Pulling stuck vehicles

[I Leak Oil]

I agree completely

I understand I Leak Oil's reluctance but at some point you can't just think about lawyers. Besides, these days you could probably be sued for not helping!

It's far from just thinking about lawyers. A car is stuck in the snow. No one is at risk of injury, just inconvenienced. Calling a tow truck serves two purposes. First, it delivers someone with the knowledge and equipment (and as I said, the insurance) to do the job. Having a Land Rover with a tow strap or a winch does not make you qualified to do a recovery. Second, maybe having to spend a little coin might make the person think about how they're driving a little more.
There is a difference between being crippled by thoughts of lawyers and being smart about the situation. Of course you help if someone is at risk of injury. That's where most good samaritan laws will protect you, not in the case of pulling someone's stuck Honda out of a snow drift.

[scott]

after reading these post i have concluded the best course of action is to be the stuckee and not the unsticker. so i'm going to push my 88 harder and faster than everyone else so that i get stuck first and am never put in the position of having to do the pulling

[LaneRover]

It's far from just thinking about lawyers. A car is stuck in the snow. No one is at risk of injury, just inconvenienced. Calling a tow truck serves two purposes. First, it delivers someone with the knowledge and equipment (and as I said, the insurance) to do the job. Having a Land Rover with a tow strap or a winch does not make you qualified to do a recovery. Second, maybe having to spend a little coin might make the person think about how they're driving a little more.
There is a difference between being crippled by thoughts of lawyers and being smart about the situation. Of course you help if someone is at risk of injury. That's where most good samaritan laws will protect you, not in the case of pulling someone's stuck Honda out of a snow drift.

Very good points! I must admit I was thinking more about a car in a risky area.

[gudjeon]

If its in snow/mud, I pull out the shovels I keep in the back and tell them to start digging. Funny how I don't get asked much anymore.

[LaneRover]

If its in snow/mud, I pull out the shovels I keep in the back and tell them to start digging. Funny how I don't get asked much anymore.

I have an old 73 Ford P-up. When people ask if they can borrow it I say sure! Then I tell them that it doesn't have power steering or AC, the windows don't roll down well, the gas gauge doesn't work . . . . . . it is about there that they realize that I don't necessarily come along when they borrow my p-up and they usually say, nevermind. Those that still want to borrow it are usually good friends that I trust with my p-up or that I don't mind helping.