Nobody even stopped

[Grebel]

@Zaskar - The important thing was....YOU stopped!

 

Enouf said....

 

Go and procreate!! The world need more of you!!

 

 

A few years ago my Dad had a brain haemorrhage while driving. He lost control of his car and mounted an island and came to a stop after hitting a tree. Some inconsiderate b!tch stopped next to him and called him a drunken fool and drove off. I think that it is a problem with society that nobody gives a damn about anybody else and we are too quick to shout and too slow to understand. Take a breath and think first before you run your mouth... Show some compasion to your fellow man

[Mrs CycleFan]

I'm generally an even-tempered sort of guy but today I nearly lost it. Was on my way back from varsity (in the car) when about 4 or 5 cars ahead of me a guy takes a tumble quite hard in the middle of the road. He gets up and I can see his all bloody and woozie and stumbles towards his bike to get it out of the road. Just as he reaches it, the robot turns green and people start driving around him, hooting and shouting.

 

From 4 - 5 cars away I could see this guy isn't doing so well so when all the cars in front of me passed I pull over and help him get his bike and gear, littered over the road, out of the way.

 

On closer inspection I see that he's actually quite old (to a 24 year old), I would say late 50's maybe 60's and he's REALLY not doing so well. So I take him to the side of the road, have him take a seat and fetch him some water from my car all the while he's mumbling something incoherent, knees and hands shaking.

 

I asked him if I could give him a lift home but he said he lived 2 blocks away so I told him I'll drive after him just to make sure he gets there ok. Halfway there, he stops saying that he's too dizzy to keep riding, so we load his bike in the car and I take him home. Still, in the car he's mumbling all the time so I'm thinking serious concussion.

 

When we reached his house his wife told me that he used to be a physics prof at the university untill about 6 years ago when he lost 50% of his brain function in a car accident. Now he works at a nearby library, putting away the returned books.

 

What really bothered me is that nobody even stopped, they could see that he's kinda old and that something is seriously wrong but everybody just hooted and shouted. That pissed me off.

 

Just needed to get that off my chest.

Good on you! really irks me that the minute motorists see cyclists down they immediatley assume it was the cyclist who caused the problem! maybe he had a seizure or something? not his fault! cannot believe they all just hooted at him. Well you've done your good deed for the week! awesome!

[RaymondC]

Respect dude AWE!!!!!

[Thor Buttox]

:)Nice one, Zaskar. Friday feel-good story!

 

Makes up for all the bad karma of the other day

[Azi]

Big up to you!

[Newest]

GOOD JOB BRO! We need more of your kind in the world!

[Zaskar09]

Good on you! really irks me that the minute motorists see cyclists down they immediatley assume it was the cyclist who caused the problem! maybe he had a seizure or something? not his fault! cannot believe they all just hooted at him. Well you've done your good deed for the week! awesome!

 

Apparently he was just daydreaming while riding and hit the front brakes too hard when he realised he was swerving into the road. Flipped over the bars.

[Zaskar09]

:)Nice one, Zaskar. Friday feel-good story!

 

Makes up for all the bad karma of the other day

 

Haha, yesterday leturbo called me an amoeba, now I'm a "mensch". Still thinks he was just funning though.

[LazyTrailRider]

...we are too quick to shout and too slow to understand. Take a breath and think first before you run your mouth...

 

Well said.

[Guest Frail4Life]

a BIG up to You Zakar. It gives me so much joy when I find someone Who needs my helping hand.

I see handicapped people in motorized wheelchairs trying to cross an intersection on my commute. I always stop and assist them to cross safely.

[CharlV]

I'm generally an even-tempered sort of guy but today I nearly lost it. Was on my way back from varsity (in the car) when about 4 or 5 cars ahead of me a guy takes a tumble quite hard in the middle of the road. He gets up and I can see his all bloody and woozie and stumbles towards his bike to get it out of the road. Just as he reaches it, the robot turns green and people start driving around him, hooting and shouting.

 

From 4 - 5 cars away I could see this guy isn't doing so well so when all the cars in front of me passed I pull over and help him get his bike and gear, littered over the road, out of the way.

 

On closer inspection I see that he's actually quite old (to a 24 year old), I would say late 50's maybe 60's and he's REALLY not doing so well. So I take him to the side of the road, have him take a seat and fetch him some water from my car all the while he's mumbling something incoherent, knees and hands shaking.

 

I asked him if I could give him a lift home but he said he lived 2 blocks away so I told him I'll drive after him just to make sure he gets there ok. Halfway there, he stops saying that he's too dizzy to keep riding, so we load his bike in the car and I take him home. Still, in the car he's mumbling all the time so I'm thinking serious concussion.

 

When we reached his house his wife told me that he used to be a physics prof at the university untill about 6 years ago when he lost 50% of his brain function in a car accident. Now he works at a nearby library, putting away the returned books.

 

What really bothered me is that nobody even stopped, they could see that he's kinda old and that something is seriously wrong but everybody just hooted and shouted. That pissed me off.

 

Just needed to get that off my chest.

Zaskar09 my boy I folowed your spectacular comments on the "32Gi why why" string this week and you scared me at some stage ,being obnoxious and all ,but low and behold you have totally redeemed yourself dude,high five ! Le Turdo and Luke ,see his OK!

[Disylizzy]

Kuddo's to you! Thanks for stopping, we definitely need to help each other out!

[Zaskar09]

Zaskar09 my boy I folowed your spectacular comments on the "32Gi why why" string this week and you scared me at some stage ,being obnoxious and all ,but low and behold you have totally redeemed yourself dude,high five ! Le Turdo and Luke ,see his OK!

 

Hahaha, that was just me being bored!

[firewolf]

@ crack - um, if they are dead, in a horrible car accident, why would they need help?