Tuesday, June 10, 2008
Car accident
I was travelling UP Siglap Road.......Up in front I saw a dust cart turn down Elite Park Terrace and I was loathed to follow it due to the stench so decided to turn right along 2nd Avenue instead. I indicated, slowed down, didn't COMPLETELY stop as there was no one in my mirror or coming DOWN the hill but as I turned met with a loud collision on my drivers side with a motor cyclist who was travelling fast whilst "overtaking me"......I saw him drop his bike and slide before getting up so asked him to turn in to 2nd Avenue so that we were no longer in the path of oncoming traffic. He had a slightly grazed knee but thankfully no other injury. He admitted that he was riding too fast to stop when he saw my indicator and so had tried to speed past me before I actually turned. I guess he misjudged it as he drove straight in to the drivers side door and wing. The Police said there was no action for them to take as was down to insurance and that they would not be filing a report. I was met with a bit of "racism" with "Witnesses" who no longer spoke any English, only native or Malay and a Police Officer who didn't even ask if I was OK and referred to me as the "Ang Mo"! The ambulance gave the chap a plaster for his knee and went on their way. The Police also left. I had to take the car to a work shop for the repair/assessment and to an office in Ang Mo Kio to file a report. The lawyers there said I needed to get the Motor bike driver to say that he was travelling too fast. He agreed to do so and we arranged to meet in town.....sadly, before I could get him to give the golden confirmation of this he had spoken with friends who had told him not to and so he refused despite once again confirming that whilst he had seen my indicator he knew he couldn't stop so tried to "avoid me" instead...............HO HUM! I guess I shall have to leave it in the hands of the assessors now but feel quite confident that its fairly obvious that cars can't "side step" so the only way he could virtually have written off the area he did was by doing what he did do...........driving directly in to me! The car is a mess..........need complete new nose (due to it being part of one large piece) a new wheel, wheel axis, wing, door, wing mirror plus anything else they find when they get it up for inspection. The parts will need to be flown in from Korea so not sure how long before its fixed but it will cost several thousand. The bike apparently will cost $600 to "fix" but other than a broken stand and abrasions to paint work there didn't appear to be much damage. I guess the fact that he drove straight in to the panel meant most of the inpact was absorbed by his front wheel and the damaged incurred was merely where he dropped the bike. Anyway, thats that........... Ho Hum! I am however grateful that there was no major damage to the one thing no price can be put to...................LIFE. My back is rather painful but I think its due to the jolt and stress making the muscle cramp rather than any further damage to the sacral bone.
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