In China, People Turn a Blind Eye to a Hit-and-Run Victim in the Middle of the Road

If the driver who knocked down the motorcyclist stopped to help, he could have escaped punishment.

Good social behavior dictates that aid be rendered to victims of car accidents. Not so in China—and, it turns out, with good reason.

According to the video footage by Chinese news website Shandong 24 Hours, a motorcyclist was making an illegal turn at a traffic junction when he was violently struck from behind by a speeding black car. The motorcyclist was thrown onto the intersection.

Buses and cars drove slowly by, cyclist pedaled on, and pedestrians just kept on walking.