abhibeckert , 9 months ago (edited 9 months ago)

No, the car did the right thing.

Removing pressure from her leg could have meant bleeding to death before paramedics could arrive. As horrifying as it is to have a car parked on your leg, she was stable and as safe as she could possibly be. Removing the car from her leg wouldn’t have reduced the pain - chances are it would’ve got a lot worse and I bet emergency services didn’t remove the car from her leg as soon as they arrived, they would’ve done a bunch of prep work first (especially given her drugs for the pain).

When there’s a serious accident, you stop what you’re doing and wait for help. Only act if you’re trained or if it’s very clear that something needs to be done right now (e.g. if a car is on fire and someone is inside it).