Fell off the Train

dmg24

A few weeks ago I was walking home late on a Friday night. A man was sat in the middle of the road, and was keeled over. Some young lads were standing nearby, so I asked if he was with them - 'No, he has been there for twenty minutes, he must be drunk.' I went over to find that he was having an asthma attack, to the extent that he was clammy and could not speak. I called an ambulance, got him to the side of the road and waited with him. Despite it being late, this was near a large 24 hour supermarket and train station, I can't imagine how many people had passed him by.

Paul_Varjak

A few years ago I was driving and saw a distressed man walking along the road. I stopped and asked what was wrong.

he explained he had a short term memory problem following a stroke so could not remember where he parked his car.

I took him home and it turned out he had walked about 3 miles before I picked him up and his wife was very distressed about his safety but so grateful he was safe and well.

At that point I burst into tears, explaining that I had just been to my mother's own funeral.

Sneezy

That's awful both OP and DMG - I've fallen a few times - the first time near where I was at school (I'd gone out at lunch and fallen off the side of the curb - had to have an ambulence called as I couldn't walk - a passenger ambulence stopped and gave me a blanket while the other arrived - lovely chaps.

Another time I tripped in Victoria train station(up the stairs) and just one person asked me if I was ok - the rest of them just walked around me and didn't ask.

I was sat at the other end of the train yesterday and an elderley gentleman got on - he walked all the way to my end and no one stood up - I stopped him from walking any further and gave him my seat and tried to help him with his bag (he wouldn't let me he said it was too heavy!) it was only when I got up that another lad about 25ish got up helpe the gentleman with his bag and let me have his seat and moved further down the train!

:mad: it shouldn't happen like that!

Sneezy

Paul_Varjak wrote: »

A few years ago I was driving and saw a distressed man walking along the road. I stopped and asked what was wrong.

he explained he had a short term memory problem following a stroke so could not remember where he parked his car.

I took him home and it turned out he had walked about 3 miles before I picked him up and his wife was very distressed about his safety but so grateful he was safe and well.

At that point I burst into tears, explaining that I had just been to my mother's own funeral.

That reminds me of a time when I was in Manchester (nr Piccadilly gardens) and a elderley (and fraile) lady asked me where shudehill bus station was - so I walked with her and helped her find the bus stop she needed and made sure she got on the right bus - she was grateful but she said that shed already asked a couple of people and they'd just pointed her in the general direction....

Sorry to hear about your loss

hoyles10

Hope you're ok OP and it is sad that no-one bothered to stop to make sure you were ok, I know I would have done but that's no help.

I think it's just the way people are now, in fact i'm surprised that you weren't surrounded by people handing you No Win - No Fee cards to put a claim in.

Justicia

Your thread made me think of that video, currently on the BBC news website, of the schoolboy in Scotland that fell in front of the bus - similar situation, as in people just stood about and looked on. Even his friend stopped to pick up (what appeared to be in the blurry image) a trainer before even going over to see the boy in the road!!

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/7598674.stm

marleyboy

I hope your ankle heals soon, I am more than aware of this "turn a blind eye" myself and know exactly what you mean.

I remember a time my Mother had collapsed whilst crossing a busy road, her shopping bags either side of her, tipped out across the road as she just flopped to the floor.

It took a lollipop lady from half way up this road, who was alerted only by the congestion, as the traffic merely negotiated around her, to run down the road, force the traffic to stop and go to her aid, as not only was this busy high street packed with people completely ignoring her, but motorists having the audacity to toot their horn at her as they drove around her.

Had I have witnessed this, their would have been quite a few other casualties in need of aid.

Its such a shame this Country has turned into a "not my problem" population, I could never walk by on someone in such distress.

Do get well soon.

marleyboy

Justicia wrote: »

Your thread made me think of that video, currently on the BBC news website, of the schoolboy in Scotland that fell in front of the bus - similar situation, as in people just stood about and looked on. Even his friend stopped to pick up (what appeared to be in the blurry image) a trainer before even going over to see the boy in the road!!

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/7598674.stm

Ive never seen that clip before OMG:eek::eek:

How he survived with a broken nose n shoulder is amazing, he will never know just how lucky he was.

EllaKeat

At the risk of sounding like a cliche, is this a problem in cities where no one has any 'buy in'? I have been horrified reading these stories, but live in the North East - a small village admittedly, but have witnessed a few falls/trips/acidents in the bigger towns around here and have just have not been quick enough to get to the person involved without barging aside the dozens who have already gathered to help out!! To be honest, i always thought the vast majority were just being a bit nosey and busy bodyish, but I have to say, the alternative is frightening! I also think there must be a knock on effect too, if you see that helping people out is the norm, you are far more likely to get involved yourself. I travel to London regularly and think nothing of doing what I can to help out, and have done so on a few occassions (nothing major, just helping a guy in a wheelchair and helping to pick up the contents of a shopping bag)! But, I probably do that because it is expected behaviour.....
Hope everyone above is doing okay now:D

oldagetraveller

I fully expected this to be a "compensation" question when I saw the thread title!:p Now that really is a sign of the times along with uncaring and ignorant persons ignoring someone who is fairly obviously in need of assistance.
I'm afraid, sadly, you are correct o.p., a lot of people just don't care anymore.:mad:
Only yesterday, outside Tesco, I witnessed three rather unintelligent looking, able bodied characters, measuring, taking pictures and debating about a raised bit of paving at the entrance. Possibly working their way round to a fraudulent compo claim?
I hope your ankle improves soon.:)