Pedestrians!!!

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dressur

Discussion Starter · Sep 23, 2010

Someone kicked my car this evening - and called me a dozy ******** cow!!

I wouldn't have minded as much - but I was on a road, facing in the correct direction, observing the rules of the road and not really doing very much, seeing as I was stuck in stop start traffic.

Said pedestrian stepped off the pavement without looking, and walked straight into the side of my car!

I didn't run him over as he then marched across in front of me - but I really wanted to! Contented myself with a smile and a friendly wave (of the middle finger) as I drove off instead.

I won a game of "Black cloud chicken" on the way home though - so that cheered me up!

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Lee121

· #2 · Sep 23, 2010

Ally....only 25pts for a pedestrian....hardly worth the effort :rofl:

dressur

Discussion Starter · #3 · Sep 23, 2010

Lee121 said:
Ally....only 25pts for a pedestrian....hardly worth the effort :rofl:

I know - If it had been an old lady with one leg, on crutches, pushing a pram with new born twins in it - I'dve been quids in!!

Red Devil

· #4 · Sep 23, 2010

What a total loser! Sounds like he needed to open his eyes a bit

I had a woman walk out in front of me last week, never even noticed my car until I had stopped!

Petevick

· #5 · Sep 23, 2010

dressur said:
.....I won a game of "Black cloud chicken" on the way home though - so that cheered me up!

so did I :wooman: as soon as I'd put Geoff in the garage the heavens opened

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dressur

Discussion Starter · #6 · Sep 23, 2010

Petevick said:
so did I :wooman: as soon as I'd put Geoff in the garage the heavens opened

Satisfying huh!! Mind you - I made it home, then left Wriggly outside and had to run out in the middle of a thunderstorm to put him in the garage! Doh!!

Dr.Buck

· #7 · Sep 23, 2010

:lol: Must have been a good day for it, I 'collected' someone on my bike on the way home! Traffic stopped, pedestrian assumes road is safe to cross, completely missing the big, red-tarmac'd cycle lane I'm coming down! Some people just don't deserve the eyes that lay redunant in their faces.

northend

· #8 · Sep 23, 2010

No excuse for walking out or kicking a car, but the Highway Code does say "Always give way to pedestrians". Always give the finger more like!

Mind you, you could have been this guy!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gi-CgXWxO8M

(it's work friendly).

midlife martyr

· #9 · Sep 23, 2010 (Edited)

I think if pedestrians want to use the roads ie crossing them they should have to take out third party insurance so if they insist on trying to commit suicide by death by car at least we claim for the damage they cause us this may sound callous but you get sick of having to take responibility for some peoples safety when they cant be bothered to take any responsibility for themselves

g7nbp

· #10 · Sep 23, 2010

my other vehicle is equipped with "pedestrian encouraging" bull bars and a wide range of low and high ratio forward and reverse gears. Its rare I miss an "abusive 25 pointer"

Seriously though, no excuse for kicking your car. I doubt my response would have been as restrained

jordimussol

· #11 · Sep 23, 2010

If oyu would have ran him over... think of that sticky blood you'd have had to clean...

I mean it's a nightmare! I only do my runovers when it's raining... by the time I get home, the remaining blood only wipes off with a baby wipe.

jonnocash

· #12 · Sep 23, 2010

how brave was he? kickin a car with a woman in it. some how i dont think he'd of done that if a bloke had of been in the car. should have ran the ****house over

dressur

Discussion Starter · #13 · Sep 24, 2010

jonnocash said:
how brave was he? kickin a car with a woman in it. some how i dont think he'd of done that if a bloke had of been in the car. should have ran the ****house over

It made me laugh a bit tbh. What a girlie thing to do!!

dressur

Discussion Starter · #14 · Sep 24, 2010

jordimussol said:
If oyu would have ran him over... think of that sticky blood you'd have had to clean...

I mean it's a nightmare! I only do my runovers when it's raining... by the time I get home, the remaining blood only wipes off with a baby wipe.

Great tip - although over here, every supermarket has a team of people who will wash the whole car for £5 - great for getting blood off.

dressur

Discussion Starter · #15 · Sep 24, 2010

g7nbp said:
my other vehicle is equipped with "pedestrian encouraging" bull bars and a wide range of low and high ratio forward and reverse gears. Its rare I miss an "abusive 25 pointer"

Seriously though, no excuse for kicking your car. I doubt my response would have been as restrained

He only kicked the tyre - I'dve been less restrained if he'd dented my immaculate bodywork!

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