If you dont have first aid training the only thing you can do is see if they are moving and call 911. If you do not have any type of medical treatment training then you can be sued, even with training you can still be sued...lol.

A few weeks ago me and the gf were driving home and i seen 2 kids in honda civics drag racing. One of them wanted to try and drift his car through the left hand turn (through the median) and go into the parking lot. Lost control ended up going 180 in the ditch. The girlfriend asked me if i was gonna stop and make sure they were alright. I pulled into tim hortons so she could get a coffee and i called the cops and reported them. Theres no legal obligation saying i have to stop and help them, even with first aid training. (At least not in this province)

I don't care what somebody does, if they have an accident (being dumb or not) then they obviously did not plan for that and could in fact be hurt. If you don't stop to help somebody or at least see if they are ok, then you are an a**hole. Everyone has done something dumb in their life at one point or another, don't act tough like you haven't or pass judgement. Hypocrisy is a weakness.

Just yesterday a guy in a truck starts speeding up a hill in front of me, in the pouring down rain, loses traction and crushes into 2 parked cars. Was he smart? Hell no. Did I think he was dumb for doing that? Of course! Did I stop to see if he was ok? Damn right I did, because I'm not an a**hole

theres a difference from a guy making a bad choice in speeding up during rain and a guy showing off, going WOT on the wrong side of the road. Yea i would have stopped for that guy in the truck, but i wouldnt stop for someone showing off saying "hey look at me and my fast car, watch how fast i can go on the wrong side of the road"

:facepalm: i blame Shasha

that is all.

How is this my fault? :p

So how much for that exhaust? :stirthepot:

:gtfo2: no derailing this thread, you thread-derailer! :icon17:


and do we know who the dumb driver is, btw? :icon08:

Idk who he is. Some people were saying he came late to the cruise and showed up as the cars were leaving. He hasn't identified himself on FB or any forum, but one of his friends has been giving some updates. I think the guy might have replied to a comment on the video though.

well, hell I don't blame him!! :ugh: stay incognito ... and be

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Yeah pretty much.

we had one of those guys in Dallas pull some dumb sht like that one at the local Cars & Coffee... except this happened right as he was leaving the place and in front of EVERYONE ... he was in a 370... :shakes head:

Needless to say... we haven't seen or heard from him since :ugh2:

:facepalm:

No, the major part of that Good Samaritan law is that it protects you if you do help someone w/o medical training. As for those with training, I think it's required that they help someone in need, otherwise they could lose their license if it's found that they don't (this is what I hear from friends that are RNs and such).

Either way, if someone's seriously injured and innards are exposed or there's a lot of blood, and I decide to stop and help - There's going to be one extra body to pick up off of the ground, 'cause I'll pass out from that stuff. :rofl2: I can't handle too much blood or anything exposed that shouldn't be.

The good samaritan law only covers you if you are trained. If you come up to a scene of a accident with no first aid training and try to apply CPR or apply a tournique, you can be sued by the person in need of help, unless you have applied consent (ie if the persion is unconscious) However if you have some sort of first aid training and you do what you are trained to, then the good samaritan will cover you incase of a law suit. In Canada, if you have Saint Johns Ambulance First Aid training (which everyone in the military gets), they will cover your law suit if you follow the proper training.

As far as i know, only 1 province in Canada requires you by law, to assist if you have first aid training. You will not be sued in any other province if you dont help. I've been to plenty of accidents and helped out. 9 times out of 10, ill stop. Only time i dont is if medical services are already there or if its impossible for me to get to the scene, ie if im on a bridge and traffic is preventing me from turning around.

Oh, I guess I misread it. Screw that then, I'm not going to help anyone.

Well all that being said you can still help. Doesnt mean you will be sued. Just means you could be if the person you are helping, wants to sue you. I came up to an accident and offerd first aid to a women that was pretty ****** up. She asked me if i got m training in the army and i said yes. She said she hates the army and didnt want my help. So i said **** it and left.