Under What Circumstances Would You Stop To Help?

Reading the comments about winter driving, I started to think about what I would or should do if I actually witnessed an accident.

I’ve never seen a truck go off the road or Jack knife, etc. Everything I’ve seen has already happened by the time I go by the scene. But if you experienced drivers were to witness a wreck ahead of you, would you stop to render aid or to check on the driver? What experiences have you had in such a scenario?

Can you do so safely? I've called 911 for a accident I saw going in to opposite direction. If the opportunity presented its self I guess I would stop, luckily I haven't had too yet.

Any accident I've come across has already had people helping, or I wouldn't be able to stop close enough to help.

A couple years back near Moline Illinois I watched a pickup truck coming the opposite direction barrel roll into the back end of a tankers driverside trailer tires ahead of me. I'd backed off the throttle to let him over as there was an ASL (americas service line) truck riding his tail. I continued slowing down to create more following distance given the conditions when the pickup crossed over. ASL had to take the ditch to avoid Tboning the pickup that came to a rest in the left travel lane. Several vehicles stopped and another driver on the CB said he was calling it in so I continued on. No point for me to stop and be a sitting duck on the interstate if the interstates ice. If i had a medical background or more knowledge than just slapping on a band-aid it may be different. That's the only big wreck I've witnessed that would've been enough for me to stop. I've witnessed several vehicles slide off the roadway but I keep driving, nothing I can do to help them.

When I was with a TE we were cautiously rolling down 88 in Western IL in January of 2021 when came upon a semi jackknifed near the median. We slowed down more and my TE called 911 and then warned drivers by CB. The other driver was out of his rig and seemed okay. There was nowhere for us to stop since there was only one lane open and it blowing and drifting. I was driving at 15 to 20 mph

Interesting thst this came up. I was parked at the reciever yesterday. A dairy farm in riverside thst I delivered hay to. I had went down to a scale and came back.

I was doing my paper work in the truck, parked in their driveway. A car came shooting off the main road, jumped a gully, took out the fence and smashed into the building. It took a diagonal line directly into where my truck had been, I had backed up a few feet to let a forklift driver go by.

It happed no more than 5 feet from me. Shocking to say the least. Driver got out, said he fallen asleep. He hit the building doing about 60 or so. Destroyed the car, he was completely unharmed.

The farm hands asked me to leave. It was on private property, and they were closing up for the day. I left them my name and contact info and left.

Davy, off topic but how do they load hay into a dry van.?

Davy, off topic but how do they load hay into a dry van.?

For loading they use an end loader with a forklift attachment and just push the bails back on themselves. For unloading they have a portable ramp and use forklifts. I've also had them load like that too. Also for round bales they have an attachment Luke for Grabbing paper rolls.

I would not stop to help in any circumstance I can think of. Not bc Im heartless. I have no first responder/CPR training. I'd feel more like a hindrance to people who know what they are actually doing.

It's not heartless, its practical. There is also the liability factor too. The way our court system is currently functioning, I wouldn't want to rely on any good Samaritan laws if one is trying to help another and ends up worsening someone's medical injury/situation due to an innocent well intended error.

I would not stop to help in any circumstance I can think of. Not bc Im heartless. I have no first responder/CPR training. I'd feel more like a hindrance to people who know what they are actually doing.

If there is room for me to not become a threat to another incident I'll stop and help.