Please settle this argument

Danny Tse
Danny Tse Posts: 5,206
edited April 2024 in Clubhouse Archives
If your car is disabled along a highway, assuming you have you emergency/caution blingers flashing, is it safer to stay inside the car or standing by it?

My option is that it's safer to stay inside the car. What's your option?
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  • PolkThug
    PolkThug Posts: 7,532
    edited December 2005
    Obviously safer inside the car. I feel a punchline coming....
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  • BlueMDPicker
    BlueMDPicker Posts: 7,569
    edited December 2005
    Danny Tse wrote:
    caustion blingers flashing

    Get as far away from the vehicle as possible. And, if anyone asks, claim it's not yours. You've had one too many drinks! ;)
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  • Demiurge
    Demiurge Posts: 10,874
    edited December 2005
    Definitely safter to stay inside the car and have someone else handle it. Wait for a cop to show up and then take care of changing a tire or what have you. I say this for when you're on a highway or a high speed road of any kind. Friend of ours is a surgeon and some of the most horrific things he has seen is people hit when they were messing around with their cars on the freeway. I'm sure some of our EMTs here will tell you some pretty similar stories. :o
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  • madmax
    madmax Posts: 12,434
    edited December 2005
    I've heard it is best to leave the car and move as far away as necessary to protect yourself if it gets hit. People tend to hit things sitting on the side of the road.
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  • shack
    shack Posts: 11,154
    edited December 2005
    madmax wrote:
    I've heard it is best to leave the car and move as far away as necessary to protect yourself if it gets hit. People tend to hit things sitting on the side of the road.
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  • Danny Tse
    Danny Tse Posts: 5,206
    edited December 2005
    BlueMDPicker wrote:
    Get as far away from the vehicle as possible. And, if anyone asks, claim it's not yours. You've had one too many drinks! ;)

    Hahaha :D Original post edited.

    As of this post, it's pretty much even on opinions to stay inside the car or stay clear.
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  • bobman1235
    bobman1235 Posts: 10,822
    edited December 2005
    Depends on what you mean by "get out of the car.". I would agree with Max - if you get out of the car, stay way off the highway. But if you mean staying in the car vs getting out and trying to fix it or something... stay in.
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  • Skynut
    Skynut Posts: 2,967
    edited December 2005
    A friend and I were on the side of the road once and had given up on fixing the problem.
    We were just about to walk back into town when a drunk came along and slammed right into our car.
    He actually changed lanes onto the shoulder and traveled at least 100 yards w/o touching his brakes till about 10 feet before impact.
    My friend and I took-off into the farmers field as soon as we sensed danger and that was a good thing.
    We watched as this guy hit the ElCamino at around 60 mph.

    In answer to your question I feel it depends wether you are on the freeway or in the country.
    Personally after that I try to be real careful to figure out how much danger I may be in.
    If there is a good chance to be hit I would rather watch from a distance.
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  • nadams
    nadams Posts: 5,877
    edited December 2005
    If you can get out the passenger side door, do so, and get as far back from the road as possible. Haven't we all seen the various videos of cars getting slammed into during traffic stops and such?

    On the other end of things, I always get over into the left lane if possible, if there's a disabled vehicle on the right shoulder. You never know if someone's trying to work on the car or about to fling their door open...
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  • RuSsMaN
    RuSsMaN Posts: 17,986
    edited December 2005
    Climb on top of the car, remove your pants, and play with mr. happy.
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  • wingnut4772
    wingnut4772 Posts: 7,519
    edited December 2005
    Stay well off the side of the road away from the car. DUIs love shiny, flashy lights and tend to drive right into them.
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  • Tour2ma
    Tour2ma Posts: 10,177
    edited December 2005
    Yup... Out and away and/or back up the road so if someone hits your car it is not knocked into you.
    More later,
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