Are Courteous Driver?

[TWR]

Would you help other drivers if they were broken down, run out of fuel>wanted a tow?

[SeaJayPea]

Yes, absolutely. I've been in the road haulage industry for over 40 years and well remember the days of 'knights of the road' when you'd always help out somebody in trouble.

Still do it, can't get out of the habit.

[EcclesCake]

I will help someone who has been caught out by a mechanical failure that they have no warning of.

I absolutely loathe people who run out of petrol and consequently block a road because they are too daft or lazy to read their fuel gauge. Even if you're fuel gauge doesn't work it isn't difficult to set the trip each time you fill up to help you judge when you next need to fill up.

[ChuckFickens]

Yes, and I have done. I always carry a tow rope, jump leads and a compressor in my boot, all of which have been used helping others far more often then I've needed them myself.

[MarkRae]

Jump leads definitely. I nearly came a cropper back in August when I came to try to start my car in a very dreich carpark on a Sunday morning in Dumfries only to find that I'd left the car fridge plugged in overnight and the battery was completely flat. I was saved by a very kind old lady who agreed to park her car next to mine...

[friedgreentomato]

Depends on the situation - time of day and if I am alone or not!

[bookbinder]

Yes, I would do it, and I did do it. A van driver and I helped a family to get home after their car had broken down. I lent the van driver my tow rope, and he towed the car, and I took the passengers home. All the way there, the wife complained incessantly about her husband's failure to maintain their car properly, so breaking down could have been a regular thing for that family.

[Hopkirk]

As a lorry driver I'm not allowed to.

Most employers forbid it, in case it is part of a ruse to hijack the lorry.

[sddsddean]

Not so much in the car, but when i'm in the truck...no problem. Don't have Hopkirk's problem as I'm usually hauling muckaway in the tipper! I've pulled lowloaders off grass verges, fixed with cable ties (the most brilliant device known to man!) a lady's gear linkage and my mates trucks compressor pipe, got caught in the snow and invited a (unprepared) lady and her 5 year old into the cab for a cup of soup (she was amazed how you carry your food and cooker etc and that it was warm!!!), and in general on the tippers we help each other out if we get stuck...a 10 tonne tow chain comes in very useful! When I drove on the continent, most Brits would stop if they saw a Brit broke down, and I think most 'countrymen' stuck together. I remember a German guy got locked out of his cab and with a bit of ingenuity from me, a Dutchman, an Italian and 2 Poles, we managed to get it unlocked!! I miss those days.

[EDDIE51]

I can and do , last year I lost count of the people I towed out of trouble with my 4 wheel drive Subaru . Have now changed to a Vauxhall Zafira so I won't be towing anyone.

[jake-the-peg]

yep and have done so

Most notably at Mont st. Michel there was a poor French bloke up to his axles (and knees) in fine mud silt with his wife gunning the accelerator and diggibg it deeper.

Small crowd watching clearly thinking "we're going to get covered if we go and help him"

But I was there with the defender and a tow rope and the tide was coming in

yes I did get him out

yes I did get coverred

yes I would do it again

[Goonermatt]

...this is why I drive a scooby.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DcHNQXB-EqQ

[Old_Geezer]

In theory yes, and have done in the days when I could only afford an old car and kept stuff like jumps leads in the boot. In practice I know little of cars and if someone was in need of aid I'm probably not noticing that as I drive past on the motorway or A road. It's why I belong to a rescue organisation. I don't think one can rely on a knowledgeable willing helper being on the spot when you need them.

[EDDIE51]

Goonermatt Yes it is astounding what you can do in a Scooby with the 4 wheel drive and the low ratio gear shift. Many people would not believe that video but I have done similar when I had my Impreza

[ZedBloke]

Yes I always do if I can, even when walking I have helped peole pushing their car etc. When I'm on the bike it's part of the biker code to stop and help other bikers. Pre mobile phone days I have often given a lift to a phone for example. It has been good when the boot is on the other foot though, complete strangers have helped me, especially when I was driving old bangers!

[erin-x]

No because I would be of no help at all and it's usually just me in the car. Just being honest...

[chrissa1]

Subaru Impreza WRX...... Best car in the world.

[tonyav]

I wouldn't have one too ugly.

[Zacs-Master]

Chavmobile. I always carry jump leads, a compressor and puncture repair can.

[Goonermatt]

Since I got my 2010 WRX I haven't seen ONE Impreza, of any variety, anywhere.

Perhaps even the chavs have gone off them.

Tony, is that a yellowy gold Saab 9-5 in your picture, btw...

[Goonermatt]

Sorry, should clarify..

..I mean I haven't seen an Impreza in the new shape, since 2009 model!