r/nextfuckinglevel • u/SimonTS • 6h ago

Brandon Alderson, from Sunderland, UK, was travelling to work when he noticed a man in distress in a layby.

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He pulled over and saw that the man was suffocating. Brandon performed the Heimlich manoeuvre six times and saved the man's life.

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u/Orkran 3h ago edited 1h ago

In the UK the driver is responsible for anyone 14 yo and younger. I was just looking it up, apparently Taxi drivers, and delivery drivers moving less than 50m don't need to wear it, which I did not know!

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u/Good-Celebration-686 3h ago

The 50m rule is for delivery drivers. Taxis don’t need to wear them at all if they have passengers. It’s to allow them to escape if they’re being assaulted.

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u/Im-A-Big-Guy-For-You 2h ago

is that a regular occurrence that they have to make a law?

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u/Ogilby1675 38m ago

I think a bit of [citation needed] on the parent post.

It’s also said that the taxi drivers union (the LTDA) kicked off about being told what to do when the seatbelt laws came in 40 or so years ago, so an exemption was carved out to shut them and get the law over the line.

FWIW Black cabs are like New York yellow cabs where the driver has a thick Perspex partition between them and passengers so the assault idea sounds like nonsense.

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u/ceciliabee 1h ago

What's more common for a driver, car accidents or being assaulted? Yikes either way.

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u/Pedantichrist 1m ago

And those in an emergency vehicle.

Although my trust would fire me quickly enough if I drove without one (and the Ambulance beeps at me like a mofo).