India comes home in a Maruti: Giving lifts to strangers on the highway - Team-BHP

hrag · 25th June 2008, 15:07

While the recent Maruti ad showing a person giving a lift to a stranger on a highway because the stranger "has to be home for Diwali" is all nice and senti etc., how many of us would give a lift to a stranger on a highway?

Yes
No
Maybe

Technocrat · 25th June 2008, 15:13

Lift on Highway - No Way.

hondadude · 25th June 2008, 15:15

Lift to a stranger on a highway? No way unless a family with kids is stranded on highway due to car failure or something like that.

hvkumar · 25th June 2008, 15:18

NO, rare exceptions.

supremeBaleno · 25th June 2008, 15:19

No way. Especially after seeing RGV's Road many years ago.

artofzen · 25th June 2008, 15:21

Recently on a road trip in Ireland, my friend offered lift to a guy on a remote country road. The rest of the whole trip I sat in the front seat facing the guy in the back making small talk. The actual reason was I could NOT sit relaxed facing the windscreen after he got in.

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My Irish friend who was driving was surprised when I told him not to do that again.And moreover the hitchhiker was drunk,not drunk drunk,but smelly drunk.But then it is Ireland.Drunk is not the right word.

Eddy · 25th June 2008, 15:22

No. Never. Not on the highway and not even on the roads. Heard of enough car-jacking incidents, especially near my place.

akroy · 25th June 2008, 15:23

No but with exceptions.

Only one instance so far, I gave lift to a Reliance Pump Employee from Ichchapuram to Berhampur BP (about 17km) during my Kolkata drive.

Abhi

aaggoswami · 25th June 2008, 15:23

No way. It is actually one sort of Non legal or self made rule that one is not suppossed to give lift to anyone. I would rather wait and try to help someone standard on the highway because of the problem in their vehicle, but not lift.

O.T. but then what happens in Anaconda when a they give a lift to others, Road ( used to launch Safari ) is another movie that sets example.

HappyWheels · 25th June 2008, 15:25

Same here. Absolutely no lifts to strangers hitch hiking on the highway! As for stranded family with kids on a highway, can be an exception.

Quote:

Originally Posted by hondadude

...unless a family with kids is stranded on highway due to car failure or something like that.

Jeep · 25th June 2008, 15:27

Not on the highway ever. My answer would have been 'May be' if the question was related to driving within the city

balechaparka · 25th June 2008, 15:31

In case of accident and some other special cases like old age ,then we can , else no lift on highway.

hrag · 25th June 2008, 15:32

My answer is mostly NO. The only exceptions I have ever made are police constables - all of them have always requested very politely and thanked profusely at the end of their journey.

prabuddhadg · 25th June 2008, 15:33

Mummy told me not to talk to strangers. I have extended that rule to giving lifts. Not just highways, even on city streets. Strict no-no. If its a pretty young girl, maybe.....

kousik · 25th June 2008, 15:44

I did, to a couple with a few month's old sleeping baby on tow, but it wasn't a highway as such, enroute Anshi from Dandeli. The car broke down, their driver was left to take care of it, and we dropped them home in Ulupi taking a detour of 5kms.

Kousik

View Poll Results: Would you give a lift to a stranger on a highway?
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25th June 2008, 15:07	#1 (permalink)
hrag BHPian Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Bangalore / Madras Posts: 952 View My Garage	India comes home in a Maruti: Giving lifts to strangers on the highway While the recent Maruti ad showing a person giving a lift to a stranger on a highway because the stranger "has to be home for Diwali" is all nice and senti etc., how many of us would give a lift to a stranger on a highway? Yes No Maybe __________________ 2003 March Tata Indica V2 LSi 92K km 1997 February Bajaj KB125 RTZ 48K km

25th June 2008, 15:13	#2 (permalink)
Technocrat Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Pune Posts: 4,068 View My Garage	Lift on Highway - No Way. __________________ Racing Throttle Response

