"mr.sumo.snr" <llanelli14NOSPAMMING@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:YEG1d.11182$gi1.937@fe19.usenetserver.com...
> Dear Nagano JETS,
<snip tale of woe>

So it sounds like the guy got branded as a hit and run (i.e. "got hit and
ran") for not reporting the accident to the cops, let alone getting the
other driver's info.

The lesson to take home is that if you are in an accident, call the cops and
photodocument the accident immediately -- nowadays these can usually both be
done via the cell phone.

I am one of those who think the ability to report an accident to the police
is actually a benefit. Where I am from, the police won't come to an accident
unless there is an injury. That is why if you are ever in an accident in San
Francisco, I would recommend you think you may have hurt your neck, and ask
for an ambulance just to be sure. That way the cops will come out and you
will get a report of the accident. And even if you are at fault, you
definitely want a report of the accident -- something our hapless JET found
out the hard way.

Incidentally, I often see accidents driving around Okinawa. In about 90% of
the cases, at least one of the drivers is American. Which seems to back up
the Japanese stereotype that furriners can't drive -- at least not in Japan.

-- 
Regards,
Ryan Ginstrom
ryang@gol.com