I have picked up people many times.
I've even driven past someone because I didn't see them in time to stop and drove down to the next exit got back on the other side of the freeway and came back so I could help them.
I usually only stop when I hear a still small voice in my head, and I usually hear, "There, but for the grace of God go I."
I've helped numerous people and have never had a problem or felt I was in any danger. I remember a story of a man that was attacked and robbed and left for dead. A rich man passed him by not wanting to get involved. A preacher passed him by thinking he might be the next victim. Then a stranger, saw him, took pity on him and took him where he could get medical care and even paid for the care.
So I try and help when I can, especially when I am prompted to go and help. A friend in need is a friend in deed.
I was driving late at night on a two lane highway in ND last summer. My wife and I were on our way to visit our son and his wife. ND has some of the biggest pot holes I have ever seen on highways without flashing lights and barriers around them. It was rainy and the road was slick. I hit one of these pot holes and blew a left rear tire. I got out and walked over to the shoulder and found it was a new road with a new shoulder. When I stepped on the gravel shoulder my foot sunk up to the top of my shoe. So I pulled over as close to the shoulder as I could and got out to start changing my tire. After about 30 minutes of cars and trucks passing and blowing their horns a ND Highway Patrolman stopped and put on his lights. He could have stayed in his car, but he got out and unloaded my tire (and luggage) changed the tire in the rain. He told me to get back in my car and relax. When he finished and finished loading my old tire and luggage back into my trunk, he came to the window and wished me a safe trip the rest of the way. He even told me a better road to travel. THANK YOU again, OFFICER Erik J. Klein, North Dakota Highway Patrol.
Good luck to you and yours.