Answer:
A. Does this passage commit a fallacy?
Yes.
B. Does it commute an appeal to pity fallacy?
No.
Step-by-step explanation:
A) Yes, this passage commit a fallacy as he compares different situation( saving a pedestrian) with general rules that end in blaming the driving force.
B) This doesn't commit Appeal to pity but it commits Appeal to Common Practice fallacy where the common practice is taken into account true and each other action is taken into account false or wrong