Originally Posted by MarkS
Maybe there should be a "cheapest emergency cell phone service" thread. Don't cell phones run something like $30 a month? The roadside assistance would only be about $40 a year. I'm not sure if taxis are practical where I live. In any event, can you get your bike in a taxi?
Roadside assistance is worthless unless you can contact them. For most of us that means no cell no service. The original responders point about cabs hits the point. Paying for a ride you will likely never nead that is limited to 30 miles does not seem like a good gamble.