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You're a hero I hope they get the guy

that intersection is such a shit show.

I think 36th & Hickory takes the cake, though. I feel like a solid quarter of the cars going through that intersection completely ignore the stop signs and pedestrians.

The intersection at Boston st and Ponca, only minority of drivers seem to understand the lanes kinda shift as you go through the intersection and ontop of that like every 3rd car drives straight through the right turn only lane. I'm amazed there isn't an accident there every time I get to that chaotic mixing bowl.

So glad u got all the info! I'm absolutely sick of hearing about all of these damn hit & runs, especially fatal, in this city and in this state. From my pov, it seems the amount of them has significantly gone up over the past few years. This too has to be a reason why so many are experiencing inflated car insurance rates. Second to that, these are lives that are being impacted, some loosing their lives. To go on about your day as if nothing transpired, is the equivalent of a person who shot someone and is on the run.

Why are hit and runs increasing?

For starters, Baltimore Police do not investigate hit and runs without uniquely identifiable striking vehicle information and a clear description of the driver. People know this and know they have a strong chance of facing no repercussions if they flee.

The usual reason for a hit and run is that punishment would be more severe if they stayed. Like if they're impaired driving etc.

I'm also thinking of an increase in folks driving without insurance too. In addition to what others have mentioned.

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Maryland doesn't require yearly inspections on their vehicles combined with no traffic enforcement means you have a lot of uninsured and unsafe vehicles driving around the city. The number of hit and runs are a bit of a consequence of that. Moving from VA it seemed insane that y'all get your car inspected once and then that's it other than a emissions test every now and again.

Lol yeah I think VA rules are stricter? But again I'm not sure because I've heard that you don't have to have insurance in order to get ya car registered and on the road in the state of VA hence another reason why we are seeing so many VA tags in Bmore these days. Ive also heard that yall pay taxes on yall cars every yr? Idk what's true but if you provide some insight that would be great.

Yeah in Virginia you have to get emissions once a year and safety every other year. And the safety inspections are no joke.

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For hampden, I think Union and Buena Vista may be worst offender for running stop signs.

Report it to the police. They might have a report from the BMW.

I believe it's the other way around

Or their car is unregistered, they don't have a valid license, or if they simply think they can get out fast enough that they can get away with it

As someone who drives through there for work, you're completely right.

Yeah, I suspect this guy was on heroin based on how slowly all of this happened

He probably called it in stolen. That’s what happened with me last summer. Police won’t do shit.

That intersection sucks. Almost got hit last night while I was crossing 36th, I had the crossing signal and someone turned right from falls and almost hit my wife and me. I yelled out hey what the fuck and she stopped her car and started yelling like I did something wrong. Typical.

Yep, I walk that way every day. We probably cross paths regularly…haha. I have such a hard time getting people to stop for me on 41st going from Hampden to Medfield. Ugh…there’s a crosswalk and there was speed cameras up, but they mysteriously disappeared.

That’s a common occurrence in Hampden, unfortunately. I’ve been ignored or yelled at way too many times.

On the other hand, I saw the local drug abusers walking down the middle of Union Ave tonight (in the road) and cars were (understandably) honking at them. They then proceeded to cuss all the cars out — despite being in the wrong. They were both clearly really high, but the drug users in Hampden make me really frustrated.

Yeah I think we’ve had this convo before how we’re neighbors. I don’t even try to go to 41st and def don’t cross it.