johnny lightning wrote: ↑Tue Feb 27, 2024 6:24 am Maybe 15 years back coming from Saigon on a big bus. Sailing along on what was then a new road, few passengers on the bus and Boney M blaring from the speakers. Next moment the bus takes an enormous swerve while hitting the brakes, enormous enough that I was amazed we didn't go over. It was difficult to ascertain exactly what happened but seems like 2 fuckwits on a moto decided that this was a good time to play chicken crossing the road, at the same time a young girl was at the side of the road waiting to cross. Long story short, we just clipped the guys on the moto but hit the girl square on the grill. I wish I had not looked out the back of the bus. The bus company and driver were both Vietnamese. Locals were gathering and wailing and the bus driver was stuffed inside a nearby room by the cops to keep him out of the hands of the villagers. Tragic is the appropriate word. I still remember it well and it's the only major accident I have ever experienced in SEA on local transport.

DavidMurphy wrote: ↑Tue Feb 27, 2024 7:09 am

johnny lightning wrote: ↑Tue Feb 27, 2024 6:24 am Maybe 15 years back coming from Saigon on a big bus. Sailing along on what was then a new road, few passengers on the bus and Boney M blaring from the speakers. Next moment the bus takes an enormous swerve while hitting the brakes, enormous enough that I was amazed we didn't go over. It was difficult to ascertain exactly what happened but seems like 2 fuckwits on a moto decided that this was a good time to play chicken crossing the road, at the same time a young girl was at the side of the road waiting to cross. Long story short, we just clipped the guys on the moto but hit the girl square on the grill. I wish I had not looked out the back of the bus. The bus company and driver were both Vietnamese. Locals were gathering and wailing and the bus driver was stuffed inside a nearby room by the cops to keep him out of the hands of the villagers. Tragic is the appropriate word. I still remember it well and it's the only major accident I have ever experienced in SEA on local transport.

Also Saigon bus but a city bus. 2016. It hit the city bus in front while I was relaxing on the only seat with a luggage space in front. I flew through the luggage space and hit my face on the chrome bar at the top of the next seat. The only one on the bus to be injured. My front top teeth smashed and cut through my top lip. I was on my knees, leaking blood. Fellow passengers were kind, lifted me up, gave me tissues etc. I called the job interviewer I was on my way to meet. He met me and insisted on bringing me to his dentist, who stitched me up and injected me with painkillers, all paid for by my prospective employer. Got 4 new teeth in PP some time later. My sinuses are f**ked ever since and twice a day I have to snort out a cupful of mucus to ease breathing. Shouldn't have chosen that seat (extra legroom).