sometimes you dont know if there stopped for the fun of it or stopped because there is something wrong with their car (unless its obvious... i.e- smoke from the bonnet!)
Would you help a broken down motorist?
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Would you help a broken down motorist?
i normally do, me and my mate were in tesco's a couple of months ago and we were in the car park at night time and saw this absoulety amazing girl, pusing a corsa across the car park! we were just like naahhhh got to go over there and help! went over there and she stopped pushing. the next bit was shocking, she had a big boyfriend who was sitting in the car steering! but we'd already comitted by now. he said that the car wouldnt run kept cutting out.popped the bonnett and the alternator belt had snapped. so... out came the jump leads and we got him going and said we'd follow him up the road. it cut out again 200m down the road, and again and again and again. in the end we got him home about 1hour to cover 3miles!
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should have got lass to remove her stockings
or swapped batteries and charged other on your car
or swapped batteries and charged other on your car
I put no, mainly due to obviously being on the road, i am needing to go somewhere or be somewhere
I also think would no one stop for me? I doubt it, i have been broke down a few times and no one has ever offered to help
Theres also the mentality that you dont know who the person is, they could be anyone, you hear of people being good samaritans and it costing them their life
I think that is more to do with society today though and how its turned out, 40 years ago i bet loads of people stopped and not have to be looking over their shoulders
If we are in a crash situation though its different
I also think would no one stop for me? I doubt it, i have been broke down a few times and no one has ever offered to help
Theres also the mentality that you dont know who the person is, they could be anyone, you hear of people being good samaritans and it costing them their life
I think that is more to do with society today though and how its turned out, 40 years ago i bet loads of people stopped and not have to be looking over their shoulders
If we are in a crash situation though its different
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when my mums offside tyre got a puncher
3 cars stopped
taxi driver
icecream man
and a student
each had somthing to do
this was a 70 mph slip road
3 cars stopped
taxi driver
icecream man
and a student
each had somthing to do
this was a 70 mph slip road
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I always stop for Fiat or Alfa owners, and motorbikes. Motorbikes (usually Ducati) nearly always have either run out of fuel (easy fix) or are waiting for green flag etc. I usually have a drink in the car, and most of the time a can of coke cheers them up or cools them down while they wait. Fiat and Alfa owners get special treatment because they are either present, past or potential customers, and normally the problem can be fixed to get back to the garage.
I fall pretty much into the same category as virtually everybody else in as much as I'd stop to help a biker but probably not a car driver. Last year we passed a motorcyclist pushing his bike along the pavement in almost complelte darkness, and, guessing he'd run out of petrol drove onto the filling station a couple of miles further, bought a spare can, could have done with one anyway, put a gallon in it and drove back to where he was still pushing.
Pulling up I opened the boot and with a warm feeling announced I'd got him a gallon of unleaded.
"What did you do that for?" He asked.
"You've run out of petrol.....haven't you?"
"No, I've got an electrical fault, the lights won't work."
A couple of years ago coming back from the West Country, I was riding along the M56 Sharston By-pass between Manchester Airport and Stockport, when I could see what looked like a really violent thunderstorm up ahead. Realising it was only a couple of miles away, and knowing there was no shelter, pulled up under the next bridge to shelter. As the rain struck an Alfa 156 pulled up and the driver got out to see if I was alright.
Embarassed, I told him it was overheating a bit, not having the heart to tell him the real reason I'd stopped. After a pleasant chat for 5 minutes, he announced he had about another 120 miles to go and would have to get on. As he drove off and the rain started to slacken, I felt really guilty.
Still, I got home without getting wet; or being struck by lightning.
Pulling up I opened the boot and with a warm feeling announced I'd got him a gallon of unleaded.
"What did you do that for?" He asked.
"You've run out of petrol.....haven't you?"
"No, I've got an electrical fault, the lights won't work."
A couple of years ago coming back from the West Country, I was riding along the M56 Sharston By-pass between Manchester Airport and Stockport, when I could see what looked like a really violent thunderstorm up ahead. Realising it was only a couple of miles away, and knowing there was no shelter, pulled up under the next bridge to shelter. As the rain struck an Alfa 156 pulled up and the driver got out to see if I was alright.
Embarassed, I told him it was overheating a bit, not having the heart to tell him the real reason I'd stopped. After a pleasant chat for 5 minutes, he announced he had about another 120 miles to go and would have to get on. As he drove off and the rain started to slacken, I felt really guilty.
Still, I got home without getting wet; or being struck by lightning.
I suppose it was quite possible that she couldn't drive. Actually they were lucky it cut out every 200m, as the alternator belt usually drives the water pump. About 200m is about as far as it would go without overheaing, unless it was coasting downhill in neutral.
