Originally Posted by
Koyote
Having lived in rural USA for a long time, I think such folks are just accustomed to helping each other. When you are way out in farm country, and your tractor is stuck in a field, you don't call Triple A...You call your neighbor.
Yep. I tour in rural places. If I stop for a break by the side of the road in the middle of nowhere more often than not a motorist will ask if I’m ok/need help.
Most amusing time was when I stopped in the dark shortly after leaving camp. I was worried I had left something behind so I bent over the front of the bike to check a pannier. Guy in a pickup stopped to ask if I was ok. After he pulled off I realized that as he was approaching from behind it probably looked to him as if I were puking or about to pass out.