Results: Personal code of morality versus Minding your own business
Published on 03/04/2016
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?
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Have you ever seen someone driving erratically? Yes
70%
1475 votes
No
30%
644 votes
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If so, did you try to stop them? No, I avoided them and went on my way.
44%
937 votes
Yes, i managed to stop them and help them.
4%
93 votes
I called the police.
22%
466 votes
N/a
31%
659 votes
Other (please specify)
1%
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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Have you ever been in an accident caused by erratic driving or known someone who has been? Yes
24%
512 votes
No
76%
1607 votes
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