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Freak encounter with a careless taxi driver!

I had my first paper two days ago. I went for two appointments with my clients two days ago...

A taxi driver hit my car two days ago!!!

I freaking can't believe taxi drivers can be nowadays. Reckless, careless driving, changing lanes without signalling, cutting lanes abruptly.. While I heard of all of these, I got caught in one incident myself.

Was driving out of IMM and was driving past the taxi stand when it happened. There was a line of taxis in queue. Somewhere in between, I saw a taxi just about to turn out. At that point of time, I was travelling straight, so I thought he would have noticed and stopped turning out. But he didn't!!! I witnessed the horror of it all through my left side mirror. That taxi driver just rammed his vehicle onto the left passenger door of my car! When it happened, I still kept my cool. But I know I was infuriated.

So I stopped my car to the right side and confronted that taxi uncle.

I think I said something like this...

Me: Uncle, why you so careless?! You didn't see my car?
Taxi driver: You should have slowed down when you saw my car turning out.
Me: Didn't you check you side mirror and blindspot first before turning out?!
(WTF. Still dare to argue with me when he's clearly in the wrong. At this point of time, I was really feeling quite frustrated. I wanted to add "YOU DIDN'T PASS YOUR DRIVING TEST IS IT? WHEN A CAR IS GOING STRAIGHT, YOU NEED TO GIVE WAY!")

Not quite sure how I should handle this situation since I've never been involved in one before, I decided to call my dad for assistance. I can tell that the uncle was feeling a bit uneasy about the situation, and kept asking me to "forget about it".. What the... He gotta compensate right? He actually wanted to settle it with just $50. I tell you, if only I was angry enough, I would really scold him all sorts of vulgarities. Not wanting to get things complicated, my dad just told me to take $100 from him.

When he was taking $100 out for me, the driver still mumbled "I haven't even earned $100 for the day you know?"

KNN. I really felt like slapping him. WAS THAT ANY OF MY BUSINESS?! WHO ASKED U TO BE SO CARELESS?!

My dad and I knew $100 is still too little if I were to send my car for repair.

And indeed, after sending my car for repair, I was told that it would be around $200 plus. Now I gotta fork out another $100 plus myself. WTF?!

Freaking taxi drivers. They gotta learn better road courtesy. If not, go for re-course at BBDC la. Don't jeopardize other road users.

Damn.