Fitvip Supersonic September 9, 2021 Share September 9, 2021 This victim is in ICU now. His daughter is appealing for eye witnesses. Hope he recovers fully and speedily! A bus commuter (Mr Siah) sustained multiple injuries after Bus Service 175 applied emergency brakes to avoid an accident at North Bridge Road on 8 September 2021. (PHOTOS: Siah Hwan Ling/Facebook) SINGAPORE — A bus commuter fell and sustained injuries after an SBS Transit driver applied emergency brakes at North Bridge Road to avoid an accident on Wednesday (8 September). A Service 175 bus was travelling straight along North Bridge Road when a car in the next lane suddenly cut into the bus’ lane and brushed against its front, based on the bus operator’s CCTV footage, Tammy Tan, SBS Transit Senior Vice President of Corporate Communications, said in a statement on Thursday. “At this same time, Mr Siah (the commuter), 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 as result of this and was thrown forward,” Tan said. The bus captain immediately stopped the bus and contacted SBS Transit’s Operations Control Centre, which summoned an ambulance that conveyed Siah to hospital, Tan added. SBS Transit has shared its CCTV footage with the Traffic Police. “Our thoughts are with Mr Siah for a full recovery," Tan said. In a post on Facebook, the commuter’s daughter Siah Hwan Ling said her father has been transferred to the intensive care unit after he was admitted to Tan Tock Seng Hospital. He sustained injuries on his head with bleeding in his brain, left rib cage fracture, which caused puncturing and bubbles in his lungs, multiple fractures, and lacerations, according to Hwan Ling. Appealing for information from eyewitnesses, she said that her father was on his way back home and expected to alight at Bugis Cube after travelling from NKF Dialysis Centre - Sakyadhita at Upper Boon Keng Road when the incident happened. Below is his daughter's fb posting Siah Hwan Ling 21 hours ago Hi everyone, *Update of 09/09/2021 2.00pm*: We are upset that there were no calls from SBS until we posted online for witnesses. My husband and I have went down to Lorong 1 Geylang terminal last night at 11pm to seek for more information. At that point in time we were clueless totally, we do not know which bus or exact location that it has happened. I only could suspect it was bus 175. But as it is a terminal, someone from SBS asked us to give a call to Clementi Interchange ... See more ↡ Advertisement 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaiyotakamli Supersonic September 9, 2021 Share September 9, 2021 Very sad but why ask for eye witness? Cant the family members have access to bus footage? Bus sure have front cam and cam inside cabin 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vid Hypersonic September 9, 2021 Share September 9, 2021 🙏 Hope Mr Siah recovers soon 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shibadog Turbocharged September 9, 2021 Share September 9, 2021 don't know why his NOK was not contacted by SBS. Perhaps limited by lack of info? Wonder what's their protocol. https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/man-suffers-head-injury-punctured-lung-after-sbs-transit-bus-brakes-hard-along-north the daughter's fb has more details https://www.facebook.com/siahwanling 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watwheels Supersonic September 9, 2021 Share September 9, 2021 51 minutes ago, Thaiyotakamli said: Very sad but why ask for eye witness? Cant the family members have access to bus footage? Bus sure have front cam and cam inside cabin Have what. SBS Transit has shared its CCTV footage with the Traffic Police. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ceecookie 5th Gear September 9, 2021 Share September 9, 2021 Sad but not surprising when public buses (and private buses also) lack seat belts or supplemental restraint system, something which is mandatory for passenger cars for many decades. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ct3833 Supersonic September 9, 2021 Share September 9, 2021 7 minutes ago, Shibadog said: don't know why his NOK was not contacted by SBS. Perhaps limited by lack of info? Wonder what's their protocol. https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/man-suffers-head-injury-punctured-lung-after-sbs-transit-bus-brakes-hard-along-north the daughter's fb has more details https://www.facebook.com/siahwanling speedy recovery uncle. Wah her daughter casio very nice. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watwheels Supersonic September 9, 2021 Share September 9, 2021 9 minutes ago, Ceecookie said: Sad but not surprising when public buses (and private buses also) lack seat belts or supplemental restraint system, something which is mandatory for passenger cars for many decades. Can dont suggest things that will cost fare hike? Haha... Anyway which bus has seat belts? I have never come across. Why not ask drivers to be considerate and not to cut in front of a bus? 4 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
