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Have you ever been broke down on the highway and had someone stop to help you?Has having someone stop and help you influenced your decision to stop and help another person who was broke down?
Does the sex of the person in need make a difference in whether you will stop?Does the type of car make a difference, if the car is new or old?

All five couples had at one time or another had someone stop and offer assistance when they had car troubles.

I asked each of the women if having someone stop and assist them would influence if they stopped to help someone else.

All of the women said they would not stop; it was not that they did not want to help it was a matter of safety.
All of the men said they would stop but it would depend on if they felt it was safe.

When asked if the sex of a person would make any difference.
All five men said that if it was a woman that appeared to be alone they would stop.

Does the kind of car make a difference, if the car is new or old?
Not one of the five men I asked said it would make a difference.

Discussion:
Everyone I talked to felt that since people had stopped to help them they felt that they should return the favor. However, what I failed to take into consideration was the safety aspect. The very reason that women did not feel it was safe to stop and assist someone.
All five of the men said they would stop for a woman goes along with what we learned in class. I should have included the question of if the women were alone. The five men I talked to said that if there was already another man there they may not feel it would be safe to stop.