I got into car accident today. My first EVER at-fault.
For some reason, I failed to notice the heavy traffic slowdown until it was too late.
I was going south on Knight street and just got on the bridge heading over to Richmond. The Civic in front of me in the passing lane braked hard. I did the same but realized I wasn’t going to be able to stop so in the last second I tried to swerve around him. This was hampered by the fact that there were cars in the right lane so I ended up clipping his right rear bumper as I tried to squeeze my car between the lanes. I guess the positive thing is that I minimized the severity of the accident by swerving and not squarely rear-ending the Civic.
My ICBC claim centre visit was on 15-Dec-11. Repair & repaint quarter panel, replace headlamp. About three days work and $1400. estimated damage. My insurance rate goes up 3 steps from -20 to -17. Still 43% discount but will pay about $6 more next year.
Brought the car to Fairlane Collision on 16-Dec-11.
