Feeling upset

[Beentheredonethatagain]

Have name changed as this is very identifying.

So today I had a car crash. I lost control in the rain going round a roundabout. Ended up spinning around hitting the crash barrier head on and then spun again and ended up facing the wrong way on the roundabout towards the on combing traffic. The car behind me just looked at me and drove off along with about another 15 cars. Finally got together enough to move myself but had to drive the wrong way till I get to the next turnover once again no one wanted to help. Once I had finally got off the roundabout I was waiting for my parents to come as I was shaking so much I couldn't try at least another 50 cars just drove pass me I had my hazards on and was standing on the pavement clearly upset. Eventually someone stopped and drove my car up to a lay-by for me and checked my car over. I just feel really upset that everyone is always in a rush to go somewhere that they didn't want to stop to help. Even if they had to drive off quickly they could've helped me get off the roundabout or even phoned the emergency services but no nothing.

Not sure why I'm writing this but it gets it off my chest.

People have no time for anything these days.. so many don’t want to get involved. Hope you’re feeling better. I’d have stopped for you btw. X

Sorry to hear that, OP.

I suppose the cars who didn't see you hit the barrier might have just thought you'd driven the wrong way onto the roundabout and thought the best way to handle it was to politely ignore you and drive around you.

You were understandably shaken but the fact you got yourself off the roundabout probably indicated to them that you were dealing with the situation and you probably didn't look as panicked on the outside as you were feeling on the inside.

Well done for getting to safety - glad you're ok!

Thank you. It was just an horrible situation to be in and even though I'm 38 I still phoned my mum and dad as they was nearer. For the first minutes it felt like ages but probably only a few minutes I just didn't know what to do. I phoned my mum first then my dh and then I don't know how but I had the common sense to get off the roundabout even if it was the driving the wrong way to the next exit.
I just couldn't believe the car behind me saw it all and just looked at me and drove off. 😢

People are arseholes. I don't believe the people you were driving towards did t realise something had happened, there must have been damage to the front of your car. I once witnessed a pedestrian get fatally hit (although it was months before I found out they had died) people were literally driving round the person lying in the middle of the road. Shocking.

I hope you are alright OP. Sometimes the shock is worse than the accident.

I’m so sorry to hear that op, it must have been pretty terrifying along with everything else. I can only imagine a lot of people worry that if they stop they could themselves become an obstacle and cause another accident and by the time they’d decided there was somewhere safe they could stop the moment was lost. They’d probably seen there were no obvious injuries but I’d like to think they cursed themselves for not stopping to help. Please don’t torture yourself with it, you handled the whole thing amazingly well, people can be strange in certain situations. I hope you’re ok 💐

I wouldn't generalise about people from this incident. A few weeks ago I had a breakdown on the turn-off onto a very busy roundabout. Two lovely blokes from separate vehicles helped to push my car out of the way, and while I was waiting for the AA three separate people stopped to ask if I was OK. There are nice people out there.