Singapore: Distracted public bus driver hits motorcyclist.

In relation to the following article, I wonder why the bus-driver didn't stop the public bus and attend to the fracas first before continuing given to the fact that the fracas was causing him significant distraction? Given to the fact that the public bus is a very large and heavy vehicle that can endanger many lives- both inside and outside- shouldn't safety have been the driver's first priority? Or were share holder returns the order of the day?

That said, the fracas the upset 61yr wife caused on the bus cannot be underestimated, so 'temasektimes' is wrong to call it a 'freak accident'- the said bus driver should have asked either for the squabbling passengers to either tone down/ leave, or in all likelihood that that wouldn't happen, lock the doors and call his HQ about the incident and perhaps the police to resolve this potentially hazardous public bus transport incident in a timely and expeditious manner before carrying on- a driver distracted by such intense passenger fracas on-board cannot be expected to drive in a cautious and attentive manner.

Ditching safety for profitability will cost Singapore lives dearly.

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Singaporean aunty chased husband and his PRC mistress up bus and caused freak road accident Posted by temasektimes on April 10, 2012 An angry Singaporean aunty chased her husband and his PRC mistress up a bus and caused a freak road accident instead! According to media reports, the 61 year woman had long suspected her husband had an extra-marital affair outside when she discovered lewd messages sent to him by an unknown woman in his handphone. One night, her husband suddenly left home at 10 O’clock in the night and suspecting he might be seeing his mistress, she followed him secretly. The Singaporean woman was infuriated when she saw her husband behaving intimately with a PRC woman at a bus stop and confronted them directly. The adulterous couple were shocked and tried to run away by boarding up an incoming bus. The aunty followed suit and asked the PRC woman why she seduced her husband to which she replied in a sarcastic tone: “It is not my fault. You only have yourself to blame for marrying the wrong guy!” On hearing the words, the aunty went berserk and tried to strangle the PRC woman. The ensuing fracas caused the bus driver to be distracted and he knocked into a motorcyclist minutes later. It is not known if anybody was injured or killed during the accident.

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