Results: Personal code of morality versus Minding your own business
Yesterday, on our way home, my fiancee was driving, and we passed this woman who clearly shouldn't be driving. She was very disheveled and swerving all over the road. I had to turn away as we saw her swerve and barely miss a semi-truck. I told my fiancee we should try to stop her or call the cops. But he said she'll just wreck into us or worse, she could have a weapon. And calling the police wouldn't work because she was about 5 minutes to the state line. They wouldn't catch her. He's driving so it's not like I can just make him stop. I was upset about this and we argued. He says I'm the type of person that wants to stick my nose in everyone's life but I want them to stay out of mine. I think that a person has a moral responsibility to try to protect others if possible. In the comments: What do you think we should have done?
1.
1.
Have you ever seen someone driving erratically? Yes
70%
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1475 votes
No
30%
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644 votes
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2.
If so, did you try to stop them? No, I avoided them and went on my way.
44%
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937 votes
Yes, i managed to stop them and help them.
4%
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93 votes
I called the police.
22%
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466 votes
N/a
31%
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659 votes
Other (please specify)
1%
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19 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
| 0.18% | 4 | |
| Had no way of stopping them, as I was not the driver, and did not have a cell phone. | 0.05% | 1 |
| wasn't able to do anything | 0.05% | 1 |
| actually slowed down and followed as I was afraid to pass at the time did not have a cell phone or would have called | 0.05% | 1 |
| mad fast drivers on the major highway | 0.05% | 1 |
| I let them know later | 0.05% | 1 |
| They crashed right in front of us,flipping their car on the curb. | 0.05% | 1 |
| depends | 0.05% | 1 |
| sometimes call cops sometimes just flip them off | 0.05% | 1 |
| I WAS IN THE CAR WITH THEM. | 0.05% | 1 |
| I don't have a cell phone, so didn't know what to do...except stay my distance | 0.05% | 1 |
| my mom was killed by a drunk driver when she was 39, Be smart, stick your nose in a drunk's business to save lives! Dump your boyfriend, there's better men out there! | 0.05% | 1 |
| happen to run into police | 0.05% | 1 |
| S | 0.05% | 1 |
| took away the driver privledges - father | 0.05% | 1 |
| I avoided them & called the police. | 0.05% | 1 |
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3.
Have you ever been in an accident caused by erratic driving or known someone who has been? Yes
24%
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512 votes
No
76%
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1607 votes
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