I was talking about experiences in California not NY which in someways from what I heard from Oro isn’t too much difference, just how they talk. I guess the difference well two, one if your friends are men they might feel that way. I had a few flat tires on the road when younger before I learned about temporary retreads falling apart on you and men stopped very quickly to help even if I didn’t need it but was appreciated. I did learn that some men not all have no mechanical ability but pretend to and can do more harm than good. Like a shop once broke something on my carberator and was leaking gas on pipes. A wanna be because the car died poured gas into it and told me to start it. I said that looks like too much gas and he gave me the Im a guy thing start it. I did and it went poof whike he was leaning over looking into it. He looked like Bozo afterwards with his hair and eyebrows burnt curled up. Luckily I had a fire extinguisher or he would of burnt my car up which was on fire. I took it to a real mechanic and he told me how lucky I was and how dangerous the situation was. That the gas leaking on the pipes could of caused a explosion big enough to blow the roof off the car.
Thats the second, people will stop or turn into rubber necks blocking traffic. Because people are standing around doesn’t mean they know what they are doing or even do anything. Their only purpose is to be there till help comes but may not know what to do say stop bleeding or CPR. For instance in the street a hispanic slash Vietnamese child in LA was face down bleeding profusely from the nose and not breathing when I got there. There were at least 50 people standing around but doing nothing and needed help to log roll him because of possible neck injury but if did nothing he would die before help could come. No one would help. Then two kids about 10 ran up and helped and did good. The boy survived. Hopefully not to be a Gang banger. More stories like that of all ages. They stand there but don’t know what to do so you can’t assune because people are there they are first responders. I remember some cops once when reporting the Mexican gangster who why we’re in the neighborhood were chasing to teens with a knife because as some teens can do is mouth off to them and they jumped out of the car. They start taking you for granted and said why didn’t you chase after them? I said guys Im not 20 anymore it’s your turn.