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Good Samaritan GfromHull YouTube stillVideo: Good Samaritan cyclist helps driver who is in a fix
Most of us who have encountered the puncture fairy or some other mechanical problem while out on the bike will hopefully have had another cyclist stop and offer help, but here’s a new spin on it – a rider who turns out to be a mechanic and helps a woman with a problem with her car.
The cyclist, who posted the footage to YouTube under the name GfromHull, pushes the car somewhere safe then quickly diagnoses the problem – a poor connection to the crank shaft sensor multi-plug – and gets the engine started.
He then refuses to accept payment for his assistance, proof that whether on two wheels or four, camaraderie still exists on the road.
Simon joined road.cc as news editor in 2009 and is now the site’s community editor, acting as a link between the team producing the content and our readers. A law and languages graduate, published translator and former retail analyst, he has reported on issues as diverse as cycling-related court cases, anti-doping investigations, the latest developments in the bike industry and the sport’s biggest races. Now back in London full-time after 15 years living in Oxford and Cambridge, he loves cycling along the Thames but misses having his former riding buddy, Elodie the miniature schnauzer, in the basket in front of him.
Would that kill sex-drive or just prevent future conceptions?...
I was hit by a car back in January while riding in a cycle lane by a motorist who didn't understand what any of the road markings meant,...
No tax, no insurance, no hi Vis, no helmet blah blah blah....He must have been absolutely blotto.
My Larry vs Harry Bullitt cargobike is way more versatile than Ridleys Grfn. It's not what you buy, but how you ride it that matters....
Love those bar plugs - orange please
The new drivers act has an impact on that tho - courts are directed to give points where it would lead to revocation instead of giving a ban....
I know it's Christmas but to avoid diplomatic incidents we shouldn't be sending them turkeys that are well past their sell by date.
Whilst that's clearly a very versatile bike, the N+1 'rule' can never and will never be made obsolete. There are just too many variables. Whilst...
Folk should use the bike that works for them. Bike have got more complicated but so has everything else. Stuff is maybe easier to use but harder to...
Thanks, I misread your comment