Friday on my way to work, while I was still in my 'hood, I saw a pretty bad bicycle incident. A bicyclist on Parmer Lane, either missed the intersection if he was trying to take a right onto Amherst, or somehow got out of control and came hurling through 2 lanes of Amherst, skidding/rolling to a stop at the car in front of me at the red light. I can only imagine what would have happened if we hadn't been stopped at the red light.
The bicyclist sort of picked himself up and was sitting on the concrete median. Me & another driver came over to him and asked him if he was okay. The bicyclist nodded his head, said yes, even though he was holding his leg. The other driver put the bike on a grassy area across from us, and drove around to be parked by the bicyclist. The driver in front of me who pretty much stopped the bicyclist from going any further did the same.
So what did I do? Get back in the car and dial 911 emergency services. As I drove away. I think it's weird that I'm wondering to myself "did I do the right thing?" I mean, I call 911, even though the guy said he was okay, but he looked to be in major shock (who wouldn't be?). Then I leave. And I tell the operator that there are several people at the scene.
I've had bad mojo feeling about it. I feel that somebody with a medical background should be assessing the situation, but I feel that I should have stayed to make sure the guy was okay. But another part of me keeps thinking too many chefs in the kitchen and I would have just been in the way.
I've had this fear that I'm going to get a phone call, because I gave the 911 operator my cell phone in case we were disconnected, asking me what the hell did I call EMS for when it wasn't really "an emergency" and it was unncessary. So any assistance you can give me to help explain this irrational fear, I'd appreciate. I keep feeling that there will be repercussions for my actions, even though they were intended to be good.
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You did the right thing. When someone takes a tumble like that, it's better to be safe. Especially when they appear dazed and going into shock. I have a feeling that if you hadn't made the call, you be wrestling with the dilema of "Why didn't I?". Besides, if someone was going to give you grief for calling EMS, they would have done so by now.
isn't there some law about "leaving the scene of the accident"? if you're a witness to it, the cops come and ask you all about it cuz you may remember something different than anyone else.
actually, yes... there is a law. i asked the cop when i witnessed the causeway accident. i just remembered.
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