ytd at arnd 945 my dad's car was going onto aye to ecp when this silver nissan cabstar flashed its heasdlights....apparently he wanted to pass, but it was a 2lane road how to siam....then later on the bridge he suddenly went to the right lane and overtook, and in the process bumped into my car and just sped off, seems like a obviuos road rage thingy, license plate gz7124k, police report filed....how can this type of thing happen in singapore...really v upsetting...inconvinienced without a car now and gotta self-claim insurance if the guy doesnt own up...anyone knows of this vehicle??
Originally posted by codexboy:ytd at arnd 945 my dad's car was going onto aye to ecp when this silver nissan cabstar flashed its heasdlights....apparently he wanted to pass, but it was a 2lane road how to siam....then later on the bridge he suddenly went to the right lane and overtook, and in the process bumped into my car and just sped off, seems like a obviuos road rage thingy, license plate gz7124k, police report filed....how can this type of thing happen in singapore...really v upsetting...inconvinienced without a car now and gotta self-claim insurance if the guy doesnt own up...anyone knows of this vehicle??
Wah, really sympathise with you, sometimes such drivers like to do such reckless stunts and endanger everyone on the road. But glad you are ok because it could have been worse. Think very difficult to proof the van did hit you unless you have witness who are willing to testify for you, otherwise very difficult. If the damage to your vehicle is slight, ie cosmetic, you might find that it would be more viable to repair the damage at outside workshop instead of claiming own insurance, as premium will be affected.
However you mention that you dont have the car, so presumably in the workshop, care to share with us the extent of your damages?
why this kinda thing cant happen in singapore?????
haiya, with increasing number of vehicles on the road, chances of bumping around will also increase.
just wondering, since it was a cabstar which i believe is a lorry, a car can easily give chase till it comes to a stop? did you try and lose the lorry or didn't even chase?
also, any experienced drivers here to give advice on what to do during such incident?
since alwaysdisturbed was wondering... i too would like to join the "wondering" bandwagon.
just wondering, how slow was your father going that a cabstar can overtake lah?
road accidents happened everywhere..
as long ter is road, ter is accident..
such things happen, lan lan report to police that's all. the police won't give a damn too i think. and its kinda funny that TS's dad's car can't chase the cabstar. too scared or shaken to chase it? seriously, even a 1.3L car can chase down the cabstar with a little bit of guts.
Originally posted by Unknown_X:such things happen, lan lan report to police that's all. the police won't give a damn too i think. and its kinda funny that TS's dad's car can't chase the cabstar. too scared or shaken to chase it? seriously, even a 1.3L car can chase down the cabstar with a little bit of guts.
since you talk about LL, then what you aim to achieve when you catch up with the taxi? show who fist is bigger??
Originally posted by iceFatboy:since you talk about LL, then what you aim to achieve when you catch up with the taxi? show who fist is bigger??
the cabstar refers to the Nissan Cabstar which is a lorry, and not literally a CABstar as in taxi. The taxis in singapore which are nissan is probably the Nissan Cedric.
it was on th flyover above the train station place so speed limit was 50....which my dad followed, after the bump we slowed at the road side to check for damage etc cos family was on board, chasing would be useless and dangerous as infront was eway, the casino construction there
and since it was road rage, even if i can stop the lorry i doubt it will be resolved civily
true, ask the police to contact the driver and confront him?
Originally posted by codexboy:it was on th flyover above the train station place so speed limit was 50....which my dad followed, after the bump we slowed at the road side to check for damage etc cos family was on board, chasing would be useless and dangerous as infront was eway, the casino construction there
and since it was road rage, even if i can stop the lorry i doubt it will be resolved civily
maybe you can take photos then get the police down as well and settle on the spot.
if he leaves, at least you have photos.
Just claim the insurance.