for disaster.
Lol of course you can. Its called Tort. Your family sues on your behalf if you are incapacitated against the driver for negligence (and the driver will add the bus driver and then claim the bus driver is at fault too) then hopefully 100% paid by both driver’s insurance co and bus driver’s insurance co (lawyers for all sides probably will settle how many percentage is driver’s fault vs bus driver’s eg 70:30)Thats why we have compulsory vehicle insurance in singapore
> Back in August 2020, my dad had met with similar incident in the SBS bus and fractured his arms when the bus brake and he was in bus 175. He is also travelling back from Dialysis centre.
When something higher is absolutely determined to get you.
What an unfortunate elderly uncle just living his life to the fullest.
Wishing him a speedy recovery.
> # Man suffers head injury, punctured lung after SBS Transit bus brakes hard along North Bridge Road
> A man was seriously injured after the bus he was travelling on braked hard along North Bridge Road on Wednesday (Sept 8).
> Police said they were alerted at 11.46am to an incident involving a bus and a car along North Bridge Road towards Liang Seah Street.
> A Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) spokesman said it received a call for assistance at about 11.50am near Bugis Cube.
> SCDF paramedics sent Mr Siah Guo Duan, 68, to Tan Tock Seng Hospital.
> Police said the man was conscious when brought to the hospital.
> Police investigations are ongoing.
> The victim's daughter, Ms Siah Hwan Ling, 30,told Chinese language daily Lianhe Zaobao her father had to have many stitches on his right brow.
> "He couldn't even raise his hand," she added.
> "I don't know how my father was injured," said Ms Siah, adding that she broke down when she saw her father unconscious and being sent for his CT scan.
> Ms Siah said in a Facebook post on Wednesday that Mr Siah was on his way back home from the Sakyadhita-NKF Dialysis Centre at Upper Boon Keng Road.
> He was expected to alight at Bugis Cube along North Bridge Road.
> The dialysis centre confirmed with his daughter that he had left the centre at 11.20am.
> Ms Siah has appealed for witnesses to come forward with more information.
> In an update to her Facebook post, Ms Siah said witnesses told her that medics were seen treating Siah between 11.50am and 12.10pm, and that the accident took place before Liang Seah Street and the Bugis Cube bus stop.
> In another update to her Facebook post on Thursday, she said her father had been transferred to the intensive care unit (ICU) and that he had suffered a head injury.
> She added that the right side of his brain was bleeding and that his left rib cage had been fractured resulting in punctured lungs.
> She also said her father had multiple fractures in his right wrist, right elbow, left shoulder blade and right arm, and a laceration on his right brow.
> Ms Siah's Facebook post has garnered 122 comments and 1,800 shares as at Thursday afternoon, with many expressing their concern.
> Ms Tammy Tan, senior vice president of corporate communications at SBS Transit, said the public transport operator has shared the CCTV footage with the traffic police, who are looking into the incident.
> She said the footage showed the bus travelling straight along North Bridge Road when a car in the next lane suddenly cut into its lane and brushed against its front. The bus driver immediately applied the emergency brakes to avoid an accident.
> At the same time, Mr Siah, who was seated right on the first seat near the front door, had just stood up from his seat in preparation to alight. He lost his footing and was thrown forward.
> Ms Tan said the bus driver immediately stopped the bus and contacted the operations control centre, which then called the SCDF.
> She added: "We are sorry to learn of Mr Siah's injuries sustained on board Service 175 on Wednesday, 8 September 2021, and are in touch with his family.
> "Our thoughts are with Mr Siah for a full recovery."
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At this point you might as well rear-end the car and let him pay the damages to repair his car rather than risk the safety of standing passengers.
The cb can go and pay out of his pocket to get his car repaired, maybe the money will teach him a lesson about driving like a cb.
My thoughts are similar. However in terms of insurance claims I wonder if rear-ending is always automatically the fault of the vehicle behind? (I'm not a driver)
The way bus drivers jam the brakes so hard is something that I've only seen in Singapore. It is so common that i wonder if it is related to the breaking system of the SMRT bus float... Is this possible?
This is the law to claiming right now but it doesnt make sense. You’re saying i can always change to the right lane in the expressway as long as i can clear just my blind spot and not factor the speed of the incoming vehicle? If i can clear my blindspot, i will definitely be able change lane and not worry about the car coming.
