A car slams into the guard rail on the shoulder of a busy highway. The driver is clearly hurt, but it takes several minutes before someone calls 911. What likely caused the delay

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Diffusion of responsibility is the phenomenon in which people are less likely to take action or responsibility in emergency situations when others are present. This may have caused those who witnessed the accident to assume someone else would call for help, leading to a delay in calling 911.

A Car Slams into the Guard Rail on the Shoulder