QUOTE(r3kahsttub @ Jun 11 2010, 05:33 PM)
20-09-2009:
i was making a right turn when i felt a strong impact ripping into the driver side door. lady driver (air asia stewardess) who hit me was on the way home after flying back from somewhere. claims she did not see my car and that she was "only" going at 60kmph. gen2 was an unlucky participant who's rear got hit after the wira bounced off my vehicle.


having said that; i've always had this going through my mind.. the impact looks stronger on the wira's driver side (right) whilst i was on the wira's passenger side (left). my theory is that the wira actually clipped the gen2 first before bouncing off and impacting me. doesn't really matter now, though. by the time we reached the police station to make a report, she already had hers done, and we were already deemed to be in the wrong even though i was hit.
That's too bad

From the pictures it seems like she's more in the wrong in this case.
Anyway, I've learned that it is always a good idea to report the accident to the police as soon as possible. Those involved in accidents tend to submit police reports in their own favor which might result in biased judgements in which party is wrong in such accidents.
I myself am also used to involve in a relatively minor bump up which is because the driver behind me failed to execute an emergency brake due to the car in front of me stopping suddenly for no apparent reason. It felt like someone smashed the back of my seat with a freaking sledgehammer. Fortunately, no one is injured, the City I was driving managed to get away with only a dented rearside and dislocated headlights. After submitting our respective police reports, it is deemed that no one is in the wrong in this case, and I managed to claim the City's insurance $$ for repairs, which is about RM4000.
Still, it was a pain in the arse going without a car for transport for the next few weeks

, and I decided to maintain a comfortable distance between cars in front of me from that time onwards.
This post has been edited by Spiritviper: Jun 11 2010, 07:27 PM