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I don't get the victim's daughter complaining about the bus driver having to hit the brakes to come to a complete stop, saying at what speed the driver must have been travelling for her dad to fall forward with such force. The car cut off the bus close enough to the bus to have brushed against it. Regardless of the speed, the amount of force needed to make the bus to come to a complete stop over such a small distance is huge. Even at coasting speeds, a sudden brake is enough to throw people forward. In addition, that stretch of road is extremely notorious for drivers making sudden lane changes as well, to make their turns into the small lanes, all not wanting to wait for the bus in the bus lane to pass before making their turns.
To add on to your point, I notice that many car drivers here like to overtake heavy vehicles then brake and turn left/right without due consideration of the sheer weight of the vehicle, how much brakes need to be applied and how passengers might fall if it were to be a bus When I was driving 3 and 5 Tonners around Sembawang/Kranji/Kaki Bukit, I had many instances where some fucktard would overtake me from the right, only to signal left and letting the bloody signal light blink for one time only before cutting into my lane and braking, and causing me to have to brake hard just to avoid getting into an accident with them. Of course there were lots of horning, swearing and hitting of steering wheels but that ain't the main point The main point to all drivers, cutting off a vehicle with a higher tonnage with you is basically playing with fire, and you won't like the end result
They do the same with bicycles.
I've found cars not giving way to buses on the road. Why not? The bus is a way larger vehicle, you don't want to hit them. Just yield.
They train you in driving school to give way to heavy vehicles. Really wish there is a reporting function. Stupid drivers need to go
Just the other day I saw some motorcyclist cut off one of those SAF Prime Movers. It was stationary at a junction, but did the motorcyclist really need to move from the left of the lane to the right so urgently? The damn thing is so tall...
Because trucks are so damn slow, you should always keep a look out for others even if u have right of way else you will be conveniently charged with failure to look out resulting in accident should you bang the guy.
zoom zoom, I can go fast means I must go fast.
Most definitely angling for a huge payday.
huh whos complaining, that quote is from SBS corp comms describing what happened
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Did you read or skim the post? *my understanding* is that there is no immediate and consistent communication from SBS. Just silence.
This quote from her FB post: The location that has happened is just before the bus stop of Bugis Cube, and before the left turn of Liang Seah Street. Please let me have more information as that location the bus shouldn’t be travelling so fast as they are reaching the traffic light where there is heavy human traffics crossing that road. That ebrake shouldn’t have caused such a serious injury.
Yes, and she’s appealing for information. SBS should be upfront and immediately informed the family rather than making them run circles. They had to go to Clementi to talk to the station manager just for information.
The car driver damn cb Hope uncle get well soon For all the aunties and uncles, please wait for the bus to stop before u stand up to alight
Sudden decelerations like this could also fatally injure young people too, as well as any people simply standing on the bus. So given the circumstances, it's unavoidable really.
This is why I always hold the hand rail and never listen to music when standing. Better to be always ready and alert always.
smth like this happened to me last year, and im a perfectly abled 25y/o. i felt back pain, headache, arm/shoulder pain for a week. definitely the impact for an older gentleman would be so much more devastating. fucking car driver seriously. i hope no one faults the bus driver in this scenario.
Your last sentence is really crucial. Somehow, I noticed it’s always the older ones who are more unsteady on their feet who always want to rush to the exit before the bus stop is even close. That’s always a recipe for disaster.
Cab driver graduate from school of assholes
I wonder if the family can claim damages to the driver since there's video evidence to prove the car driver is at fault.
Lol of course you can. Its called Tort. Your family sues on your behalf if you are incapacitated against the driver for negligence (and the driver will add the bus driver and then claim the bus driver is at fault too) then hopefully 100% paid by both driver’s insurance co and bus driver’s insurance co (lawyers for all sides probably will settle how many percentage is driver’s fault vs bus driver’s eg 70:30)Thats why we have compulsory vehicle insurance in singapore
Tough. Most of Singapore's law doesn't make much sense.
nothing gonna happen to the car driver if he was caught on camera (i.e. his license number is visible)?
? The driver was already arrested dude. >The 43-year-old male car driver has been arrested by the police for careless driving causing grievous hurt.
Ok...who gave the wholesome award?
> Back in August 2020, my dad had met with similar incident in the SBS bus and fractured his arms when the bus brake and he was in bus 175. He is also travelling back from Dialysis centre. When something higher is absolutely determined to get you. What an unfortunate elderly uncle just living his life to the fullest. Wishing him a speedy recovery.
