SURREY (NEWS1130) – Hundreds of people say their vehicles were damaged when ice-bombs started falling from the Port Mann Bridge earlier this month
So how many cars and trucks were damaged?
Adam Grossman with ICBC says the number stands at around 250, for now. “We still have to work through those individually and check that there aren’t any duplicate claims. At the same time, we may still see that number increase slightly, hopefully we’ll see it come down once we’ve reviewed all the claims.”
“We’ve seen a substantial amount of windshield damage, dents to the roofs and hoods of various vehicles,” he adds.
He says ICBC is trying to process the files as quickly as possible so people who had their vehicles “ice-bombed” can get them fixed.
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Now all car insurance rates in all of BC will rise, thanx to you careless drivers.
Hopefully not. If the fault is due to negligence on the maintenance of the bridge or the design of the bridge then I would hope that ICBC chases after them for the payout. However if its due to careless drivers then I wonder why the Port Mann would have over 250 incidents while the other bridges in the lower mainland do not.
I drove over the bridge minutes before they closed off the bridge and I can definitely tell you that I was not speeding and it was like playing frogger on the bridge. Ice dropping like bombs and it sounded like an intense thunderstorm. Furthermore, out of the 4 lanes, only 2 lanes were driveable as the ice sticking on the bridge deck made it difficult to drive on (Im driving a 1/4 tonne truck and it felt like I was driving off on a bumpy dirt road).
Lololol… and btw it’s not earlier this month…
IT WAS LAST WEEK and 2 days.
So ……. Last week and two days which is “DECEMBER” 19th? Which would accurately be “Earlier this month” as it’s “Earlier” – Defined as before, prior, or preceding now. and within this month “December”. You fail miserably at nitpicking
Would forcing cars to drive only on the outside lanes be an acceptable option? The ice would have less distance to fall on the outside lanes. Would it be the same height as snow from a street lamp? I haven’t heard much damage from street lamp snow in the media.
BTW… to minimize fraud, I hope they are verifying the vehicles on the toll cameras.
A friend of ours who is an ICBC fraud investigator said the owners will have to pay their deductibles to have their windshields and damages repaired.
Apparently, the company which claims to be taking care of the deductibles has not paid them up front.
This damage should not even go through ICBC. The company should be paying the glass and/or body shop directly.
Smells like a class action lawsuit!
I heard that some cars were damaged by ice ballet when driving through the Alex Fraser Bridge as well, can News 1130 confirm that?