The road to Hell (Stop to help?)
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Of course you stop, then if he isn't badly hurt you give him smack in the mouth for being an idiot then kick him in the nuts for costing you a job.
This situation is really simple, but if you want to complicate it then replace job interview with a pregnant wife in the passenger seat. Now you have a real dilemma.
ETA: Just to make it clear for the stupid/pedantic, you are rushing to the hospital with the wife because she is in labour.
This situation is really simple, but if you want to complicate it then replace job interview with a pregnant wife in the passenger seat. Now you have a real dilemma.
ETA: Just to make it clear for the stupid/pedantic, you are rushing to the hospital with the wife because she is in labour.
Edited by poing on Saturday 2nd April 19:43
Sparkzz said:
Please read that this is not my personal opinion, as I would stop. I'm soft.
Realistically though, what can you do? He's dead. You roll alongside and he's mush. Is it really worth losing that job for, or having that baby in the car?
He's the idiot, after all.
Unless he is literally mush, or his head is lying several feet away or something, that's not a call you can make from a distance. Plus maybe you didn't see a passenger, or a child seat in the back. Realistically though, what can you do? He's dead. You roll alongside and he's mush. Is it really worth losing that job for, or having that baby in the car?
He's the idiot, after all.
You always stop. The only exception would be if to do so would be definitely risking another life, in whatever convoluted scenario you fancy putting out there to suit that.
As for the theoretical job, any company worth working for will reschedule under those circumstances. Perhaps it'll give you a little extra glimpse of whether you want their job.
Edited by InitialDave on Saturday 2nd April 20:04
Jasandjules said:
In the OP you don't say you know he is dead.
But in any event the answer is you stop. You see if you can help and you do what you can. You then contact the company later and explain what happened and ask for another interview date..
100+ into a tree, he's dead as a Dodo.But in any event the answer is you stop. You see if you can help and you do what you can. You then contact the company later and explain what happened and ask for another interview date..
Sparkzz said:
Let's have a hypothetical situation for tonight.
Imagine your driving a long a B road, an old Roman road, many straight sections, but the camber varies with dips and the very occasional sharp bend. Trees and fences line the road, there is a sharp drop on the left hand side. It's damp and drizzling, no traffic in either direction. Just you.
Your running at 60 - 70 (Which is arguably the maximum sensible speed for this type of road)
A typical, badly driven car with a single occupant (young male) overtakes you without indicating. You estimate his speed to be well over 100, your car shakes as he passes. You curse him for being an idiot, he nearly collided with you.
Just as he's on the horizon, you see the vehicle lose control, it hits a tree head on. It's stranded in the ditch at the side of the road, the road itself is not obscured by the vehicle.
Surely, you should stop to help the fellow. You should contact the authorities, he's probably dead.
Thing is, your on your way to a job interview, the opportunity of a lifetime, and your pretty sure you'll get it. Providing your on time.
It's £20,000 a year more than your on now, a 4 day week, the kind of work you like to do, in a good location. (Whatever you can imagine, it's your dream job in your chosen field)
If you stop to help, you WILL be late, you won't get the job.
Did you really see this crash? or do you roll on by? Any legal eagles know the specifics on what your supposed to do?
First rule of PH.Imagine your driving a long a B road, an old Roman road, many straight sections, but the camber varies with dips and the very occasional sharp bend. Trees and fences line the road, there is a sharp drop on the left hand side. It's damp and drizzling, no traffic in either direction. Just you.
Your running at 60 - 70 (Which is arguably the maximum sensible speed for this type of road)
A typical, badly driven car with a single occupant (young male) overtakes you without indicating. You estimate his speed to be well over 100, your car shakes as he passes. You curse him for being an idiot, he nearly collided with you.
Just as he's on the horizon, you see the vehicle lose control, it hits a tree head on. It's stranded in the ditch at the side of the road, the road itself is not obscured by the vehicle.
Surely, you should stop to help the fellow. You should contact the authorities, he's probably dead.
Thing is, your on your way to a job interview, the opportunity of a lifetime, and your pretty sure you'll get it. Providing your on time.
