I am very dissappointed with some people ...no good samaritan..

Most people won't help out these days thinking it might be some kind of scam, dangerous, or that everyone has a cell phone to call for help or AAA. It is really sad that there are only a few helpers still out there. Glad your son donates Blood.

You know sometimes i hear older people go on about the "Good old days". And i wonder, whether they are just saying it like i would say the good old days about 5 years ago, for example. Or if it really is like they say it is and in the older times like 20, 30, 50+ years old things were really better than they are now. People were better, more willing to help and everything. I guess i'll never know...

I am a 60 year old woman and my car broke down on an interstate highway. I sat there for THREE hours, waiting for my husband to come and help me. (He could not get off work earlier than that.) While I was sitting there, many, many cars passed by but not one single person stopped to even ask if I was alright. Two police cars also passed me and did not stop! I had my emergency flashers on so there was no doubt to passing motorists that I was having a problem but no one would stop. I was especially upset that the police couldn't be bothered to see if I needed help. By the time my husband got there, it had been dark for at least two hours, yet no one would stop. I can understand some people being afraid of a scam or ambush but not the police. I lost a lot of what respect I did have for them that night. I'm so glad to hear that your son was okay. As a mother of two sons myself, I know how you must have felt when you got that phone call.

hi emily7339, good to hear that your son donated blood and managed to fix the flat tyre for the first time all by himself. i still remember the first time i fixed the flat tyre by myself was when i was on the way back around 450km away from my home somewhere on the highway. I was driving at the fast lane when i suddenly heard the bursting sound from the back. good thing it was the back tyre burst (not the front) so i was able to swerve the steering quickly to the side of the highway and fixed it myself. however, along the way another tyre burst around 350km away from my home. which means i had 2 tyres burst on the same day! and as we all know, there's only one spare tyre available in a car! but this time i was not on the highway so i just stopped my car at the side of the road and managed to get someone to fetch me to the nearest car tyre shop. i bought 2 tyres there and that person sent me back to the place i left my car (and he left). so i used one of the tyres to replace the flat tyre and keep the other tyre as a spare. p/s: i think nobody helped your son maybe because your son look like an adult? or look like someone who is knows and able to change a tyre on his own? or maybe also due to it was raining at that time?

Feeling bad for your son,people are getting too insensitive these days.Sadly these kinds of incidents are very common ,we face it on the regular basis now.Although i think good people are still there ,although few in number.Unfortunately none of them passed by the place where your son got into trouble.

I am glad your son got home safely, some people will not help anyeone,they saw your son needed help, probably didn't even ask him it they could, help him some people are just selfish.

Well, if he asked any of them for help and they refused, I can understand your feelings, but your son probably looked (to them) like he knew what he was doing.

As one other person said, it was probably because he was a man. Men are generally regarded as self-sufficient and since he didn't have a big sign saying he'd just giving blood and wasn't feeling up to changing a tire, no one suspected that he would need help, particularly because he was male! Then again, the others are right with the theory about how self-centered we've become. It's a real shame. Thirty years ago people would help each other and now the only help we can depend on is that we pay for, like the auto club I belong to in case I have a flat or something else happens. Some people get very weak after giving blood. I always got right up and went about my business with no ill effects but I know others have a hard time with it. I hope he feels better by now.

I hate to say this but people nowadays are all to themselves and I am really feel sorry for your son. That being said, I wonder if your son should be driving in the first place considering the physical he was in after donating blood. IMO, he is really unfit to drive and much more so since the weather was equally bad at that time. He should have considered leaving his car behind and called either of you to fetch him home. I am glad that nothing bad happened and I feel you should give him some common sense perspective where his life is worth much more than his car. I hope he is feeling better today.

It really is hard to be a good samaritan these days. Hopefully we can change for the better and become humble and helpful to our fellow men..

A lot of uncaring people nowadays, really. I don;t know how people just don't bother to extend help to strangers when they clearly see that somebody needs help.

It is sad that not one of those men could lend a helping hand. I know that a lot of people won't help someone on the highway but at a gas station, in front of many others. Jeepers, what has become of this world and lending a helping hand.

Very seldom are good samaritan... maybe there are willingness to help but hesitant to do it because of different crimes that society have now...

Yeah, it's true, it's very difficult to find good samaritans nowadays. I think it's because people are getting busier and busier with their own lives that they tend to forget about others. It's not good to generalize though because I believe that there are still many out there who do go things to others.

This is happening more and more. Maybe it is because he is a guy, and looked like he knew what he is doing. I hope he is feeling better now. I know a lot of people that giving blood affects that way.

So sorry to hear what happened to your son. Maybe it was a good idea you could have accompanied him in his blood donation so you could have at least help him drive home. But I guess there are just people like them not being supportive of helping others. Good thing that your son was alert and did not lose hope that he could do something from his situation. I guess your son is ready to face the world already.

Oh glad your son is better now and yes sometimes there are really people who do not care at all..they would just look at you and would not even offer to help even though you are already having a hard time. Glad he was able to drive going to the gas station and no harm happened.

It is sad that this happened but it could be that the people were wary that it could be a trick or something. Remember that it was raining and dark. Your son needs to learn how to change a tyre though. I am glad that it all ended well and that he is okay. He certainly has good parents

I've found if you are female and appear to be having problems men are more likely to help. Your son, being make, probably worked against him. Most guys know how to change a tire. I learned how to change a tire in drivers education in high school. I did have to change a tire in my 30s but other times when it happened there was always a man to offer. Did your son ask for help? He might have been shy to ask. My thought us if they had been asked they might have helped. I think a lot of men just expect young men to know how to do this. My son in law has never changed a tire. He's always taken his vehicle to get new tires put on before tires wore out. He's never even got a nail in a tire before. I don't know why, but I think most people expect males to know how. Your son was probably so weak he couldn't begin to change a tire. Good Samaritans are far and few between anymore. Most people who offer help want money too. That never happened with me, but I've seen it happen when someone offered to help my dad.

Hi emily7339, sorry to hear about it. But your son did well, first time fixing a flat tyre, and he managed to fix it right. Good job. Well Done! Yes, people nowadays are either mind their own business, or they are afraid if they rendered help, something bad might happen to them in return. The society of helping one another image is totally gone.. Those irresponsible people and scams used the good deed of the citizen to cheat, lie and hurt. It's no surprise that no good Samaritan offers help. Anyway, it's good to hear your son is safe and all is well. Have a good day.