On the way back from the Chinese Medicine University Hospital on June 11, 2009, the bus I was boarding collided with a cyclist (on a motorcycle) on the pedestrian path at a traffic light. The rider of the motorcycle fell. The bus driver pulled an emergency break; the cyclist was not hurt badly except had few bruises here and there. Because the bus stopped suddenly, the passengers in the bus were all jolted forward. My lower face hit the back of a passenger seat as a result of the break. Although I feel a little bit of sore on my upper front teeth, but basically they are OK.
How did this accident happen? It occurred on the pedestrian path which meant the bus must slow down to allow the pedestrian walking by. The bus driver was at fault of not watching out for the pedestrian. The cyclist was at fault too. It is a pedestrian path, not for a person on a motorcycle to ride-on. I have seen this type of blatant rudeness and traffic violation on the road a lot during my sabbatical leave in Taiwan and was wondering when accidents would actually happen. It did happen and I have seen it on June 11.
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