Taxi mirror

[waihoong80]

Hi guys, this morning travelling on CTE from amk to serangoon at round 8.20am, there was a huge jam. i tink its due to the increase in ERP charges. I was going in between 2 lanes when a taxi from one of the lane sort of like close in. I did brake on time. As i stop, my bike lean to the side, just the time the taxi move forward and his mirror hit mine. nothing big happen, just the taxi mirror tilted. As i move off again, the taxi horn at me.

 

So i was tinking should i stop and help to adjust his mirror back to the original position? I didnt do that. Did anyone of u guys do this b4?

[d0n]

since its over already then just forget it bah

tink its quite hard for us to adjust the mirror back to the original positioning also

imagine the fella from his seat there shouting the instructions to u "left abit left abit. ahh, too much already. right abit!"

 

juz stop for a moment to signal an apology will be good enough

somemore some of the newer cars nowadays have the mechanism to adjust the side mirrors accessible from a control panel

[Arcfire]

Just a wave of apology if there's no damage.

 

As long as there is no big damage like the mirror drop off or crack, most pple are ok as long as you apologise.

[Darkness19]

yup just a wave of apology will be enough,unless there is no damage done,dun need to stop ur bike to adjust,tis will only cause obstruction to other road user

[tingchiyen]

same thing happened to me at raffles place while trying to jostle out from golden shoe carpark... bumped into the mirror of this girl driving a massive SUV. just waved sorry, but she gave me the kam-lan look. what to do.

[waihoong80]

Advise noted. Thanks.

[wait4me]

jus dun care

[ZzGaNgStErzZ]

i once knock down a lorry mirror drop. those kind like clip on de. i nv stop nor wave. 2 crowded. but frm rear mirror i saw him fxxking as he picked his mirror up.

[binkaz]

got one time i hit a camry mirror then it kinda flip till the mirror facing out... dunno if got drop anot cuz i didn't stop in time... now, i try not to squeeze if really too small space.. if bang then wave sorry can liao.. basic courtesey la i think..

[FW1314A]

i think mostly all riders hit at least once in their riding period

[buttbutt8]

Originally posted by FW1314A@May 10, 2007 10:32 pm

i think mostly all riders hit at least once in their riding period

i dun. Coz i dun squeeze at all

[paiseh]

some cars, their mirrors can flip. so dun worry

[shaunz]

that time my friend hit a merc's mirror with his box and the whole mirror came out

luckily the driver was kind and said never mind

[OhMiGosh]

Originally posted by shaunz@May 15, 2007 12:07 am

that time my friend hit a merc's mirror with his box and the whole mirror came out

luckily the driver was kind and said never mind

wah lau eh tat easily cost hundreds i guess lol

[binkaz]

if tilt or wad still ok la.. cannot be tilt then you ask the driver go to the side and say sorry ma... if on the expressway how? stop road shoulder meh?

 

no offence ah.... but i think wave sorry is good enough unless u bang the mirror down la... then confirm must stop and see how..

[PokkaMan]

Wow X9 mirror so ex...must be carbon quality!

[waihoong80]

If this was to happen on the last lane, we could easily move to the shoulder to settle. I mean help to adjust the mirror back or wat. but wat if in the middle lane? somemore traffic jam. As i rode off, i was thinking how the taxi driver was to check the left side traffic if he was to change lane. So this is a mixture feeling of stopping and not stopping to help.

[rayhunter]

does agreed with what bro horizoner said,

"As compared to merely a wave of sorry, a more responsible reaction will be stopping by the side of the vehicle to settle, or move to the road shoulder."

 

But personally i felt it also depends on situation...eg..in the morning where CTE is always so packed.if you still stop and settle,those typical 'kaypo' drivers will maybe stop to look what happened and caused the jam to worsen.