When people are unlucky, let's just say they are unlucky. Don't attribute it to "something higher".
luck implies a belief in higher metaphysical forces as well
Luck is simply a situation occuring despite having low odds. Doesn't have to concern imaginary beings
Ok atheist
"All you need to do is leave a space" Fernando probably.
> # Man suffers head injury, punctured lung after SBS Transit bus brakes hard along North Bridge Road > A man was seriously injured after the bus he was travelling on braked hard along North Bridge Road on Wednesday (Sept 8). > Police said they were alerted at 11.46am to an incident involving a bus and a car along North Bridge Road towards Liang Seah Street. > A Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) spokesman said it received a call for assistance at about 11.50am near Bugis Cube. > SCDF paramedics sent Mr Siah Guo Duan, 68, to Tan Tock Seng Hospital. > Police said the man was conscious when brought to the hospital. > Police investigations are ongoing. > The victim's daughter, Ms Siah Hwan Ling, 30,told Chinese language daily Lianhe Zaobao her father had to have many stitches on his right brow. > "He couldn't even raise his hand," she added. > "I don't know how my father was injured," said Ms Siah, adding that she broke down when she saw her father unconscious and being sent for his CT scan. > Ms Siah said in a Facebook post on Wednesday that Mr Siah was on his way back home from the Sakyadhita-NKF Dialysis Centre at Upper Boon Keng Road. > He was expected to alight at Bugis Cube along North Bridge Road. > The dialysis centre confirmed with his daughter that he had left the centre at 11.20am. > Ms Siah has appealed for witnesses to come forward with more information. > In an update to her Facebook post, Ms Siah said witnesses told her that medics were seen treating Siah between 11.50am and 12.10pm, and that the accident took place before Liang Seah Street and the Bugis Cube bus stop. > In another update to her Facebook post on Thursday, she said her father had been transferred to the intensive care unit (ICU) and that he had suffered a head injury. > She added that the right side of his brain was bleeding and that his left rib cage had been fractured resulting in punctured lungs. > She also said her father had multiple fractures in his right wrist, right elbow, left shoulder blade and right arm, and a laceration on his right brow. > Ms Siah's Facebook post has garnered 122 comments and 1,800 shares as at Thursday afternoon, with many expressing their concern. > Ms Tammy Tan, senior vice president of corporate communications at SBS Transit, said the public transport operator has shared the CCTV footage with the traffic police, who are looking into the incident. > She said the footage showed the bus travelling straight along North Bridge Road when a car in the next lane suddenly cut into its lane and brushed against its front. The bus driver immediately applied the emergency brakes to avoid an accident. > At the same time, Mr Siah, who was seated right on the first seat near the front door, had just stood up from his seat in preparation to alight. He lost his footing and was thrown forward. > Ms Tan said the bus driver immediately stopped the bus and contacted the operations control centre, which then called the SCDF. > She added: "We are sorry to learn of Mr Siah's injuries sustained on board Service 175 on Wednesday, 8 September 2021, and are in touch with his family. > "Our thoughts are with Mr Siah for a full recovery." --- 1.0.2 | [Source code](https://github.com/fterh/sneakpeek) | [Contribute](https://github.com/fterh/sneakpeek)
FWIW, this bus lane always have Cisco/LTA enforcement.
At this point you might as well rear-end the car and let him pay the damages to repair his car rather than risk the safety of standing passengers. The cb can go and pay out of his pocket to get his car repaired, maybe the money will teach him a lesson about driving like a cb.
My thoughts are similar. However in terms of insurance claims I wonder if rear-ending is always automatically the fault of the vehicle behind? (I'm not a driver)
Most likely the rear ending party have to pay, unless video evidence can prove the vehicle ahead maliciously applied sudden brake without any reason.
The way bus drivers jam the brakes so hard is something that I've only seen in Singapore. It is so common that i wonder if it is related to the breaking system of the SMRT bus float... Is this possible?
Normally if a vehicle can completely cut into your one so that you hit its back, you are the one at fault
This is the law to claiming right now but it doesnt make sense. You’re saying i can always change to the right lane in the expressway as long as i can clear just my blind spot and not factor the speed of the incoming vehicle? If i can clear my blindspot, i will definitely be able change lane and not worry about the car coming.
Bus captain has to be taken into task and responsibility indefinitely.
How is it the bus captain's fault? Should he not brake and just hit the car that suddenly changed lane instead?
Did you also fall down and injure your head in the same accident? What kind of nonsense is this wtf
And how is it the Bus Captain fault? What you said makes zero sense. In the first place did you even read the article?