Originally Posted by
agarose2000
I think a cell phone for phone a friend is a much better solution.
You'll be lucky if buses in your area will accept a bike on the bus. (They'll need to have a front bike rack.) Plus, odds of you finding a bike route where you've flatted could be hard if you're not in an urban area.
If you're spotting for a taxi, I sure hope you're carrying more than singles - it's pretty much $5 minimum noawadays the moment you set foot into a cab - and most likely they'll charge you an oversize fee if you attempt to load a bike.
I guess I'm lucky to be where I am. I live in the Piedmont Triad of NC, so aside from the city bus systems (Greensboro, Winston-Salem, and High Point) there's a regional transit system that you can use to get between them (as well as to the smaller cities in the area). They all have bike racks, even the little shuttle buses.
Then again, I'm the type of person who absolutely hates to inconvenience anyone, so I'd rather stand at a bus stop bleeding or pay an extra few bucks than call someone and say "halp".