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>Do the people on the road during this situation not have a voice? Of course they do. They can call the highway patrol or 911 and report a disabled vehicle. Le

>Do the people on the road during this situation not have a voice? Of course they do. They can call the highway patrol or 911 and report a disabled vehicle. Let's imagine how that call would go. 911: 911, What's your emergency? Driver: Hi, there was a vehicle travelling slowly on the freeway with its emergency flashers on, I had to switch lanes. Pause... Driver: Hello? 911: Sorry, I was waiting for you to finish. Was there any other information? Did the driver or occupants appear to be in distress? Driver: I don't think so, he was alone and appeared to be talking to someone, perhaps on hands-free, or maybe On-Star? 911: 911 is for emergencies only, in the future please report events of this type to local authorities' non-emergency number accessible via 411. Goodbye.

kbenson 11y ago
Exactly. In this situation, the people on the road have less information that we do after the fact. People deserve to know if they were put in danger and why. Since this was done on a public highway, anyone that uses public highways has a right to feel upset about the behavior. I would like to think that a call to 911 with more information (which of course a fellow driver wouldn't have) would be handled differently: 911: 911, What's your emergency? Driver: Hi, someone on the freeway has purposefully disabled their vehicle in a location without shoulders, and is slowing while driving, impeding traffic. I'm not sure if the power brakes or steering are functioning, but the driver is definitely not in full control of the vehicle. 911: We've dispatched an officer to your location. Has there been an accident yet? Has the driver recovered control of the vehicle?