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Anonymous wrote:My car literally died at a red light. Apparently my car battery is leaking acid/died prematurely and a new one was needed. It wasn’t getting charged while driving. I didn’t know this when I left the house. I tried putting the car in neutral and pushing it to the shoulder but couldn’t physically do it. I’m a 5’2” woman and I weight 120 pounds. I simply couldn’t push it myself and steer the car safely. People whizzed by me honking and screaming. Clearly I am not sitting here and trying to push this car by myself for no reason. One guy yelled at me “this ain’t a parking lot, you can’t park there”. Seriously? I got very lucky and a firetruck with 3 firefighters passed by and helped me push the car to the shoulder and held traffic for me. I had to wait 90 minutes for a tow truck and only 2 people stopped to ask if I needed help. I understand I am owed nothing but I can’t believe how I was treated. I feel like this is just a greater trend of people becoming ruder and community disappearing.

AAAaaaawww I'm sorry 10 years ago in that area. The same thing happened, my car broke down near the Potomac on the highway. I just sat in my car in shock not knowing what to do. A man jumped out and smiled and told me to put it in Neutral. I did that and he pushed my car to the side of the grass and within 2 mins a really nice female police officer drove up behind me and told me that she received multiple calls that people were worried about me. While I waited for the tow truck she said she would swoop back in a few minutes to make sure I was safe and on my way. I was really young and naive and looking back thankful for these turn of events!! Times have changed!! However, later when having kids and getting older I had rude people left and right and other experiences that left a bad taste in my mouth.

I mean how did you know you didn’t need to get out of your car to safety? Don’t they teach this in drivers ed?

This happened when traffic was sort of slow and stopping and then picking up a little again and then pausing. It was not while everyone was going 100 on the highway.

You still should not have tried to push the car. That made it more unsafe for you and everyone else.

Anonymous wrote:Honestly, I’m black and I feel like stopping to help a white person is setting myself up for disaster. It is a lot safer for me to not help you.

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Anonymous wrote:My car died on 16th street during evening rush hour when the alternator went kaput. I put on the hazards, called for a tow truck and then got out and waited at the nearby bus stop for the truck to show up. Yes, it caused a traffic situation for the 30 minutes it took for the tow truck to arrive but I don’t know what anyone else could have done to help. I’m just glad it didn’t happen in the middle of the highway.

If it did, then you coast to the shoulder and get the F off the highway. You do know that, right?

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Anonymous wrote:My car died on 16th street during evening rush hour when the alternator went kaput. I put on the hazards, called for a tow truck and then got out and waited at the nearby bus stop for the truck to show up. Yes, it caused a traffic situation for the 30 minutes it took for the tow truck to arrive but I don’t know what anyone else could have done to help. I’m just glad it didn’t happen in the middle of the highway.

If it did, then you coast to the shoulder and get the F off the highway. You do know that, right?

Anonymous wrote:My car died on 16th street during evening rush hour when the alternator went kaput. I put on the hazards, called for a tow truck and then got out and waited at the nearby bus stop for the truck to show up. Yes, it caused a traffic situation for the 30 minutes it took for the tow truck to arrive but I don’t know what anyone else could have done to help. I’m just glad it didn’t happen in the middle of the highway.

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Anonymous wrote:A tree once fell on my car while I was driving with my then-baby inside on a neighborhood street and trapped it underneath, blocking a lane of traffic. I was able to get us both out but then stood on the sidewalk for a long time waiting for AAA and police because it was a windy day with lots of branches down.

More than 10 people walked by either on exercise walks or dog walks and no one even made eye contact let alone asked if I was ok or needed help. This was in a busy, upscale urban neighborhood!

And exactly how can a stranger passing by help you in this situation? It was obvious you and your child were fine.

IDK PP. Just asking "are you okay" can be comforting in emergency. Be kind.

