An Illinois cyclist was killed by an elderly driver - who wasn't even fined a red cent or even given a ticket. I understand he's not driving any more. Still, fact is that he killed a mom.
I find it hard to believe that the driver was so utterly fragile that it would do him more harm to at least acknowledge that HE DID SOMETHING TERRIBLY WRONG. If he does, in fact, recognize that, then I find it hard to believe that he shouldn't be willing to at least pay a ticket or do community service - hey, go out and walk along the road and pick up some litter! Sweep off a bike path! I wasn't there so I can't assume this is so, but somehow I suspect that the reasoning was that well, he didn't *mean* to do anything, so we shouldn't do anything either. Or, he's from X family, and we don't want to make them mad.
My momma didn't let that be an excuse for me, any more than "she made me do it" would be. My momma shoulda been a judge.