No im talking about people like this family of 4 a couple years a go that went up to the mountains to find a sledding hill. The snow had come down pretty hard the night before, and they were braking trail the last mile to the sledding area. The dad realized his car wasnt up to the challenge and tried to turn around at the most convenient spot in the road.
As he was backing up to finish the 3 point turn, his back tires sunk into the bar ditch that he couldnt see in the snow making him high centered. Where they were stuck at had no cell service. But was a busy FS road right after fresh snow. 3 different groups of 16-24 year olds drove right on by waving at the family that was obviously in distress.
I happened to be heading up to recover a buddy who blew his engine up higher a few days earlier when I saw the family. I pulled them out with my winch, only to pull myself into a snowbank on the opposite side of the road. As I was chaining up my front axles, one of the groups came back by. The back end of my truck. Was blocking the road, so they just rammed me off the road flipping me the bird and laughing as they drovve on by.
Once I finished putting my chains on I was able to drive out without a problem fallowing the family back down incase they had any more problems.
BTW I live in a small community and I either knew all the kids or I knew their parents, or both. Most of those kids I went to all 13 years of school with. So ya they had lots of 'splainin' to do to their parents.
It says a lot, does it not, about so many young adults in this day and age. What you describe is really bad behavior, and this,.....not from a bunch of city kids, but from those in a small rural community. To make it even worse....
.I either knew all the kids or I knew their parents, or both. Most of those kids I went to all 13 years of school with."
The kicker is the part about
RAMMING YOUR VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD. By doing that, they could not say they did not realize your party was in trouble, as it was deliberate. So lets see,...........failure to render aid, deliberately causing a accident, leaving the scene of a accident, yeah...entitled kids? You didn't mention the Sheriffs dept. getting involved, but me after all that, telling the parents would be the least of their worries.
As to the post about being wary when on the road, that too, i can relate to. Growing up, my parents stopped and helped a few people on the road (Boondocks). But when they did, a pistol was within easy reach, in case anything went sideways. So I can't condemn those that pass on helping another. It depends on the circumstances, and you have to make a judgement call.
Remember all, there is a thread on OB about those deaths in upper BC Canada, that has not been fully resolved yet. What circumstances the victims found themselves in, is still to be determined.
