brighamr
Member
Reading the flat tire thread, and not wanting to hi-jack it, led me to open this thread. How many here will stop and help a stranded motorist? What are your pre-reqs? (ie. will you only stop if you're armed? will you only stop out in the country? etc).
Personally, I stop 90% of the time. My dad was a master mechanic and taught me a good deal about working on cars. He also taught me to carry tools, jumper cables, water, hose clamps, hose repair kit, etc in my car in case someone was stranded. Where we lived, if you got stranded and no one helped you, it could be a life threatening situation (heavy snowfall + sub zero temps).
Now, I still carry the tools and extra repair equipment; but sometimes I wont stop in certain situations. Most of the time I travel on rural roads or highways where I'll stop without hesitation; armed or not. However if I'm travelling through a large city or if I'm in an unfamiliar place I'll hesitate because of all the bad stories I've heard.
Interested to see if anyone else is an un-paid AAA man like myself
Personally, I stop 90% of the time. My dad was a master mechanic and taught me a good deal about working on cars. He also taught me to carry tools, jumper cables, water, hose clamps, hose repair kit, etc in my car in case someone was stranded. Where we lived, if you got stranded and no one helped you, it could be a life threatening situation (heavy snowfall + sub zero temps).
Now, I still carry the tools and extra repair equipment; but sometimes I wont stop in certain situations. Most of the time I travel on rural roads or highways where I'll stop without hesitation; armed or not. However if I'm travelling through a large city or if I'm in an unfamiliar place I'll hesitate because of all the bad stories I've heard.
Interested to see if anyone else is an un-paid AAA man like myself