Trail Courtesy

This is brief, I just want to ask you one question.

What do you do when you see someone stopped on the side of the trail?

This weekend I had the unfortunate experience of getting a flat and as I was stopped to fix it I noticed something very interesting…

1/4 of the other riders might ride by and just ignore you, but the other 3/4 of riders will stop and genuinely ask you if they can help. They will give you a tube, help you fix a flat, or even mend a chain. Even President George W. Bush stopped and administered first aid to a wounded rider at Northshore trail.

And why wouldn’t you stop? It only takes 1 minute to stop and ask. You never know who that person may be, and you may just make a great new friend.

Think about when you are on the highway in your car, how different it is. When you see a car pulled over on the side of the road do you stop?

I don’t ususally, but this makes me think I should.

A different kind of attitude and community exist when you are on a bike. Instead of being walled off from the outside world in your car, only caring about what song is next on the radio.

On the bike, you come face to face with people in need all the time.

How do you react?

Lets hear your opinion in the comments below.