On the way home from doing some last minute Christmas shopping this evening, I came upon a roadside situation that at first appeared to be an accident.
Fortunately, it was not an accident. A college kid apparently slid through an icy intersection. His car was hanging over the snow banked berm, just a few feet short of falling into a the ditch that lines a farm field.
When I came upon the scene, another college age kid was already tying a tow line to his 4×4 to pull him out.
I assisted by stopping and directing traffic while they finished hooking up and pulling the car back onto the road. The unlit country road had a fair bit of traffic for this time of evening (18:30).
While I always have my emergency kit in my vehicles, this was the first time I’ve needed to use it in a rural night time situation. I don’t think I was nearly as visible as I should have been.
I think an investment in a couple of reflective worker vests for our two vehicle kits is in order. Harbor Freight has some for $4.99 each. Cheap insurance!
I think I’ll pick up two for each vehicle, so I have an extra in case someone directs traffic from the other side of the scene.
Good for you for helping them out. Preparedness is so important. Let me begin nagging: Did you get your vests????? 🙂
Not yet. 🙂
Thanks for the reminder. We have a Harbor Freight here in town. I plan on stopping there next week.