Originally Posted by
Commando303
I think it's natural in a case like this for the biking community to demand, "WHY WASN'T [so-and-so] CHARGE UPHELD!" but, really, none of us knows whether or not the motorist was driving recklessly — accidents can occur even if you aren't, and it's entirely possible the driver wasn't being reckless. That said, he or she did leave the scene of the accident, and, in an occurrence in which a pedi-cab ends up totaled, it's unbelievable the motorist wouldn't notice anything went wrong. In my opinion, though it's understandable as stemming from panic or fear, hit-and-run is an inexcusable crime, and the punishment must be fines+imprisonment+loss of driving privileges.
There are almost no traffic accidents, there are traffic collisions, and they are usually the result of someone making a mistake. 99.999% of the time that someone does run after causing a collision, it's due to the fact they think they may get into trouble, and they think they will not get caught. Thing is there are so many places that have security cameras now that your chances of getting caught are improving every day.