Originally Posted by ken cummings
So are most commercial drivers but there are reasons I(we) wold not stop to help even in a private vehicle. Can you spell liability? Whether or not the OP was a troll I do not see the point of the post. Where is there a connection to cycling?
There are laws to protect good samaritans, and unless you do something stupid (Like park in the driving lane to stop and help), you really aren't in danger of being sued.
If you can stop safely, and park out of the driving lane, there is no liability to stop and place flares or reflectors to make life safer for the motorist.
There also is no liability to call in and get someone else to help.
And yes, there's really nothing here about cycling, other than a tenuous connection to his other thread.
In either case, I'd have called, but I WOULDN'T have come on bike forums and posted, looking for approval or validation.