- NP

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My car literally died at a red light. Apparently my car battery is leaking acid/died prematurely and a new one was needed. It wasn’t getting charged while driving. I didn’t know this when I left the house. I tried putting the car in neutral and pushing it to the shoulder but couldn’t physically do it. I’m a 5’2” woman and I weight 120 pounds. I simply couldn’t push it myself and steer the car safely. People whizzed by me honking and screaming. Clearly I am not sitting here and trying to push this car by myself for no reason. One guy yelled at me “this ain’t a parking lot, you can’t park there”. Seriously? I got very lucky and a firetruck with 3 firefighters passed by and helped me push the car to the shoulder and held traffic for me. I had to wait 90 minutes for a tow truck and only 2 people stopped to ask if I needed help. I understand I am owed nothing but I can’t believe how I was treated. I feel like this is just a greater trend of people becoming ruder and community disappearing.

AAAaaaawww I'm sorry 10 years ago in that area. The same thing happened, my car broke down near the Potomac on the highway. I just sat in my car in shock not knowing what to do. A man jumped out and smiled and told me to put it in Neutral. I did that and he pushed my car to the side of the grass and within 2 mins a really nice female police officer drove up behind me and told me that she received multiple calls that people were worried about me. While I waited for the tow truck she said she would swoop back in a few minutes to make sure I was safe and on my way. I was really young and naive and looking back thankful for these turn of events!! Times have changed!! However, later when having kids and getting older I had rude people left and right and other experiences that left a bad taste in my mouth.

I mean how did you know you didn’t need to get out of your car to safety? Don’t they teach this in drivers ed?

This happened when traffic was sort of slow and stopping and then picking up a little again and then pausing. It was not while everyone was going 100 on the highway.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:A tree once fell on my car while I was driving with my then-baby inside on a neighborhood street and trapped it underneath, blocking a lane of traffic. I was able to get us both out but then stood on the sidewalk for a long time waiting for AAA and police because it was a windy day with lots of branches down.

More than 10 people walked by either on exercise walks or dog walks and no one even made eye contact let alone asked if I was ok or needed help. This was in a busy, upscale urban neighborhood!

And exactly how can a stranger passing by help you in this situation? It was obvious you and your child were fine.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My car literally died at a red light. Apparently my car battery is leaking acid/died prematurely and a new one was needed. It wasn’t getting charged while driving. I didn’t know this when I left the house. I tried putting the car in neutral and pushing it to the shoulder but couldn’t physically do it. I’m a 5’2” woman and I weight 120 pounds. I simply couldn’t push it myself and steer the car safely. People whizzed by me honking and screaming. Clearly I am not sitting here and trying to push this car by myself for no reason. One guy yelled at me “this ain’t a parking lot, you can’t park there”. Seriously? I got very lucky and a firetruck with 3 firefighters passed by and helped me push the car to the shoulder and held traffic for me. I had to wait 90 minutes for a tow truck and only 2 people stopped to ask if I needed help. I understand I am owed nothing but I can’t believe how I was treated. I feel like this is just a greater trend of people becoming ruder and community disappearing.

AAAaaaawww I'm sorry 10 years ago in that area. The same thing happened, my car broke down near the Potomac on the highway. I just sat in my car in shock not knowing what to do. A man jumped out and smiled and told me to put it in Neutral. I did that and he pushed my car to the side of the grass and within 2 mins a really nice female police officer drove up behind me and told me that she received multiple calls that people were worried about me. While I waited for the tow truck she said she would swoop back in a few minutes to make sure I was safe and on my way. I was really young and naive and looking back thankful for these turn of events!! Times have changed!! However, later when having kids and getting older I had rude people left and right and other experiences that left a bad taste in my mouth.

I mean how did you know you didn’t need to get out of your car to safety? Don’t they teach this in drivers ed?

Anonymous wrote:If this happens to you your only goal is to keep yourself safe and act responsibly. You should not have been trying to push your car in traffic - that was very unsafe for you. You should have put on hazards, carefully gotten out and walked to median, and waited BEHIND guardrail, and called 911. people stopping for you only would have compounded the risk for them and for others.