Judge says car should always signal their intentions early

In-vehicle camera footage from both vehicles showed that the car only started to filter into the bus lane when it was very close to the entrance of Liang Seah Street, said the judge.

He said drivers should always signal their intentions early, and noted that the car driver did in this case.

Judge Nakhoda said that car drivers should make sure they have their vehicles in position to execute their intended turn early rather than wait.

He said that if the car had filtered into the bus lane earlier, as soon as or shortly after the broken yellow line started, this may have given the bus driver time to slow down and react.

An investigation officer said that there was no evidence that either vehicle was above the speed limit of 50 kmh along that stretch of North Bridge Road.

The bus driver gave evidence that he was about three to four car lengths from the entrance to Liang Seah Street and looking in front when he saw a car cutting into his lane.

He applied the brakes to avoid a collision, while the car swerved back into the lane to the right of the bus lane.

Both vehicles stopped after the near-collision and the drivers briefly spoke. The bus driver called SBS Transit and the car drove off.

The paramedics arrived at the hospital to take Mr Siah, who was semi-conscious and lying on the ground at the front of the bus.

He also suffered rib fractures and neck injuries, as well as head injuries. He deteriorated in his condition and died on Sep 16, 2021.

The hearing at the State Courts was attended by Mr Siah's daughter and two sons.