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Originally Posted by Hugh R
Jeff, nobody wants to get hit. He may have not seen the guy. Mistakes happen, the douche bags mistake was not letting it go.
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Sorry Hugh, but I give no quarter on this one. "I didn't see him" seems to be the A#1 "excuse" when motorists hit motorcyclists, so maybe I'm particularly sensitive to that line. That's how my wife and I got hit by a pickup truck when we were on my bike two summers ago - he "didn't see us". That is simply no excuse.
Beyond that, we have broadened the myriad of distractions available when behind the wheel. Not seeing another motorist because you are stupid and inattentive is bad enough; not seeing one because you are texting, dialing the phone, checking your GPS, or whatever just makes it even worse.
For that matter, how do we know "dad" didn't see him? Maybe he looked right at him and pulled out anyway, seriously misjudging the other car's speed? I've lost track of how many times this has happened to me, where I'm traveling at the posted speed and some fool looks right at me and pulls out so I have to slam on the brakes. Often they never even try, after that, to accelerate to the posted speed.
All I'm saying is that there is every possibility that "dad" did something really stupid that endangered this man's life. It's impossible to tell from where the video picks up. Maybe "dad' just had the scare of his life from the close call that he caused, and that is why he is so humble and contrite. Maybe...