Comments on: Anatomy of a (Legal) Hit-and-Run http://www.streetsblog.org/2009/04/23/anatomy-of-a-legal-hit-and-run/ Covering the New York City Streets Renaissance Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:31:30 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 By: momos http://www.streetsblog.org/2009/04/23/anatomy-of-a-legal-hit-and-run/comment-page-1/#comment-67046 momos Mon, 27 Apr 2009 03:03:29 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/?p=5967#comment-67046 I was hit by an SUV while riding my bike last August. My hospital bills are supposed to be paid by the driver's insurance (still working on it). I've been told that in an auto-bike/ped accident there's an automatic finding of no fault. This is to reduce law suits. The driver's auto insurance is thus responsible for paying costs. I was hit by an SUV while riding my bike last August. My hospital bills are supposed to be paid by the driver's insurance (still working on it). I've been told that in an auto-bike/ped accident there's an automatic finding of no fault. This is to reduce law suits. The driver's auto insurance is thus responsible for paying costs.

]]> By: Nathan H. http://www.streetsblog.org/2009/04/23/anatomy-of-a-legal-hit-and-run/comment-page-1/#comment-66925 Nathan H. Fri, 24 Apr 2009 16:35:19 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/?p=5967#comment-66925 Not being allowed to <i>drive</i> away is not the same as being detained. Not being allowed to drive away is not the same as being detained.

]]> By: Gal Friday http://www.streetsblog.org/2009/04/23/anatomy-of-a-legal-hit-and-run/comment-page-1/#comment-66922 Gal Friday Fri, 24 Apr 2009 15:52:56 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/?p=5967#comment-66922 Why detain someone who has presented a valid ID and can be contacted easily for further questioning? Why detain someone who has presented a valid ID and can be contacted easily for further questioning?

]]> By: Stacy http://www.streetsblog.org/2009/04/23/anatomy-of-a-legal-hit-and-run/comment-page-1/#comment-66866 Stacy Thu, 23 Apr 2009 18:23:48 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/?p=5967#comment-66866 One obvious problem is that delivery guys have such a bad reputation for riding recklessly that it's easy to assume they're to blame. Of course the probability that he has health insurance to pay for that broken leg is pretty slim and he'll be out of work for quite some time. I hope his medical expenses are covered by no-fault. One obvious problem is that delivery guys have such a bad reputation for riding recklessly that it's easy to assume they're to blame. Of course the probability that he has health insurance to pay for that broken leg is pretty slim and he'll be out of work for quite some time. I hope his medical expenses are covered by no-fault.

]]> By: Komanoff http://www.streetsblog.org/2009/04/23/anatomy-of-a-legal-hit-and-run/comment-page-1/#comment-66863 Komanoff Thu, 23 Apr 2009 17:47:00 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/?p=5967#comment-66863 Bravo, Dartley. I encourage you to get a copy of the MV-104A (crash report) from the precinct (that'll be fun) and contact the cyclist who was hit. At the very least, what you find out will probably help expand your and your group's cred. Wish I could help. Good luck. Bravo, Dartley. I encourage you to get a copy of the MV-104A (crash report) from the precinct (that'll be fun) and contact the cyclist who was hit. At the very least, what you find out will probably help expand your and your group's cred. Wish I could help. Good luck.

]]> By: ddartley http://www.streetsblog.org/2009/04/23/anatomy-of-a-legal-hit-and-run/comment-page-1/#comment-66861 ddartley Thu, 23 Apr 2009 17:32:27 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/?p=5967#comment-66861 Even prejudiced as I am, I have to acknowledge that not having seen the crash, I can't say who was more at fault. But I did start (involuntarily) loudmouthing a bit about how "we have to stop automatically blaming the victim" to a cluster of cops standing nearby, and the one who answered me made it clear that blaming the victim in car-on-human violence is pretty much his philosophy on the subject. There was a Daily News reporter there (no story ran) who I asked a couple questions of, and he said the delivery guy apparently had a broken leg "and will be fine." Even prejudiced as I am, I have to acknowledge that not having seen the crash, I can't say who was more at fault. But I did start (involuntarily) loudmouthing a bit about how "we have to stop automatically blaming the victim" to a cluster of cops standing nearby, and the one who answered me made it clear that blaming the victim in car-on-human violence is pretty much his philosophy on the subject.

There was a Daily News reporter there (no story ran) who I asked a couple questions of, and he said the delivery guy apparently had a broken leg "and will be fine."

]]> By: Marty Barfowitz http://www.streetsblog.org/2009/04/23/anatomy-of-a-legal-hit-and-run/comment-page-1/#comment-66857 Marty Barfowitz Thu, 23 Apr 2009 16:37:58 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/?p=5967#comment-66857 The problem here isn't so much the Stuy Town service road. The problem is NYPD Commissioner Ray Kelly's total disregard for motor vehicle crime and traffic enforcement and Mayor Bloomberg's apparent disinterest in asking the Chief to do something about it. Start a group for that. The problem here isn't so much the Stuy Town service road. The problem is NYPD Commissioner Ray Kelly's total disregard for motor vehicle crime and traffic enforcement and Mayor Bloomberg's apparent disinterest in asking the Chief to do something about it. Start a group for that.

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