13177 Supersonic September 9, 2021 Share September 9, 2021 Speedy recovery. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
13177 Supersonic September 9, 2021 Share September 9, 2021 1 minute ago, Watwheels said: Can dont suggest things that will cost fare hike? Haha... Anyway which bus has seat belts? I have never come across. Why not ask drivers to be considerate and not to cut in front of a bus? Think some private buses have seat belts. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaiyotakamli Supersonic September 9, 2021 Share September 9, 2021 27 minutes ago, Watwheels said: Have what. SBS Transit has shared its CCTV footage with the Traffic Police. Then why ask for more video or witness? Just curious Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fcw75 Hypersonic September 9, 2021 Share September 9, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, Ceecookie said: Sad but not surprising when public buses (and private buses also) lack seat belts or supplemental restraint system, something which is mandatory for passenger cars for many decades. This case is really wrong timing, nothing to do with seat belt. A Service 175 bus was travelling straight along North Bridge Road when a car in the next lane suddenly cut into the bus’ lane and brushed against its front, based on the bus operator’s CCTV footage, Tammy Tan, SBS Transit Senior Vice President of CorporateCommunications, said in a statement on Thursday.“At this same time, Mr Siah (the commuter), 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 as result of this and was thrown forward,” Tan said. Edited September 9, 2021 by Fcw75 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
1fast1 Supersonic September 9, 2021 Share September 9, 2021 Actually, I've always wondered how safe it is for commuters to stand up before the bus has come to a complete stop. It's very common, and maybe it's not just kiasu, kancheong spider syndrome. Maybe there's a genuine risk of the bus driver just rushing off from the stop if he doesn't see anyone gathered at the exit door bay. This is definitely worth looking into as a safety issue, along with (maybe) seat belts. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kopites Supersonic September 9, 2021 Share September 9, 2021 9 hours ago, Watwheels said: Can dont suggest things that will cost fare hike? Haha... Anyway which bus has seat belts? I have never come across. Why not ask drivers to be considerate and not to cut in front of a bus? School bus. Those ferrying preschoolers. Coaches that venture up to Malaysia their seats do come with belt. Anyway one of the minister already claimed that using bus to ferry foreign workers involved costs. So COST still a main issue. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ER-3682 Twincharged September 9, 2021 Share September 9, 2021 Anyway,the Car Driver that caused the Bus to E-Brake already goy Arrested,Hope TP take away the Driver's Licence. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fitvip Supersonic September 10, 2021 Author Share September 10, 2021 As we progressed from third world to first, public bus safety had moved in the opposite direction. In the old days, the number of passengers a bus was allowed to convey was clearly stated by way of a signage in the bus. It indicated number of seated passengers and the number of standing passengers allowed. Since we became first world, the signage had disappeared. Every bus is a sardine can! Later, seats were reduced to accommodate more standing passengers! Current buses have split-level floor, front low, rear high. Seats are in odd arrangements. Some facing forward, some , backward and other s sideways! I consider the middle seats of the last row as the most dangerous seats! There is nothing for restraint. When emergency brakes are applied, they will become projectiles! Safety belts offer good protection to commuters, but , in order to enforce that, the passenger load will be less than half. The fleet size has to double and it would add to congestion on the road. In Taiwan, all passengers are seated and belted. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kar_lover Supercharged September 10, 2021 Share September 10, 2021 56 minutes ago, ER-3682 said: Anyway,the Car Driver that caused the Bus to E-Brake already goy Arrested,Hope TP take away the Driver's Licence. Hard to say if it was the car fault. It could well be the bus was too close to the car in the first place or playing phone or looking at chio bu, etc. So we can't assume the car is in the wrong. If the bus kept at a safe distance and drove at a safe speed, there should be little reason for e-brake to be applied. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mustank Hypersonic September 10, 2021 Share September 10, 2021 1 hour ago, ER-3682 said: Anyway,the Car Driver that caused the Bus to E-Brake already goy Arrested,Hope TP take away the Driver's Licence. Cat guy HK Liao ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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