After reading about recent hit-and-run accidents, e.g., an accident involving an SUV driver colliding with a bicyclist and fleeing the scene, I can't help but wonder why those hit-and-run accidents happen. One possible reason is deadlines, i.e., having to arrive at a particular place by a particular time. Americans are notorious for being in a hurry. Thus, American drivers who collide with a pedestrian, bicyclist, or vehicle do not have time to stop and render aid. Heck, they don't even have time to slow down to avoid getting into an accident in the first place. Another possible reason is rudeness, i.e., the reckless driver's parents probably didn't teach him or her to share the road and treat other people with respect. As far as the idiot driver is concerned, he or she is the only one on the road and is in no mood to stop or slow down for other people. The errant driver has a "my bubble, my rules" attitude, thereby thinking that because he or she is not interacting with the world around them, it doesn't exist and therefore shouldn't interfere.
What is your opinion about the reasons I gave above? Can anyone think of other reasons for hit-and-run accidents?
What is your opinion about the reasons I gave above? Can anyone think of other reasons for hit-and-run accidents?
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