Gothamist: Scary But Not Surprising Graphic of the Day

kz

Mon, 27 Nov 2006 21:33:30 -0500

The penalties a driver will face for running down a pedestrian and fleeing the scene are much more severe than what the driver would face if he or she remained on the scene That's not true if the driver was drunk and then turns themselves in when sober. That's why celebs are told to do that by their lawyers.

F

Mon, 27 Nov 2006 18:49:01 -0500

how in the world does the post label all of these hit-and-run crashes as "accidents?" whoopsie! i hit someone with my car. my bad. just a little accident. i'm going to leave the scene now. maybe its time to stop using the word "accident" to automatically describe any and all automobile carnage. maybe we'd take it more seriously if we stopped calling it accident. maybe we'd start looking in to real ways to prevent this shit if they weren't all accidents. accidents, after all, you can't do anything about them....

Ed H.

Mon, 27 Nov 2006 16:55:54 -0500

Wait, did you say _increase_ ????

Peter

Mon, 27 Nov 2006 16:51:09 -0500

People never cease to amaze me. The penalties a driver will face for running down a pedestrian and fleeing the scene are much more severe than what the driver would face if he or she remained on the scene, even with a suspended or invalid license.

some guy

Mon, 27 Nov 2006 16:48:42 -0500

Gotta do something about them damn cyclists. And make pedestrians wear helmets. And jail critical mass. The roads are for cars.