Jason wrote in to STOMP about his encounter with an aggressive and unyielding PRC driver on June 28 who nearly got him into an accident but shouted at him and denied being responsible.
The STOMPer's vehicle was damaged from the incident. But what irked him the most, was the driver's reaction.
He said in his email on June 30:
"I had a near-miss accident at a round-about near Jalan Ahmad Ibrahim Road on Saturday (June 28), because a PRC driver suddenly cut into my lane without warning. I was at the outer lane of the round-about and driving at 20-30km/h at that point of time.
"To avoid the accident, my only choice was to swerve left to avoid collision.I could not brake too as there were cars behind me.
"The worst thing was that the PRCs driving the lorry refused to admit their mistake! They even aggressively shouted and pointed fingers denying their mistake.
"They refused to exchange driver license particulars and refused to let me take photos of them.
" When I spoke to their boss over the phone the boss said his hands were tied as he was not at the scene and his workers denied any mistakes.
"He even told me to understand that his workers are lowly paid. I was so angry, and I told him off that being lowly paid does not mean that they can shirk off their responsibility!
"As there was no vehicle collision involved or any human injuries, there was no way for me to make an accident claim.
"I've also checked with AIG on whether I can make a claim against them, but to no avail since they can deny it as there was no damage to their vehicle.
"The insurance people told me that I was just plain unlucky.
"Final damage had to be borned by me. I'm glad that my workshop was there to provide swift repairs and lend me a spare wheel for me to drive to other workshops. My steering arm also had to be replaced!
"I have photos of those PRCs (one with them pointing aggressively when I took the photos) and the lorry license plate. Thinking of emailing STOMP to voice out these irresponsible and dangerous PRC workers!
"Since I can't claim them and it is not worth claiming my own insurance, I shall air their dirty laundry in public.
"May I have the support from other fellow road users? "