25th June 2008, 15:18	#4 (permalink)
hvkumar Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Mumbai Posts: 1,461	NO, rare exceptions. __________________ Kumar 2005 Mahindra Scorpio 2.6 1999 Daewoo Matiz SE 1994 Mahindra Commander 1986 TVS Suzuki AX100

25th June 2008, 15:19	#5 (permalink)
supremeBaleno Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Weekdays at DetroitOfIndia (Chennai) & Weekends at VeniceOfTheEast (Alappuzha). Posts: 1,984 View My Garage	No way. Especially after seeing RGV's Road many years ago. __________________ One half of what we eat enables us to live; the other half enables the doctor to live. :-) - Anonymous

25th June 2008, 15:15	#3 (permalink)
hondadude BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 599	Lift to a stranger on a highway? No way unless a family with kids is stranded on highway due to car failure or something like that.

25th June 2008, 15:21	#6 (permalink)
artofzen BHPian Join Date: May 2004 Location: VOCI-LHR Posts: 475 View My Garage	Recently on a road trip in Ireland, my friend offered lift to a guy on a remote country road. The rest of the whole trip I sat in the front seat facing the guy in the back making small talk. The actual reason was I could NOT sit relaxed facing the windscreen after he got in.. My Irish friend who was driving was surprised when I told him not to do that again.And moreover the hitchhiker was drunk,not drunk drunk,but smelly drunk.But then it is Ireland.Drunk is not the right word. __________________ Corum..

25th June 2008, 15:22	#7 (permalink)
Eddy Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Delhi Posts: 1,114	No. Never. Not on the highway and not even on the roads. Heard of enough car-jacking incidents, especially near my place. __________________ Car is no longer a luxury; parking space is.

25th June 2008, 15:23	#8 (permalink)
akroy Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,658 View My Garage	No but with exceptions. Only one instance so far, I gave lift to a Reliance Pump Employee from Ichchapuram to Berhampur BP (about 17km) during my Kolkata drive. Abhi __________________ ------------------------------------ 2003 Bajaj Caliber115 \| 2006 Alto LXi ------------------------------------

25th June 2008, 15:23	#9 (permalink)
aaggoswami Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2007 Location: Vadodara Posts: 1,399	No way. It is actually one sort of Non legal or self made rule that one is not suppossed to give lift to anyone. I would rather wait and try to help someone standard on the highway because of the problem in their vehicle, but not lift. O.T. but then what happens in Anaconda when a they give a lift to others, Road ( used to launch Safari ) is another movie that sets example. __________________ EVENTUALLY FATE DECIDES EVERYTHING.

25th June 2008, 15:27	#11 (permalink)
Jeep BHPian Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Singapore Posts: 198	Not on the highway ever. My answer would have been 'May be' if the question was related to driving within the city

25th June 2008, 15:31	#12 (permalink)
balechaparka BHPian Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 58	In case of accident and some other special cases like old age ,then we can , else no lift on highway.

25th June 2008, 15:32	#13 (permalink)
hrag BHPian Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Bangalore / Madras Posts: 952 View My Garage	My answer is mostly NO. The only exceptions I have ever made are police constables - all of them have always requested very politely and thanked profusely at the end of their journey. __________________ 2003 March Tata Indica V2 LSi 92K km 1997 February Bajaj KB125 RTZ 48K km

25th June 2008, 15:33	#14 (permalink)
prabuddhadg BHPian Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Mumbai Posts: 666 View My Garage	Mummy told me not to talk to strangers. I have extended that rule to giving lifts. Not just highways, even on city streets. Strict no-no. If its a pretty young girl, maybe..... __________________ Regards, Prabuddha

25th June 2008, 15:44	#15 (permalink)
kousik BHPian Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 85 View My Garage	I did, to a couple with a few month's old sleeping baby on tow, but it wasn't a highway as such, enroute Anshi from Dandeli. The car broke down, their driver was left to take care of it, and we dropped them home in Ulupi taking a detour of 5kms. Kousik

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