Originally Posted by semtex

takimbe, I totally understand why you got pissed and am in no way trying to judge. But I want to relate something similar that happened to me years ago. A guy hit me and wouldn't stop, so I gave chase. I didn't try to run him off the road though, nor did he start weaving through traffic to get away. He just tried to outrun me, and there was no way he was going to do that as I was driving a supercharged Maxima at the time. Anyway, all I did was call 911 and inform them that I had gotten into collision and the other driver wouldn't stop, told them what road we were on, etc. He must've seen me using my cell in his mirror, because then he decided to pull over before the situation got any worse. He apologized and said he just freaked out and wasn't thinking straight when he decided to take off. So I got his insurance info and that was that. No need to get all bent out of shape or anything.

Again, I do understand why you got upset and gave chase. But just try to remember that if someone flees the scene like that, chances are they think they've got something to lose (even if they don't). And when somebody thinks they've got something to lose, that's when they could try to do you harm. At the end of the day, it's just a car. Not worth risking life and limb over.