We were involved in a car crash last Saturday night, January 21. Everyone is safe now but it was quite a harrowing experience at the time. The damage to the car was moderately serious. We were driving about 30mph (40km/h) when it happened. Boon Hong hit her head on the windshield and cracked one small area of the windshield. Thank God she is okay. She did not show any signs of concussions and the doctor doesn't think she requires any further attention.
Meredith was strapped in her car seat in the back so she was okay. I was sitting in the rear seat and I bumped into the front seat when that happened. Other than that, I am okay too.
It was raining at the time. Thankfully a friend was not too far ahead of us in a different car ( we just finished eating dinner at Restoran Kuala Lumpur). So he turned around and Meredith stayed in his car while we complete the police paperwork and arrange for the tow truck to take our car away. The car was stored in a collision storage facility for two nights. On Monday, the car was towed to a dealership near I-10 & Gessner for repair. Insurance will pay for almost all the repair. The repair advisor contacted me yesterday and his latest estimate is about $7,500 for all the parts and labor. There's no structural or engine damage but when our car struck the truck, the bumper crushed, the radiator and fan was shoved back and this struck throttle body on infront of the engine. The engine hood also buckled upward and pulled in the left front fender as it happened. I also learned something about the airbag. Although one of the airbag sensor was hit, airbags did not deploy. Apparently, the rate of deceleration or the strike zone has to be just right for airbags to be deployed. The repair will take approximately two weeks so now we are both carpooling together to work.
In conclusion, accidents are easily preventable and we should be very careful when driving. We also Thank God that everyone is okay.
Meredith was strapped in her car seat in the back so she was okay. I was sitting in the rear seat and I bumped into the front seat when that happened. Other than that, I am okay too.
It was raining at the time. Thankfully a friend was not too far ahead of us in a different car ( we just finished eating dinner at Restoran Kuala Lumpur). So he turned around and Meredith stayed in his car while we complete the police paperwork and arrange for the tow truck to take our car away. The car was stored in a collision storage facility for two nights. On Monday, the car was towed to a dealership near I-10 & Gessner for repair. Insurance will pay for almost all the repair. The repair advisor contacted me yesterday and his latest estimate is about $7,500 for all the parts and labor. There's no structural or engine damage but when our car struck the truck, the bumper crushed, the radiator and fan was shoved back and this struck throttle body on infront of the engine. The engine hood also buckled upward and pulled in the left front fender as it happened. I also learned something about the airbag. Although one of the airbag sensor was hit, airbags did not deploy. Apparently, the rate of deceleration or the strike zone has to be just right for airbags to be deployed. The repair will take approximately two weeks so now we are both carpooling together to work.
In conclusion, accidents are easily preventable and we should be very careful when driving. We also Thank God that everyone is okay.
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