Quote Originally Posted by Driv3er
Kwento ko lang my experience. I was driving through a busy street in an area na maraming squatter. Mga 35kph takbo. As I was completing my turn on the curved portion of this street, this kid who was facing the other way suddenly bolts righy across my path..and I was only 4-5 feet away! The moment I saw her make like she was going to cross in front of me, I braked HARD. Napa screech pa nga tires ko (even with ABS). The brakes were not strong enough so I hit her as she was crossing. She was hit sa passenger side pa lang (bale, she was hit not more than 2 steps into the street). Upon hitting her, I saw her bend over my hood then fly around 4-5 feet away when the car was able to stop. I sat there in shock for around 3 seconds...then I saw her stand up and run away. Right after that, I pulled myself together and took off like it was Dodge City.

Now, assuming the girl did not stand up and run away..I could have done the ff:

1. take off pa rin
2. go down and take her to the hospital

Thinking back, I would say that I would probably take off. The area was infested with squatters, and going down there would probably not achieve any good dahil mabubugbog lang ako dun.

What do you think should be done in this situation?
"Preservation of Human Life" - this is an important thing that every responsible driver should think. Fleeing the accident scene without extending any help for the victim could get you into a lot more trouble than you think. You assumed that you would be lynched but the question is: was there a mob in the first place? I will agree with you to "take off" if your life is in imminent danger but based on your story, you just assumed that it was.

Putting the scene on the other shoe, what would you have thought or done if it was your child that had that accident? We should all be responsible for our actions as law abiding citizens.