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SolitaryMarmot t1_j8xc5lg wrote

Reply to comment by creativepositioning in Controversy over neighborhood hubs for food delivery workers in Manhattan by Shreddersaurusrex

I've never seen any evidence that these types of accidents are under reported. And I can't imagine why they would be underreported if someone has damages that are more than an insurance deductible. If there are accidents unreported they are probably like the minor ones where cars strike pedestrians but there are no damages.

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creativepositioning t1_j8xlfyz wrote

Why? Because the riders have questionable citizenship statuses, don't want to deal with the liability, aren't going to wait around for cops, etc, etc. Honestly, hard to take you seriously if you are actually arguing this.

>And I can't imagine why they would be underreported if someone has damages that are more than an insurance deductible.

The guy delivering your chinese food isn't make a claim on insurance for any damages because a) they aren't waiting for a police report, b) they don't have insurance that covers them biking. Honestly - what the fuck are you talking about?

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SolitaryMarmot t1_j8xn7zh wrote

What the hell does immigration status have to do with an insurance claim? Wut? Lol

The cops aren't going to ask for a valid visa for any type of accident. You don't have to have a valid visa to get a drivers license even for a car in NYC.

But the cops aren't even going to come for a bike accident unless someone is very hurt or there's more than $500 worth of damage. They wont even come for a car accident with minor damage. The only time your immigration status may matter is if you are charged with a crime after an crash which happens very rarely. Is it possible there has been a case where an undocumented delivery guy was working shit faced drunk and ran over another delivery guy and killed them? I guess it's possible but it's never happened. At least not to my knowledge.

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