When the people you hate, helps you out.

[Gunzo]

Yesterday while returning from Witbank I was stuck on the N1 in the traffic, just before turning off on the N12 (near Lenasia). After a while I got the error on my dash, warning me to stop. The Car was overheating. Being a company car I thought I'm going to push through until the flow of the traffic gets going again. But on the other hand I treat other peoples belongings as I treat my own, so I pulled over. Steam were starting to come out of the bonnet. I switched of the car and while phoning our Transport controller, a white taxi stopped next to me. Not long after the taxi a metro-police car stopped on the other side of me. The driver was at my window as I finished on the phone. He leaned forward as to ask me something and said he's pretending to help me for he was driving in the yellow line and the metro cop's then came in behind him. The metro cop's asked if I was okay, and I replied that my car overheated and that I just needed water for the radiator. They said I must get some water from the taxi and they drove off. I told the driver that he owed me, thinking that he's going to leave straight away. The driver told me to open the bonnet. Hesitantly I opened it. Straight away he said that my radiator's fan was not working, he opened the fuse box on the battery and showed me that the one fuses has melted. He changed it with another fuse, and then and there the fan was working as it was supposed to. He went to his taxi and came back with two 2l bottles of water. He said that if the car gets warm again I must just stop, wait for it to cool down, and then add some water. 45 km further and I was safely at home.

 

I just hate it when these people drive in the yellow lanes when all of us decent people wait patiently in the traffic. I was wishing it upon them to get pulled over by the cops.

But this time it was to my advantage that some random taxi driver drove in the yellow lane, was almost pulled over by a cop and used me as his scape coat. I would have figured out the problem by myself in good time, but he did it in a few seconds flat.

[Pusher]

Life is full of surprises!

[Danger Dassie]

Yeah we do love to hate the taxi drivers, but often I've had some good experiences with. More so when out on my bike, compared to other road users in general.

Anyway, nice one

[Pappa Bear]

Thanks - now I have a smile on my face

[RodTi]

Cool story!

[fandacious]

Yeah we do love to hate the taxi drivers, but often I've had some good experiences with. More so when out on my bike, compared to other road users in general.

Anyway, nice one

 

got to agree with you on this - Taxi's are far more aware of cyclists than other road users, and they're generally super courteous when I'm out on the bike

[Giant]

I know their driving can be imensly frustrating, but before hating to much, remember that it is the only un-subsidised mass transport system in the world.

If the taxi's wern't there we'd be paying even more tax to subsidise rail and bus services.

Edited December 21, 2010 by Giant

[Vetseun]

[Danger Dassie]

I know their driving can be imensly frustrating, but before hating to much, remember that it is the only un-subsidised mass transport system in the world.

If the taxi's wern't there we'd be paying even more tax to subsidise rail and bus services.

 

We will be, with the new tolling system. On top of the fuel levy.

[Musashi]

I understand what you mean. Like most people, taxi's annoy me endlessly, but when I'm on my motorbike in traffic, they are the one's who see me coming and make space so that I can pass.

[Andyr249]

Great story!

I too find that the taxi's give me more space when I am on my bike. Even though the like to drive down the emergency lanes and then push in they are actually for more likely to let you in than other road users when you do want to change lanes etc.

[Overlord]

Just make sure that the fuse that was replaced isthe correct one. The start up fuse for those fans should be 25 or 30 amps depending on the make of the vechile and the size of the fan. Those fuses never just pop. There has to be a reason. Take your vechile to a cooling specialist for a check-up.

[Gunzo]

Has been done, thanks for the advise. Hopefully it's fixed now.

 

Can't wait, almost going on holiday!

[g-rex]

Nice to see a positive story!

[Sloet]

During my commute to work yesterday I wanted to switch lanes, I did the normal hand signal thingy and 3 cars passed me without giving way. A taxi came up and indicated that I can cross

 

I've had much better experiences with taxis on my bike than in my car, but other cars just don't give a damn