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Saw an accident at the Gundaroo Drv/Barton Highway roundabout today. A P plater was hit by a truck who didn't give way and he spun off the road, if there was a passenger they would have been hurt for sure. The worst thing was there was at least 20 cars around the roundabout, some driving right behind him that just drove off. We had to drive over a traffic island and concrete divider then run across the road as only one other car stopped to help and be a witness. The truck driver wasn't going to admit fault either.

Anyone else noticed this happen? A simple witness statement can save an innocent person thousands of dollars who would otherwise be burned(its happened to me), not even thinking about the fact that if there was a passenger they could have been killed and people who saw it happen drove past as if nothing happened!

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I would always stop if I saw an accident! The last time it happened, I saw a taxi change lines straight into a guy in his work van... I was directly behind them, so I stopped and offered myself as a witness. Good thing too, the taxi driver was starting to crap on and I just said "Don't try to say it wasn't your fault, I SAW you - you drove straight into him" and then he shut up. Never got called about it.

I probably wouldn't stop if it looked like there was other people helping, the last thing you need is heaps of cars all stopping and blocking the traffic.

I hit a 'roo on my motorbike near Bendigo and was laying on the road with the bike arse up etc and ppl drove around me like I was a bad pothole!!! I always stop if I'm one of the first, otherwise I try to keep out of peoples way.

I'd always stop for an accident, because as you made obvious, it's sad how many people don't. I'd especially stop just so I could be a witness if it was someone doing something STUPID, or clearly in the wrong. If it's only something minor, and blatently obvious who's at fault, and nobody would be injured, I wouldn't necessarily stop, unless I saw it happen right in front of me.

I stopped and provided first aid to a lady on Monday this week.

It was Pee'ing down rain and she slid off the road rounding a corner going down Black Mountain minutes before I arrived on the scene. She hit several tree's and a large rock and came to rest 3-4 meters off the road between 2 tree's WTF.

Facial cuts / abrassions and likely broken her nose judging by the swelling. She was in shock obviously and couldn't remember much. The car was pushed in badly so it was nearly half a car and luckily she was alone as any other occupants would most likely not have survived. The battery was meters away and the rear window had blown out.

A man and his wife pulled over just before I did and called 000. We had 2 police cars, ambulance and even a fire truck within 5-10 minutes at the scene.

Honestly it made me feel good being able to help.

i saw a guy on a bike that had hit the guard rail on glenlock, he was still in the guard rail, but there were 2 other cars there already and an ambulance, so i figured i'd just have gotten in the way

Unless your SES or have some sort of training that is perfectly fine if people have already stopped.

few weeks ago at braidwood a 75 y.o. man was in front of us in a jeep cherokee, he basically just went straight off the road and head on into one of thoes tall arse popular tree. my wife is trained nurse, and me with all the battlefield first aid training from the army, we got straight into helping him. he was fairly well cactus, 110km/h into a thick tree doesnt give you much chance at all.

he lasted 7 minutes, as the ambulance pulled up he was gone.

i then spent 5 min pulling fuses out as the fuel pump was still pressurising and leaking EVERYWHERE....

about 6 cars stopped to help, 100 or so went past (incl. a hot as Grey R34)

few weeks ago at braidwood a 75 y.o. man was in front of us in a jeep cherokee, he basically just went straight off the road and head on into one of thoes tall arse popular tree. my wife is trained nurse, and me with all the battlefield first aid training from the army, we got straight into helping him. he was fairly well cactus, 110km/h into a thick tree doesnt give you much chance at all.

he lasted 7 minutes, as the ambulance pulled up he was gone.

i then spent 5 min pulling fuses out as the fuel pump was still pressurising and leaking EVERYWHERE....

about 6 cars stopped to help, 100 or so went past (incl. a hot as Grey R34)

Love that, your dealing with mayhem and all and still have time to do a bit of spotting. Just another day at the office hey!!

DAMINIT!!!! FYI THIS IS MELLY!!!!!

Unless your SES or have some sort of training that is perfectly fine if people have already stopped.

That is where I have SES training, RFS training and 14 years of first aid training. Being in St John if I see an accident I have to stop because if st john finds out I don't than I can actualy get into trouble for it. (unless of course there are already police/ambulance etc there) If there are only other cars no emergency services and it looks like i would be needed I have to stop.

And Zane is that the one we saw that night??

Worst accident I have ever seen was in Griffith a truck hit my friends car and kill him instantly, there were 3 other people in the car ther were injured but not seriosuly, I happened to be driving home from a party when I saw it, the worst part is that it was literally 200m down the road from my friends house. (The truck didn't give way) I was 17 at the time and it was horrible.

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