Goodyear UK seeks out most helpful motorists

London -- Goodyear UK sent out one of its employees to see how many people would stop to help a woman whose car had a flat tyre. The research showed broadly that where carjackings and road rage were common, few people would stop. But where road rage incidents are rare, stranded motorists could expect many people to stop and offer help.

Goodyear employee, Helen Searle said six people stopped to help her on a busy street in London, adding, "London has more good Samaritans than any of the other cities we have conducted the study in."

Goodyear research shows that Britain is the worst place in Europe to break down, as less than ten per cent of people would expect someone to come to their aid in the event of being stranded by the roadside with a flat tyre. Motorists in Manchester, Leeds, Southampton, Bristol, Sheffield and Newcastle were less helpful. No-one stopped for Ms Searle in over two hors of waiting by the roadside in any of those cities.

The survey, carried out on behlaf of Goodyear by KRC research using a sample of 1000 UK motorists in each of 13 cities, coincides with Goodyear's launch of its runflat tyres to the UK.