Hit by taxi from behind
This morning (8:00am, 6 August 2009) we were on Orchard Road leading to Scotts Road, while sending Grace and the boys to KKH, a ‘sleepy’ taxi hit us on the back. He was trying to turn into the bus lane while the traffic was really very slow, and we were actually stopped. Thank God the impact wasn’t too hard and nobody was hurt. But our boot door and bumper was damaged. The driver offered to pay for the damages (out of his pocket, not insurance), exchanged contact info, took some pictures and moved on from there as it was a very busy road in the morning. The driver was apologetic and gentlemanly in behaviour.
That’s our damage, dent door, crushed bumper, dropped tow-point cover and some dents and bends on attachments inside:
That’s his damage, not much but you can see the tow-point (very hard) being imprinted on his bumper and license plate:
That’s the position after he reversed and we exchanged info:
YowCH went into Ricardo to assess the damage, and repairs would come to about $1k, depending on final count.
Lesson:
1. Wear seat belts, we can’t prevent others from driving into us.
2. Sit properly. If the children were moving around, they would have been thrown, even with this light impact.
3. Don’t drive when too sleepy. The taxi driver later told YowCH over the phone that he was sleepy after night shift.
4. Don’t turn into the next lane too early, wait for the car in front to clear more space in case of any sudden brakes.
