If you were heading towards Jalan Eunos from Eunos Link, and you
got caught in a incredible jam stretching from the junction of
Bedok Reservior in the evening hours of 7-8pm y'day. Yep. That was
my doing.
I was heading to my friend's wedding dinner at Clarke Quay and was
going by way of PIE from Ubi. Keeping to the right lane, I saw an
object on the road, dead centre of the lane. As the vehicle in
front had no trouble clearing it, I anticipated being able to clear
it as well. (But in my heart, I was 60% unsure.)
There was a tight screeching and chilling sound. I immediately
stopped my car, put on the hazards and inspected the damage.
The object resembled a crushed metal dustbin. It was stuck square
under my carriage. And I could touch it, but not extricate
it.
I considered using my jack, but was uncertain if there was damage
beyond cosmetic scratches. And I made up my mind early that it was
best that a workshop could examine the undercarriage and advise me
on any substantial damage that might have occured.
So I called up TC's emergency line and gave them the go ahead to
send a tow truck.
Additionally, I placed my little triangle 15 metres behind my
vehicle. The little triangle was a valiant sacrifice. It got run
over within 15 minutes of placement.
I waited in my car and thought about the next things to do. The tow
truck took 1 hour to arrive. In the meantime, after my triangle got
squashed, I stood outside the car, in the pouring rain to attempt
guiding vehicles off to the next lane.
My ride is still at TC Ubi. Their customer service has told me that
they are checking for me, and thus far, no significant damage other
than scratches. They will inspect further and will call me again to
update.
That's all for now folks. Any advice for follow up action?
