8 accidents in 6 weeks.... what can be done?

sir_peanuts SG

zaobao today reported that there were 8 bus accidents in 6 weeks, a lot of them being high profile ones and causing 50 injuries altogether.

they didn't talk about this, but does anyone have any idea about the demographics of drivers? methinks some may be caused by foreign drivers who're used to driving on the other side of the road?

QX179R SG

RTAs can be occur at anytime & anywhere, nobody can predict..
it could be caused due to several reasons..

SGCar SG

Last accident IIRC was an SMRT OC, but I doubt it was driven by PRC as it's a relatively new bus and I remember I read in here somewhere before that they usually wun deploy new drivers on new buses. Correct me if I'm wrong.

Cheers.

sinicker SG

Cheers.

i've seen PRCs driving OCs & KUBs.... & rode on them too. :)

sbst275 SG

sometimes is the way they drive.

Like say filter to right lane to turn. Some will still want to 'race' with cars on e right lane, thinking can be faster than them.

But buses speed limit is 60, how fast?

Ever once took 966 at BKE after climbing e sloppy slip road. The driver floor acclerator to 80kph to overtake. He even overtook some cars on e right lane.

^tamago^ SG

zaobao today reported that there were 8 bus accidents in 6 weeks, a lot of them being high profile ones and causing 50 injuries altogether.

they didn't talk about this, but does anyone have any idea about the demographics of drivers? methinks some may be caused by foreign drivers who're used to driving on the other side of the road?

definitely has nothing to do with demographics... in some cases, there's only so much the drivers can do to prevent. when things just come hitting at your vehicle, even defensive driving can't do much.

jayh272416 SG

2786D
9104B/8318H
7499A
76S
992U
what else?

Chester_Lim SG

Nobody die in the accidents. sian

sbst275 SG

ever saw once. think of it, it's funny and scary.

Sv 143 ADD turning left at Somerset/ Grange junction to Ngee Ann, formed up on middle lane. Then did left turn, a horn suddenly was blasted.

Turned my head.. 1st thing bo langa... Then it's because the young lady driver got shocked the ADD 'cut' into her lane.

Many new drivers dun even realise buses need more space to turn. By squeezing, u'll get shocked for no reason and side swipe accidents occur. Worst standing pax esp would be 1st to get injured.

car drivers think need to go for defensive driving too for e younger gen.. chiong, chiong, chiong never look out for heavy vehicles.

sinicker SG

yup.. you can be a safe driver/rider. but when you're on the same road with one negligent motorist (i dare include negligent pedestrian also), accidents happen.

sbst275 SG

2786D
9104B/8318H
7499A
76S
what else?

7499's case is accident waiting to occur. Bt Timah/ Dunearn is becoming tree hazard zone. To think of it, even PIE/ Whitley Rd towards Changi bef CJC also.

sbst275 SG

yup.. you can be a safe driver/rider. but when you're on the same road with one negligent motorist (i dare include negligent pedestrian also), accidents happen.

listen and blast MP3 and jaywalking.

there was once a car open e door at Tg Katong or S'goon Rd (tis one bus horn, lady BMW driver still happily open e door, listen to HP) roadside parallel lots, almost kena buang.

service_238 SG

listen and blast MP3 and jaywalking.

there was once a car open e door at Tg Katong or S'goon Rd (tis one bus horn, lady BMW driver still happily open e door, listen to HP) roadside parallel lots, almost kena buang.

its usually the lady drivers that cause undue panic to other motorists.

Acx1688 SG

Most SG drivers do not wish to GIVE WAY to other vehicular traffic on roads and at traffic junctions wic explain the high accident rates in SG...

TIB1049L SG

2786D
9104B/8318H
7499A
76S
992U
what else?

997G

sbst275 SG

Most SG drivers do not wish to GIVE WAY to other vehicular traffic on roads and at traffic junctions wic explain the high accident rates in SG...

they always think they pay so much road tax n so on.

But really there's always ppl like SBS buses tat pay more road tax than them

TIB657M SG

SBS九零八四A

TIB657M SG

Choose material which is lesser impact to image: Ductile material but has high mechanical strength as more brittle (less ductile) = easily crashed.

tvcnq SG

2786D
9104B/8318H
7499A
76S
992U
what else?

2812 also got hit by a tree.

Some car got kiap-ed by an unknown SBS bus and a private bus last month.

There are somemore accidents that were not reported in the article.

SBS Transit and SMRT SG

You can go investigate these buses one by one...

1) SBS2786D
2) SBS2812L [Back on svc]
3) SBS7440T
4) SBS7499A
5) SBS8318H
6) SBS9084A
7) SBS9104B
8) SBS9163E
9) SBS9174Z
10) SBS9188J
11) SBS9619H
12) SBS9888Y
13) TIB992U
14) TIB997G
15) TIB1059H
16) SMB76S

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