I actually got an Uno 60DS diesel about 15 miles home by a combination of coasting and getting up to speed quickly as being a diesel it didn't actually need any electrical power, unlike my Panda MJ which has electric power steering. Once up to speed, I slipped it into neutral and the little heat generated by the engine ticking over was easily compensted for by the wind passing through the front grille.
Still took best part of an hour though.
I put No.
I pay an annual AA membership that covers me in any car I am in. If people aren't mechanically minded they should get one too.
I can do basic things like jump starts, change a trye etc...... but still wouldn't stop. Its too risky now-a-days and 99% of the time I drive alone. Have only stopped twice and both times it was for my mate Si who had a 1.2 punto sx. Can't drive past a mate regardless of if you can help or not.
I have broken down before (slave cylinder burst) and it took 10 mins for somebody just to stop and help me push my car 20 yards onto a halfords car park. The amount of people who drove past just staring was awful.
Might stop to help somebody change a tyre if the area was built up enough and they were struggling, i.e. old person, woman, or young lad who hasn't been driving long. I wouldn't stop to help a middle aged bloke just becasue he has a clean suit on. Thats his fault, if he is able then he should be doing it himself regardless.
I pay an annual AA membership that covers me in any car I am in. If people aren't mechanically minded they should get one too.
I can do basic things like jump starts, change a trye etc...... but still wouldn't stop. Its too risky now-a-days and 99% of the time I drive alone. Have only stopped twice and both times it was for my mate Si who had a 1.2 punto sx. Can't drive past a mate regardless of if you can help or not.
I have broken down before (slave cylinder burst) and it took 10 mins for somebody just to stop and help me push my car 20 yards onto a halfords car park. The amount of people who drove past just staring was awful.
Might stop to help somebody change a tyre if the area was built up enough and they were struggling, i.e. old person, woman, or young lad who hasn't been driving long. I wouldn't stop to help a middle aged bloke just becasue he has a clean suit on. Thats his fault, if he is able then he should be doing it himself regardless.
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On the bike I'll always stop if it's a biker, in the car it would depend on my mood (...and if the motorist was busty leggy bint
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somone stopped for me when my fiesta over heated, I like to think i'd do the same for someone else...
I have said yes but really it would depend on what the car was and whether or not I had tools with me
I usually carry water and have stopped to help somebody who had overheated at the side of the road
I usually carry water and have stopped to help somebody who had overheated at the side of the road
i voted yes, but then if it was a pure chaved up corsa then i'd probablly give it a miss. mainly due to the fact that they have probably been ragging their car and deserved it breaking down.
but it would be a bit more of a bonus if it was a milf
but it would be a bit more of a bonus if it was a milf
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I know nothing about cars, so most likely wouldn't help, but if I knew stuff, I might help, it depends, if its someone old, or a women, then yeah most likely.
Did help someone on a bike few days ago, they ran out of petrol, pushed their bike about 4 miles to the petrol station, but it was closed, so pushed it another 3 to ours, by then we had closed and it was pay at pump only. He only had cash on him, so I let him give me the money and I put let him use my card. Made 50p out of it as well
Did help someone on a bike few days ago, they ran out of petrol, pushed their bike about 4 miles to the petrol station, but it was closed, so pushed it another 3 to ours, by then we had closed and it was pay at pump only. He only had cash on him, so I let him give me the money and I put let him use my card. Made 50p out of it as well
depends..
Anyone in a classic VW stops for another stranded on side of the road, i'm still in this habit even though i don't have one anymore, same applys to classic mini's.
I would stop if i thought i could help but tbh i'm no good with alot of new cars, but i do carry an air compressor for tyres, 2 tow ropes and jump leads at all times in the stilo so have found myself jumping people off in car parks and the like many times.
But in the end i can't help but think when i roll by a brand new beemer on side of the road, 'he defo wouldn't stop for me sooooo......
....POINT AND LAUGH!!!'
Anyone in a classic VW stops for another stranded on side of the road, i'm still in this habit even though i don't have one anymore, same applys to classic mini's.
I would stop if i thought i could help but tbh i'm no good with alot of new cars, but i do carry an air compressor for tyres, 2 tow ropes and jump leads at all times in the stilo so have found myself jumping people off in car parks and the like many times.
But in the end i can't help but think when i roll by a brand new beemer on side of the road, 'he defo wouldn't stop for me sooooo......
....POINT AND LAUGH!!!'
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So we have established that BMWs are actually slow cars since no-one will ever let you out of a junction, no-one will ever let you into their lane and no-one would help you if you broke down, meaning you have to wait for recovery, making it a very slow journey indeed. Awesome.
I've helped neighbours and work colleagues before, only cause i know them.
