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.
19 thoughts on “Video: Good Samaritan cyclist helps driver who is in a fix”
Well done, sir! Hopefully
Well done, sir! Hopefully this results in at least one more driver sympathetic to sharing the road with cyclists. =D>
Also glad to see nobody nicked his bike while he was pushing the car down the road.
Proof we’re not all grumpy
😀
Proof we’re not all grumpy sods! Well done that man!
Now that is a real Gentleman.
Now that is a real Gentleman. =D>
Good to see that we’re
Good to see that we’re perpetuating the “them and us” culture.
I held the door open for a stranger at the weekend, unfortunately I wasn’t in cycling kit so it’s not much of a story I’m afraid.
don simon wrote:Good to see
Not wearing cycling kit at the weekend? GTFOff this website immediately you imposter charlatan!
Spiderman riding a bike?
Spiderman riding a bike?
Top man! As said
Top man! =D> As said previously glad the bike was still there.
Helpful people, rude people.
Helpful people, rude people. Some ride bikes, some drive cars.
Amazing. Sometimes, to
Amazing. Sometimes, to paraphrase bike snob nyc, I stop driving THE CAR THAT I OWN to help a cyclist with a mechanical too. Because, you know, only absolute idiots think that tribally.
Although it is probably somewhat easier, on average, to help someone with a bike mechanical than with a car mechanical.
Amazed no one has jumped in
Amazed no one has jumped in castigating him for riding on the pavement. Sorry I couldn’t help myself there 👿
Nice to see anyone helping someone else out nowadays.
Careful – castigation can
Careful – castigation can make you go blind!
Buy that man a drink! Needs
Buy that man a drink! Needs it after pushing that mutha of a car.
Is it wrong my first thought
Is it wrong my first thought was to wonder what sort of cleats he has on his shoes? It would be difficult to push a car wearing SPD-SLs!
I loved the positive article
I loved the positive article in the Daily Mail – highlighting how everyone can get along and treat the road as a shared space, and how looking after one another leads to a better experience all round. And ALL those positive comments from well-wishers.
no, ignore me. That might not have happened.
what an absolute star. and i
what an absolute star. and i love the benny hill bit.
Hey, nuclear coffee, I’ve
Hey, nuclear coffee, I’ve done the same thing!
Anyway, I drive a Renault, and I often find I need to pull off in a lay by due to it conking out! Well done that man!
Clearly our hero doesnt wear
Clearly our hero doesnt wear cleats – trying to push a car in cleats is a recipe for disaster.
As i myself have found to my chagrin
#o
Well done guy Hull seems like
B-) Well done guy Hull seems like a great place to be! :H
It’s no coincidence that this
It’s no coincidence that this is in the North.
I liked the fact that there was another nice guy at the end too. Nice to see.