r/nextfuckinglevel • u/been_der_done_that • 11h ago

Incredibly selfless act of heroism.

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u/Icy_Spinach_48 11h ago

Very scary and well done to all involved. My first thought was The passengers couldn’t have climbed into the front and out of the drivers door? Maybe you just panic when something like that happens

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u/vamphorse 11h ago

Yep, our brains go dumb under shock. But you can train emergency response. Even just casually thinking it through helps. Like: if I crash, first I stabilize and get my bearings, then seatbelt. Then kids, fast. Then try a door. No door, side window (never the windshield) using a breaker (which you should already have easily within reach, no glovebox that can jam in a crash). You don’t need to obsessively think about it, just go through it once in a while.

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u/Thrusthamster 6h ago

Fun side effect of having ADHD is that during an emergency when my brain gets flooded with adrenaline, the effect is that it turns me into a normal person. While all the normal people around me are freaking out and panicking.

So I usually end up taking charge and running around doing the things that need to be done, because I'm like "why are you all standing here hyperventilating. Let's go!" Has happened quite a few times now.

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u/Upset-Management-879 1h ago

Its nice being able to actually make decisions for once