Bus passenger sent flying when strap breaks during sudden stop
Bus passenger sent flying when strap breaks during sudden stop
2025-08-11
A passenger recently traveling on a bus in New Taipei City never expected the nylon strap he was holding to break when the bus made a sudden stop. He was sent flying and tumbled hard to the ground, still holding the handle. Afterward, people were wondering how the strap could have broken off so easily.
This bus stopped suddenly when traveling at high speed, causing this man with a black backpack to lose his footing and fall backward onto the ground. If you look closely, you can see he’s still holding the handle attached to a dangling strap.
Chuang Li-cheng
FTV reporter
You’re supposed to hold the hanging strap for safety. But when the bus stopped suddenly, it caused it to break off, sending the passenger flying.
The part that broke was the white nylon strap on top. But you can tell from the video that he didn’t pull it that hard when it broke. The passenger was traveling on the 918 bus in Xindian in New Taipei City, holding the strap during the ride. He never thought that when the driver hit the brakes suddenly, he would lose his footing and the entire handle would tear off, sending him flying 2 meters backward. His wrist and other areas were injured in the fall. He later filed a complaint against the driver, who he said kept driving without saying a word.
Hung Chen-fa
Bus station head
The driver tried to comfort the passenger, but he probably didn’t respond because he was still shaken. The strap doesn’t have a service lifespan. It shouldn’t break easily. For instance, I went today and pulled on a strap, even hung from the bar, and it didn’t break.
A reporter went to try for himself. The handles on this bus were fairly secure, seemingly able to withstand his full weight. The station chief also said that drivers make a basic safety check before driving to ensure passenger safety.
Afterward, the bus company checked and replaced all the straps on the bus to prevent a similar incident from happening again.
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客運急煞"拉環斷裂" 男子噴飛2公尺多處擦挫傷
2025-08-11
一名男子在新北市新店區搭乘公車時，全程拉著吊環，沒想到，駕駛緊急煞車後，拉環的尼龍繩突然斷裂，導致男子重心不穩，往後噴飛，重摔在地的時候，手裡還握著吊環，這讓民眾相當不解，尼龍繩怎麼會那麼脆弱。
公車高速行駛，司機突然急煞，一名揹著黑色背包的男子，上一秒，手還拉著吊環，沒想到突然失去重心，整個人向後噴飛，四腳朝天重摔在地，仔細一看，他手裡還緊握著拉環。
[[民視記者 莊立誠]]
"搭公車拉吊環以策安全，但日前卻有民眾碰上緊急煞車，導致吊環斷裂，整個人飛了出去。"
吊環斷裂的地方，就是上方白色尼龍繩的部分，可見當時瞬間的拉扯力道又多大。一位男乘客，在新北市新店區搭乘918號公車。行駛的過程中，他手裡緊抓著安全拉環，沒想到，駕駛突如期來的緊急煞車，讓他頓時失去重心，拉環也硬生生地被扯了下來，導致他整個人向後噴飛約兩公尺，造成手腕和身體多處擦挫傷，當事人還控訴司機，事發後，不僅不聞不問，還繼續開車。
[[客運站站長 洪振發]]
"(司機)有做慰問的動作，但是乘客可能因為驚嚇當中，沒有給予回應。那個東西其實沒有使用年限，應該是不太會壞，像今天其實我今天自己上去拉，我甚至在上面吊單槓，它都不會斷。"
記者實測，客運上的拉環，相當耐用，幾乎可以承受一個成人的重量。站長也強調，司機出車前，都會進行車輛一級安全檢查，確保載客安全。
這一起意外發生後，客運公司也針對這輛車的所有吊環，進行全面更換，不讓類似事件，再度重演。
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