What kind of a person does this?

[pooks]

Cowards do that.

No-good slimey cowards who aren't man enough (or woman enough) to do what is right.

[Zen]

Miscreants.
Someone who is doing something illegal already.
People who are so unaware of their surroundings they shouldn't even be driving.

I'm glad to hear your friend is still alive. I wouldn't say he OK, though.

[mimitabby]

Miscreants.
Someone who is doing something illegal already.
People who are so unaware of their surroundings they shouldn't even be driving.

I'm glad to hear your friend is still alive. I wouldn't say he OK, though.

yes. Zen said it. SOmeone who is already doing something illegal. Like driving without a license, DWI, going to visit his illicit girlfriend, etc, etc, etc...
in possession of drugs,...
or DWC (driving while CLUELESS!!!)

[Python]

Cowards do that.

No-good slimey cowards who aren't man enough (or woman enough) to do what is right.

That is exactly what these sub-humans are - filthy, slimy, cowards.

[Tri Girl]

People sometimes disgust me (and sometimes amaze me with their compassion). This story is both. Driver- disgusting. Onlookers- amazing!
I'm glad that your friend has his life, but it'll be a long road of recovery. I'll be thinking of him!

People now don't care about others or their belongings. It's sad. This is NOT the same, but the other day I was in the parking lot of Old Navy. A huge SUV pulled into a spot and hit the car in front of it (like he didn't know how huge his front end was). He backed up, got out, and went inside like nothing happened. He knew he hit it, because he backed up. IDIOT! I wrote down his license plate # and went into the store to see if they could page the owner of the car that was hit, but they don't have a PA system. I would've left a note for the car that was hit, but it was raining buckets, and the note would've gotten wet and bled (I tried, but I didn't have a baggie to keep it dry). Grrrr... no regard for the other person's car. It didn't have any visible damage, but it still made me mad.

[GLC1968]

Yeah V, I thought of that. But, there really is no way...I mean the road that he was on is only about 1/4 mile long, totally straight and flat (pretty unusual around here) and it leads to a super quiet residential area. There is no reason for any large vehicle to go down there...

I'm also inclined to believe that this person had something else to hide.

This particular stretch of road is right off a very busy road and just down from a crazy intersection. When we ride, we always breathe a bit of a sigh of relief when we get to it and can relax a bit. Not anymore. I lead beginner training rides down that way twice a week and you can bet that we'll be hyper alert from here on out.

And thanks for the kind words. He's doing suprisingly well.

[Geonz]

... many humans, alas, if they make a horrible mistake but nobody saw it, will have a very strong impulse to disappear. It's cowardly... but it's human. It's one of the reasons that in some parts of our culture, we're taught often how cowardlly it is so we can resist that natural urge... but it's not as common these days.
It can also be a miscreant, somebody who's already illegal, somebody oblivious...

[Tuckervill]

DDH, if you can think far ahead enough, instead of staying to the right, safely move out into the lane and show the palm of your hand to the driver behind you. If you see a car coming before they can, like on hills and such, this is the only safe way to to avoid the situation of being passed by two cars at the same time. It has worked for me many times.

I think the drivers generally appreciate that I'm paying attention and would like for them to pass. This way they get to pass on my terms, which is going to be 10 times more safe than the way they might do it.

Karen

[Jiffer]

If this were in my area (So Cal), I'd say they may have been an illegal alien who didn't want to get deported. Or they may not have insurance. Could be someone running from the law. Could be an immature teenager that freaked out and reacted before thinking it through.

Any way you look at it, it's a very sad thing to hit someone like that and just leave. I'm so glad your friend is okay. Best wishes for a speedy recovery.

[DDH]

DDH, if you can think far ahead enough, instead of staying to the right, safely move out into the lane and show the palm of your hand to the driver behind you. If you see a car coming before they can, like on hills and such, this is the only safe way to to avoid the situation of being passed by two cars at the same time. It has worked for me many times.

I think the drivers generally appreciate that I'm paying attention and would like for them to pass. This way they get to pass on my terms, which is going to be 10 times more safe than the way they might do it.

Karen

I have thought about that, and I know a lot of the girls say to take their lane, and I try, but chicken out because the drivers around here are crazy and I wouldn't trust them not to run me over and or try to bump me out of the way. NO KIDDING The road rage and stupidity of drivers around here beats all I have ever seen.