It's £20,000 a year more than your on now, a 4 day week, the kind of work you like to do, in a good location. (Whatever you can imagine, it's your dream job in your chosen field)
If you stop to help, you WILL be late, you won't get the job.
Did you really see this crash? or do you roll on by? Any legal eagles know the specifics on what your supposed to do?
Always quote.
I always stop.
If he's dead then I'd call 999 and leave.
If he's alive, I'd do all I could.
EDIT - to answer the final question in the OP - I don't believe there is a legal requirement to stop - I believe there is in some European countries. I'd like to think that people would stop because they're decent human beings rather than because they are legally obligated.
If he's dead then I'd call 999 and leave.
If he's alive, I'd do all I could.
EDIT - to answer the final question in the OP - I don't believe there is a legal requirement to stop - I believe there is in some European countries. I'd like to think that people would stop because they're decent human beings rather than because they are legally obligated.
Edited by V8RX7 on Saturday 2nd April 22:50
I'd definitely stop.
Call the emergency services first and foremost. Call the employer afterwards and explain you're at the scene of an accident and will not be able to make it to the interview but would be happy to reschedule for another date.
Even if the other car's occupant(s) are mush, it's bound to reflect well on you as a possible employee. And you'd be doing the decent thing, too.
Call the emergency services first and foremost. Call the employer afterwards and explain you're at the scene of an accident and will not be able to make it to the interview but would be happy to reschedule for another date.
Even if the other car's occupant(s) are mush, it's bound to reflect well on you as a possible employee. And you'd be doing the decent thing, too.
Sparkzz said:
Let's have a hypothetical situation for tonight.
Imagine your driving a long a B road, an old Roman road, many straight sections, but the camber varies with dips and the very occasional sharp bend. Trees and fences line the road, there is a sharp drop on the left hand side. It's damp and drizzling, no traffic in either direction. Just you.
Your running at 60 - 70 (Which is arguably the maximum sensible speed for this type of road)
A typical, badly driven car with a single occupant (young male) overtakes you without indicating. You estimate his speed to be well over 100, your car shakes as he passes. You curse him for being an idiot, he nearly collided with you.
Just as he's on the horizon, you see the vehicle lose control, it hits a tree head on. It's stranded in the ditch at the side of the road, the road itself is not obscured by the vehicle.
Surely, you should stop to help the fellow. You should contact the authorities, he's probably dead.
Thing is, your on your way to a job interview, the opportunity of a lifetime, and your pretty sure you'll get it. Providing your on time.
It's £20,000 a year more than your on now, a 4 day week, the kind of work you like to do, in a good location. (Whatever you can imagine, it's your dream job in your chosen field)
If you stop to help, you WILL be late, you won't get the job.
Did you really see this crash? or do you roll on by? Any legal eagles know the specifics on what your supposed to do?
You might as well stop. You're not going to get the job anyway, because your interviewer will figure out you're the kind of person who can't tell the difference between your and you're.Imagine your driving a long a B road, an old Roman road, many straight sections, but the camber varies with dips and the very occasional sharp bend. Trees and fences line the road, there is a sharp drop on the left hand side. It's damp and drizzling, no traffic in either direction. Just you.
Your running at 60 - 70 (Which is arguably the maximum sensible speed for this type of road)
A typical, badly driven car with a single occupant (young male) overtakes you without indicating. You estimate his speed to be well over 100, your car shakes as he passes. You curse him for being an idiot, he nearly collided with you.
Just as he's on the horizon, you see the vehicle lose control, it hits a tree head on. It's stranded in the ditch at the side of the road, the road itself is not obscured by the vehicle.
Surely, you should stop to help the fellow. You should contact the authorities, he's probably dead.
Thing is, your on your way to a job interview, the opportunity of a lifetime, and your pretty sure you'll get it. Providing your on time.
It's £20,000 a year more than your on now, a 4 day week, the kind of work you like to do, in a good location. (Whatever you can imagine, it's your dream job in your chosen field)
If you stop to help, you WILL be late, you won't get the job.
Did you really see this crash? or do you roll on by? Any legal eagles know the specifics on what your supposed to do?
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