increase the penalties of hit-and-run drivers (Miami: 2013, lease, crime)

[NCtoMiami]

Diaz de la Portilla Proposes ‘Aaron Cohen’ Hit-And-Run Act « CBS Miami


They should revoke the hit-and-run driver’s license for three years. They need to revoke the car because the person will drive without license.

[FlyMIA]

This is good to see. But your suggestion of revoking the car is not possible unless the state pays the person a fair market value for the car.

[ZonaTheKid]

You know, I'm having a little difficulty understanding why any person in their right mind would walk, run, or bike on the Rickenbacker Causeway. I'm not trying to justify the actions of the driver because I firmly believe what he or she did was terribly wrong, and I believe he or she should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law; however, I can't understand the logic of the cyclist who, unfortunately, was killed. As a runner, I know that an accident like this can occur anywhere; however, Miami is, hands down, the most dangerous city in the country for pedestrians and cyclists because it's home to the most dangerous drivers in North America. When I lived in South Florida, I hardly ever ran regularly on the surface streets like I do here in Tucson because I was too afraid of the maniacal drivers.

[hurricaneMan1992]

Originally Posted by ZonaTheKid

You know, I'm having a little difficulty understanding why any person in their right mind would walk, run, or bike on the Rickenbacker Causeway.

1.) The Rickenbacker offers the best views easily accessible from the city center, where tens of thousands of people have moved in in the past few years. There are few suitable parks and recreational facilities IN town.
2.) Rickenbacker is used for a popular triathlon series and several running events (Ragnar, for example). It is good to train on the same course as the race. In particular, it is Miami's only easily accessible "hill."
3.) There are marked bike lanes, multi-use trails off of the road, beaches, large parks, and the new mountain bike trails on Virginia Key. Unlike most of Miami, you are NOT on the road sharing lanes with cars.

So the real question is...why would any walker, runner, or cyclist NOT want to use the Rickenbacker?

[NCtoMiami]

Originally Posted by FlyMIA

This is good to see. But your suggestion of revoking the car is not possible unless the state pays the person a fair market value for the car.

In NC they have run and you're done. vehicle owners who get charges dropped or who weren’t driving the car at the time of the crime can get their vehicles back. This is what we need down here.


Hundreds of vehicles seized under 'Run and You're Done' law :: WRAL.com

[NowSoFlorida]

Originally Posted by FlyMIA

This is good to see. But your suggestion of revoking the car is not possible unless the state pays the person a fair market value for the car.

Not true. A town can confiscate an auto if you have committed a crime. That's if you own it, if you lease it I would guess they can't have it.

[FlyMIA]

Originally Posted by NowSoFlorida

Not true. A town can confiscate an auto if you have committed a crime. That's if you own it, if you lease it I would guess they can't have it.

I guess if the car was used to commit the crime that makes sense. Also makes sense to pay retribution. But beside for that just taking away property for another reason seems unconstitutional to me.