|
I generally call the Highway Patrol/County Sheriff and let them know there is a broken-down vehicle on X part of Y road. I have picked up a couple people with a broken down car before (it was January and they had a 5-year old with them in a car that wouldn't start) and took them home and took one of their mechanic neighbors back to the car, but I probably wouldn't do it again after hearing some of the mugging stories.
But yes, I have the Ohio Highway Patrol phone number stored in my phone, as well as the County Sheriff where I live. I have also called the state troopers for a few dogs on the interstate, drunk drivers, and a couple abandoned cars. Yes, I'm THAT person.
Also, you can cut the misogyny from your post with assuming that men can identify vehicle problems and women cannot. Only about 30% of my guy friends would be useful with a broken-down car, and about the same percentage of women would be able to identify the same problems as most of the guys (other than my mechanically-inclined friend).
__________________
"Without passion man is a mere latent force and possibility, like the flint which awaits the shock of the iron before it can give forth its spark."
— Henri-Frédéric Amiel
|