Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York July 18, 2012 (Lowhar-Lewis v. Metropolitan Transportation Authority)

The plaintiff commenced this action after she allegedly was injured when the bus on which she was a passenger stopped suddenly, causing her to fall. The bus driver testified at his deposition that he was in heavy traffic “at least a car length” behind a passenger car, when the car stopped suddenly in an intersection, although the light was green.