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

sanjayatarizona · 25th June 2008, 15:47

You never know if the hitchhiker is the member of a terror group and you get picked up by the cops one fine day ..

Jokes apart i don't potentially wanna get shot in the head..

iraghava · 25th June 2008, 16:09

Had done it only once, was a family travelling from Delhi to Lucknow & their Sierra had broken a front axle in the middle of nowhere. So offered the gentleman a lift till the nearest TATA service centre which was 15kms. away so he could get the mechanic & parts.

Quote:

Originally Posted by artofzen

And moreover the hitchhiker was drunk,not drunk drunk,but smelly drunk.But then it is Ireland.Drunk is not the right word.

He wasn't drunk, he was just a normal Irishman!

Blue Thunder · 25th June 2008, 16:18

NO (maybe some rare exceptions, as mentioned above by others)

dwarakv · 25th June 2008, 16:40

No.

My policy,

Do not ask for a lift from a stranger, do not give a lift to a stranger.

Dwarak

tsk1979 · 25th June 2008, 16:40

No 99% of the time.
Although I admit I have given lift to a Guy from binsar to some small village.
He approached my car badly bleeding. Had fallen down a mountainside or something.
I just could not refuse, but during the entire 20 minutes I expected him to whip out a knife or soemthing

PatienceWins · 25th June 2008, 16:44

No, but I would stop if a family is stranded on the highway.

gods-envy · 25th June 2008, 16:47

mostly NO, but there are exceptions such as a stranded family, or a old couple etc etc

PatchyBoy · 25th June 2008, 16:49

A friend of mine had this bitter experience in Hyderabad. He gave a lift to a school kid, in the city. Unfortunately met with an accident and the kid was hurt bad. The kid's father sued my friend in the court for causing permanent disablity to his child and actually won the case.

I have voted NO. I will never ever give a lift to any stranger. Location, age, sex will not be considered. If I do not know you, I am not stopping. Sorry.

Cheers,
Rajan

VJ_MAVRICK · 25th June 2008, 17:01

I have voted "maybe" depending on the situation. If its something serious like any accident prone victims needing attention, ofcourse TeamBhpian having a vehicle breakdown displaying BOLD TBHP POSTER

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prabuddhadg · 25th June 2008, 17:04

What if you see someone holding up a placard saying "I am on Team Bhp my id is ...... Need a lift"? Would you stop then?

Edit:VJ MAverick beat me to it.

rjvora_2000 · 25th June 2008, 17:06

No way on highway not at all.
May be in city.

sandeepmdas · 25th June 2008, 17:11

Quote:

Originally Posted by PatienceWins

No, but I would stop if a family is stranded on the highway.

same here except
...for Sam Kapasi (with or without The One)
...and SpeedZak

mail4loys · 25th June 2008, 17:14

No, will not. If there were little kids and if it is a morning / afternoon, will have a second thought.

rkbharat · 25th June 2008, 17:31

No way, unless there is a medical emergency and place of pickup is not islolated

GTO · 25th June 2008, 17:33

No ways would I give a lift to a stranger. Simply awesome advert though! One of the best automotive ads I have seen in recent times.

View Poll Results: Would you give a lift to a stranger on a highway?
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No	85	70.83%
Maybe	34	28.33%
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25th June 2008, 15:47	#16
sanjayatarizona BHPian Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: "God's own Shaap" Posts: 354 Thanked: 10 Times	You never know if the hitchhiker is the member of a terror group and you get picked up by the cops one fine day .. Jokes apart i don't potentially wanna get shot in the head..
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25th June 2008, 16:18	#18
Blue Thunder Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Right here . Posts: 1,657 Thanked: 386 Times View My Garage	NO (maybe some rare exceptions, as mentioned above by others)
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25th June 2008, 16:40	#19
dwarakv BHPian Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Chennai Posts: 26 Thanked: 0 Times	No. My policy, Do not ask for a lift from a stranger, do not give a lift to a stranger. Dwarak
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25th June 2008, 16:40	#20
tsk1979 Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 23,717 Thanked: 22,809 Times View My Garage	No 99% of the time. Although I admit I have given lift to a Guy from binsar to some small village. He approached my car badly bleeding. Had fallen down a mountainside or something. I just could not refuse, but during the entire 20 minutes I expected him to whip out a knife or soemthing
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25th June 2008, 16:44	#21
PatienceWins Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 2,416 Thanked: 807 Times View My Garage	No, but I would stop if a family is stranded on the highway.
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25th June 2008, 16:47	#22
gods-envy BHPian Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 474 Thanked: 38 Times View My Garage	mostly NO, but there are exceptions such as a stranded family, or a old couple etc etc
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25th June 2008, 16:49	#23
PatchyBoy BHPian Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Goa Posts: 917 Thanked: 2,022 Times View My Garage	A friend of mine had this bitter experience in Hyderabad. He gave a lift to a school kid, in the city. Unfortunately met with an accident and the kid was hurt bad. The kid's father sued my friend in the court for causing permanent disablity to his child and actually won the case. I have voted NO. I will never ever give a lift to any stranger. Location, age, sex will not be considered. If I do not know you, I am not stopping. Sorry. Cheers, Rajan
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25th June 2008, 17:01	#24
VJ_MAVRICK Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Sydney Posts: 1,239 Thanked: 34 Times View My Garage	I have voted "maybe" depending on the situation. If its something serious like any accident prone victims needing attention, ofcourse TeamBhpian having a vehicle breakdown displaying BOLD TBHP POSTER .
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25th June 2008, 17:04	#25
prabuddhadg BHPian Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Mumbai Posts: 812 Thanked: 81 Times View My Garage	What if you see someone holding up a placard saying "I am on Team Bhp my id is ...... Need a lift"? Would you stop then? Edit:VJ MAverick beat me to it.
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25th June 2008, 17:06	#26
rjvora_2000 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Mumbai/Mulund Posts: 1,658 Thanked: 56 Times	No way on highway not at all. May be in city.
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25th June 2008, 17:14	#28
mail4loys BHPian Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 378 Thanked: 8 Times View My Garage	No, will not. If there were little kids and if it is a morning / afternoon, will have a second thought.
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25th June 2008, 17:31	#29
rkbharat Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Gurgaon/New Delhi Posts: 1,601 Thanked: 724 Times View My Garage	No way, unless there is a medical emergency and place of pickup is not islolated
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25th June 2008, 17:33	#30
GTO Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 70,483 Thanked: 300,253 Times View My Garage	No ways would I give a lift to a stranger. Simply awesome advert though! One of the best automotive ads I have seen in recent times.
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