edbert
10-17-2007, 01:20 PM
No fun links or anything just a story of my morning commute into downtown Dallas on Central.(you DFW guys will relate to the area, the rest just enjoy the story).
I got an early start to the day and was actually making some pretty good time. I left early enough that I was beating all the traffic for a change and was going to get into work early. My wife calls at me upset because I was supposed to get some stuff cleaned up around the house this morning since I have a college buddy of mine spending the night tonight and she wanted to have things spotless. We were going back and forth on the phone while I am cruising down the highway with everyone else, doing about 70 in the far right lane. There are quite a few cars on the highway, but not so many that you would have to ease your way into another lane if need be. All of a sudden, I see a car about 6 cars or so in front of me in the far left hand lane(four lanes total) that had basically taken a right turn and was cutting across all the lanes perpendicular to normal traffic and slam almost head first into the wall next to the lane I was driving in. He managed to miss any other cars in the process and wasn't actually hit himself. Everyone kind of slowed down for a second and then kept on driving. I saw him slowly get out of the car and stumble towards the front of it and I pull over to make sure he is okay. I called 911 to get someone out there and help this guy out. He didn't want an ambulance, but definitely needed a tow truck. The guy was totally dazed which makes me think he either fell asleep or passed out or something. He told me to go ahead and go since the police were on the the way and he did need a witness for any reason. I then proceed to get back into my car and try to get on the highway, where I had to force my way in because no one would let me over!
I felt bad for the guy because it was a pretty crappy way to start the day, and at first glance, no one seemed to care.
Here's the question, are people that uncaring that they won't stop to help someone that they just saw slam head first into a wall at a pretty good rate of speed?
I'm not trying to toot my own horn hear, just wondering if that is something people just don't do anymore. Just curious on what you would honestly do.
I got an early start to the day and was actually making some pretty good time. I left early enough that I was beating all the traffic for a change and was going to get into work early. My wife calls at me upset because I was supposed to get some stuff cleaned up around the house this morning since I have a college buddy of mine spending the night tonight and she wanted to have things spotless. We were going back and forth on the phone while I am cruising down the highway with everyone else, doing about 70 in the far right lane. There are quite a few cars on the highway, but not so many that you would have to ease your way into another lane if need be. All of a sudden, I see a car about 6 cars or so in front of me in the far left hand lane(four lanes total) that had basically taken a right turn and was cutting across all the lanes perpendicular to normal traffic and slam almost head first into the wall next to the lane I was driving in. He managed to miss any other cars in the process and wasn't actually hit himself. Everyone kind of slowed down for a second and then kept on driving. I saw him slowly get out of the car and stumble towards the front of it and I pull over to make sure he is okay. I called 911 to get someone out there and help this guy out. He didn't want an ambulance, but definitely needed a tow truck. The guy was totally dazed which makes me think he either fell asleep or passed out or something. He told me to go ahead and go since the police were on the the way and he did need a witness for any reason. I then proceed to get back into my car and try to get on the highway, where I had to force my way in because no one would let me over!
I felt bad for the guy because it was a pretty crappy way to start the day, and at first glance, no one seemed to care.
Here's the question, are people that uncaring that they won't stop to help someone that they just saw slam head first into a wall at a pretty good rate of speed?
I'm not trying to toot my own horn hear, just wondering if that is something people just don't do anymore. Just curious on what you would honestly do.