First Driving Accident?

Before you start yelling your head off and thinking WHAT THE HELL happened to ken. Take a CHILL PILL and calm down then listen to what I've got to say…

Well, I was driving home from work today, rather wet weather. Since I just fuel up, i have the tendency to stick to speed limit after i fuel up because i dont like wasting those new FUEL i just put into the car! I wish fuel never run out but hey! thts impossible but again, thats not the point. It was rainy n wet roads (oo… here comes the trouble)

As I was approaching the nicholson road round about, the round about was all clear, so i decided to just go straight without looking around. Well not that I have to AND NO, thats not the reason i had my little driving accident. As i got around the huge bent, i saw a car stationary on the exit im heading towards, well, if you were me… FIRST instinct would be "STOMP ON THE BREAKS!!!! DONT HIT THE CAR!!!!" and well thats what I did and without the help of ABS (anti-lock breaking system - cause my car doenst hv them? fullstop) the wheels were locked up and the car starting to drift sideways (not dramatically but a little)

 NOW!

Critical decision… I either get in control and head for the road which will practically lead me to hitting the car thats sitting there or i just try my best to break without too much damage which could either means stop in time or just hit the kerb on the side of the road.

Well, anyone that is in my position would hv chosen the 2nd (stop safely/hitting the kerb) option and if you picking the 1st please dont drive behind me :) but yeh i did not manage to stop in time and yes i hit the kerb.. it was hard.. it hit it so hard i thot i lost my front wheels :P but fortunately it was nicely intact and nothing else were broken but one thing i found out that is the steering wheel were SHAKING when i was driving.. WHY? i dont know.. I 1st suspected its the wheel alignment that was knocked out by the kerb.

Came home and took a closer look @ my wheels and found out that…

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 Well, doesnt look too obvious other then the chipped hub cap and some white marks that was left over by the kerb? Alrite then, take a look @ this…

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Take a look at the bottom bit. the steel rims is fully DENTED lol! i cant believe it hahah..no wonder the steering wheel were shaking.. a freggin wheel is like OFF totally.. (ENLARGE IT IF U HAVE TO :))

Im safe, airbag didnt went off.. i didnt get seat belt bruises :P.. well wasant too much of an IMPACT anyway but for now..

1. Im PISSED off at the car that stopped in the middle of the road

2. I have to get my car fixed asap! Thats hmm in few hours time!

Keep you updated! and dont worry, IM FINE!

Kenneth 

[EDIT] I've changed over the spare tyre onto the stuffed up tyre and the allignment is perfectly fine, everything seems alrite to me but i will still call in and give it a check just incase, i dont need a wheel tht falls out in the middle of freeway :) [/EDIT] 

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