Oh dear, I do not know how I became emotional over this post. And yours word hit me and almost took me down memory lane. It's true that sometimes the kindest gestures we experience come from people who know absolutely nothing about us.
They didn't have to be kind to us because they knew us or something but just because we are humans and they choose to show us kindness.

I'm happy to read that the driver considered you and waited. Where I come from, some people might see that as the driver just hustling or doing his work to get his money, but until one is at the point of an emergency, before one truly understands that sometimes it's not about the money, it's not about the value the other person is presenting but a simple act of kindness and consideration is what makes the world go round and someday it might eventually get to you.