Women Falls On Roosevelt Island Red Bus and Hits Back Of Head - Are The Red Buses Traveling Too Quickly On Main Street?

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There was a potentially very dangerous incident I witnessed last night (Sunday) on the southbound Red Bus at approximately 5:50 PM. After getting on the bus at Gristedes/Motorgate I made my way to the back door. The bus was not crowded.

At either the Deli or the Good Shepherd stop, (I'm don't remember which one) a senior citizen got on the bus. She was walking with a cane and made her way a few steps past the driver. As she was about to sit down, the driver abruptly resumed his route starting up the Red Bus very quickly causing the women to lose her balance, fall and hit the back of her head on the bus floor. Fortunately, the woman was not hurt. She bounced up very rapidly even before the other passengers could come to her assistance. The bus never stopped.

During the ride, I was standing, holding on to the hand rail and had to work more than usual for a bus at maintaining my balance. The driver was going too fast. Another passenger on the bus told me that the bus drivers often drive at what she felt was an unsafe speed on Main street.

On a positive note, the Red Bus GPS tracking system worked very well informing me what time the southbound Red Bus would arrive at the Gristedes/Motorgate stop.