Checking for traffic is always a crucial skill to have as a driver!

In this video, the cam car travels alongside a blue Honda Fit in the middle lane of the road.

As the Fit drives past a bus stop, the vehicle starts sliding to the left lane without turning on its signal lights.

At the same time, an SBS bus was attempting to exit the bus lane and merge into the left lane without checking.

Assuming that the vehicles on the left lane would give way, the bus enters the road. 

Upon noticing that the bus captain was not going to let him pass, the Fit driver started to hit the brakes. 

As you can guess, the Fit crashes into the side of the bus before coming to a complete stop.

This is why you don't zone out during the defensive driving portion of your lessons!

Bus priority schemes

Several netizens quickly pointed out that the bus driver was wrong to assume that he would be given priority to exit the bus lane when there was no bus priority box printed on the road. 

According to LTA,

Drivers are to stop and give way to buses exiting the bays when they notice this road marking.

However, there was no bus priority box marking on the roads in the video. The bus captain should have checked for oncoming traffic before leaving.

Netizens' reactions

Looks like this bus captain needs to brush up on his driving theory!

All jokes aside, this incident has taught us all an important lesson - always perform your safety checks!

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