Originally Posted by TMoto
Yes, many times including giving a motorcycle rider a ride to the nearest gas station. I guess he overestimated the reserve?
A couple other notable examples...
Was driving in my pickup down I-5 in Orange County, CA when I saw a biker on the side of the road. I stopped and he told me he was from San Diego out on a ride with his wife when his bike broke down. Was a nice looking Shovelhead as I recall, however I don't remember what the issue was, this was a long time ago when I lived in CA. Anyway, he said his wife was with another passerby heading to the local bike shop to have it trailered to the shop but would appreciate me hanging out. I had time on my hands, so no problem. Wife shows up saying no trailer was available and shop was closing or some such. The other passerby offered to let him bring his bike to his house until he made other arrangements. I had a pickup, so the three of us hoisted it in the bed, strapped it in, and off we went. When I dropped him and his bike off, he handed me a business card from his club (I think he was an officer of the club but the memory is a bit fuzzy) and said if I was ever in San Diego and needed help to look him up.
The other was on a sunny afternoon in the parking lot after a Colorado Rockies game with my son. I'm walking to the car in the lot and there's this guy with his daughter, maybe around 10 years old or so, staring at his VW with coolant puked all over. I chat with him for a few minutes and find out he's from Colorado Springs and being a weekend late afternoon/early evening, there's no way he's getting a shop to do any work that day. My observation was the upper radiator hose had blown so I offered to leave him there, go buy a hose and replace it since it looked pretty straightforward. No guarantees whatsoever but I'd do that much for him and he agreed. So off I went, dropped my son off at home, bought the hose and a jug of coolant which he reimbursed me for, and went back and fixed it. Needless to say he was more than pleased and very grateful.
Good advice from other posters about being careful, out in busy visible areas, being cautious and alert, etc., etc., but these were times when I felt comfortable and safe to do a good deed.
WOW
Now that's above and beyond