It is also because vulnerable people such as children and disabled men can be in more danger after car breakdowns or accidents than lone women. It's extremely disturbing that this dogpile on the AA effectively assumes that only lone women are ever vulnerable and in danger.
https://twitter.com/setoacnna/status/1484121867984199687
I wd expect the AA to prioritise a disabled man whose car had broken down miles from the nearest town over me, even if I were alone.
I wd also expect the AA to prioritise a dad whose kids were with him in the car, especially if the breakdown was on a fast A road or motorway.
I wd also expect the AA to prioritise a dad whose kids were with him in the car, especially if the breakdown was on a fast A road or motorway.
I'd like to remind everyone that the definition of "vulnerable adult" is not "woman".
Suppose that at the end of a long winter day's teaching, I couldn't get my car to start. The car is parked outside the school, not in the car park. It's dark, but the road is well-lit. If I called the AA, should I be prioritised purely on the grounds that I am a lone woman?
My view: no, I shouldn't. Firstly, because I can wait inside the school or its grounds. Secondly, because the road is well-lit and a residential street. Thirdly, because although my car is on the road, it would be safe for me to sit in the car with the door locked.
I would regard a lone man whose car had broken down on the hard shoulder of the M2 as a higher priority. And I hope the AA would too.
Let's have no patronising of women or dismissal of men, please. Just good risk assessment.
Let's have no patronising of women or dismissal of men, please. Just good risk assessment.
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