We don't leave people behind if we have a choice. It's not just a "good idea" or a motto here, it's the bloody law and a social contract held by responsible citizens.
In Texas, every year a couple of people die of exposure out in the Texas hinterlands because there was nobody around to help them. We take a dim view of people who don't stop and help out when they can.
I remember reading all these posts from people saying that the freeways were going to become deathtraps with thousands stranded on them. Sure, there's a bunch of dead cars there now, but there wasn't *anyone* in them when the storm hit. They conducted bus sweeps right up until the last to make sure we collected everyone. Fellow motorists picked up the stranded, locals in the areas they were passing through brought them gas, water, and food, and everyone, and I mean everyone got out.
To all those people that thought that I-45 was the Texas equivalent of the SuperDome, how do you like your crow cooked?
The only resemblance between I45 and the Superdome was that there were 22 guys on I45 who could beat the Saints.
Major bumpus.
The whole world has seen the stark difference.