Not all people mind you, but too many.
My little brother-in-law, 17 years old, was riding his bike home from work. He has worked at a small independant grocery for the last 18 months on clear nice days rides to work and back on a bike. No big deal.
Well, two weeks ago some lady in a Ford Tarus decided that he was too slow and passed him 1.) with oncoming traffic in the other direction and 2.) in a no passing zone.
Yep, she hits him. The blessing was that it was the side of the car that hit him, in particular her passenger side mirror. It got up under his arm and yanked him off his bike--he was not pulled under the vehicle, although the bike was not as fortunate.
So he is tossed into the shoulder right next to the line, all dazed, with cars coming from the same direction. He was really shaken and hurt (but no real injuries) and laying there in shock. He said he had no clue where he was and his vision was blurry.
The other car? It did a U-turn, drive by him, took a look, and speed off. He could see it was a lady but could not make out the color of her hair or anything.
Thankfully the lady behind this car stopped and pulled over (she witnessed everything and vouched for it to the police and confirmed it was a Silver Tarus).
If it were up to the driver who hit him he would have been left there, without care, and no knowledge if he ha serious internal injuries, broken leg, broken hip (which can be very bad), concusion (could have then wandered onto the road), etc... She was leaving him there for OTHER cars to hit. WHAT A SCUM BAG!
Like all careless drivers she deserves a fair punishment for being careless. Most people, at one time or another, made a stupid mistake on the road. Whether it lead to an accident or an injury is another point but I think we can all think of at least one time we did something dumb on the road. Not an excuse--we are responsible for our mistakes--but an understanding. You did something stupid, you should pay.
No problem with that. Idiot drive, lose your car. All is good.
The part that gets me is the INHUMANITY! You run over someone on the road due to being a complete moron. Ok, stupid things happen... but then you don't have the guts to make sure your idiot mistake is not worse? Your insurance/car/money is more important than to ensure the person you injured gets proper care and does not die?!
Someone like this is a failure at life. You lose. Game over. There is absolutely no reason, not excuse, no justification for hitting someone with a vehicle and leaving them on the road. It is not only illegal, it is a scummy thing to do.
The driver's passenger side mirror was broke but so far they have not found the person and from chatting with the police it is not a priority and, statistically, will never be found. It is appauling how often this happens. Integrity is one of those basic human "higher principles" that separate us from animals. Doing the right thing even when no one is watching or it results in a negative for us. Yet people struggle with this.
Absolutely shocking and selfish actions like this tick me off. Even though he is fine I would say, personally, someone like this deserves to spend a lot of time behind bars. Not for the poor driving, but the fact they could wrong someone and leave them for dead because "my car/insurance > someone's life". Just unbelievable.
My little brother-in-law, 17 years old, was riding his bike home from work. He has worked at a small independant grocery for the last 18 months on clear nice days rides to work and back on a bike. No big deal.
Well, two weeks ago some lady in a Ford Tarus decided that he was too slow and passed him 1.) with oncoming traffic in the other direction and 2.) in a no passing zone.
WHACK.
Yep, she hits him. The blessing was that it was the side of the car that hit him, in particular her passenger side mirror. It got up under his arm and yanked him off his bike--he was not pulled under the vehicle, although the bike was not as fortunate.
So he is tossed into the shoulder right next to the line, all dazed, with cars coming from the same direction. He was really shaken and hurt (but no real injuries) and laying there in shock. He said he had no clue where he was and his vision was blurry.
The other car? It did a U-turn, drive by him, took a look, and speed off. He could see it was a lady but could not make out the color of her hair or anything.
Thankfully the lady behind this car stopped and pulled over (she witnessed everything and vouched for it to the police and confirmed it was a Silver Tarus).
If it were up to the driver who hit him he would have been left there, without care, and no knowledge if he ha serious internal injuries, broken leg, broken hip (which can be very bad), concusion (could have then wandered onto the road), etc... She was leaving him there for OTHER cars to hit. WHAT A SCUM BAG!
Like all careless drivers she deserves a fair punishment for being careless. Most people, at one time or another, made a stupid mistake on the road. Whether it lead to an accident or an injury is another point but I think we can all think of at least one time we did something dumb on the road. Not an excuse--we are responsible for our mistakes--but an understanding. You did something stupid, you should pay.
No problem with that. Idiot drive, lose your car. All is good.
The part that gets me is the INHUMANITY! You run over someone on the road due to being a complete moron. Ok, stupid things happen... but then you don't have the guts to make sure your idiot mistake is not worse? Your insurance/car/money is more important than to ensure the person you injured gets proper care and does not die?!
Someone like this is a failure at life. You lose. Game over. There is absolutely no reason, not excuse, no justification for hitting someone with a vehicle and leaving them on the road. It is not only illegal, it is a scummy thing to do.
The driver's passenger side mirror was broke but so far they have not found the person and from chatting with the police it is not a priority and, statistically, will never be found. It is appauling how often this happens. Integrity is one of those basic human "higher principles" that separate us from animals. Doing the right thing even when no one is watching or it results in a negative for us. Yet people struggle with this.
Absolutely shocking and selfish actions like this tick me off. Even though he is fine I would say, personally, someone like this deserves to spend a lot of time behind bars. Not for the poor driving, but the fact they could wrong someone and leave them for dead because "my car/insurance > someone's life". Just unbelievable.