innocent pedestrian gets his clock cleaned - Page 2

LabRat · 05-26-2006, 02:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Kitsune

...noting that this was a common, almost daily occurance as people mistake pressing the gas for the brake pedal...

This reminded me of an 'accident' that happened in our driveway when I was in high school. A friend's mom pulled up behind my dad's truck in our driveway to drop me off. As I walked up the driveway, I heard a bonk and the truck lurched. WTF?? My dad, who was working in the garage with the door up, came barreling down the driveway...that truck was his baby. Friend's mom was bright red, she forget to R, instead of F.

No major damage, but my dad talked about that for a long time. Probably because friend's mom was a gorgeous blonde...

zippyt · 05-26-2006, 03:21 PM

I grew up on a house on a hill , steep drive ways all around the cove , it was not un commen for a car that was a streight shift to roll down a drive way running into what ever it just felt like ,
Once some friends and I watched it happen in slow motion ,
Slow roll , then it hit the hill and WHOOSH , SMASH !!!! Right into a caddy !
We lost a few lite ploes that way .

seakdivers · 05-26-2006, 07:57 PM

Whatsa lite ploe?

MaggieL · 05-26-2006, 08:09 PM

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Originally Posted by seakdivers

Whatsa lite ploe?

Hey, they're not un commen.

seakdivers · 05-26-2006, 10:25 PM

Ooooh I love Engrish.com!!!

zippyt · 05-26-2006, 11:27 PM

Yeah Oneo' them there thingees'

seakdivers · 05-26-2006, 11:40 PM

Ok, I know I am probably a very, very sick person that is most certainly on a direct path to Hell........ but did anybody else do the inappropriate giggle when the person got hit?

Kagen4o4 · 05-26-2006, 11:52 PM

la di deee la di dummm la di HOLY SHIII-...........

farfromhome · 05-27-2006, 01:30 AM

I run 5-6 days a week. I have no trust in any driver out there. Anyone who runs with their back to traffic is a fool. I'm always amazed at the hosility I will encounter when running. I trust no one. I run behind cars I know are intentionally trying to let me pass in front of them. I won't make eye contact. What I'm doing is not a social event. I can not allow myself to get into a guessing game with drivers. I allows assume they have the right of way. And sometimes when you refuse their gesture they get angry. But I don't want to be street hamburg.

Kitsune · 05-27-2006, 12:27 PM

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Originally Posted by farfromhome

I'm always amazed at the hosility I will encounter when running.

You're on "their" roads, acting as a distraction. How dare you jog along side a piece of infrastructure designed only for automobiles! How dare you threaten their way of life, their commute, their livelihood!

After being run off the road several times (even while riding in the designated lane), I think it might be worse on a bicycle.

xoxoxoBruce · 05-27-2006, 01:56 PM

You're right....pedestrians are annoying but basically squishy with no sharp corners. On the other hand, you bicycle bums are a menace, with all those hard parts and sharp corners. Why you could scratch my paint or even blow out my tire when I run over you, which is pretty damn inconsiderate.:p

NZLcyclist · 05-29-2006, 03:33 PM

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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

You're right....pedestrians are annoying but basically squishy with no sharp corners. On the other hand, you bicycle bums are a menace, with all those hard parts and sharp corners. Why you could scratch my paint or even blow out my tire when I run over you, which is pretty damn inconsiderate.:p

MaggieL · 05-29-2006, 06:06 PM

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Originally Posted by farfromhome

Anyone who runs with their back to traffic is a fool.

When somebody blows through an intersection against the light (which is what happened here; watch the traffic flow) it's not gonna matter much which way you're facing...

Kitsune · 05-29-2006, 07:13 PM

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Originally Posted by MaggieL

When somebody blows through an intersection against the light (which is what happened here; watch the traffic flow) it's not gonna matter much which way you're facing...

I'm not so sure about that. It might be nice to not see it coming.

Tse Moana · 05-29-2006, 07:47 PM

Just saw the video; man that's brutal.

05-26-2006, 03:21 PM	#17
zippyt LONG LIVE KING ZIPPY! per Feetz Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Arkansas Posts: 7,661	I grew up on a house on a hill , steep drive ways all around the cove , it was not un commen for a car that was a streight shift to roll down a drive way running into what ever it just felt like , Once some friends and I watched it happen in slow motion , Slow roll , then it hit the hill and WHOOSH , SMASH !!!! Right into a caddy ! We lost a few lite ploes that way . __________________ "Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get. " Brother Dave Gardner

05-26-2006, 11:27 PM	#21
zippyt LONG LIVE KING ZIPPY! per Feetz Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Arkansas Posts: 7,661	Yeah Oneo' them there thingees' __________________ "Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get. " Brother Dave Gardner

05-26-2006, 11:52 PM	#23
Kagen4o4 The Sheriff of Nothingland Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Melbourne, Aus Posts: 1,794	la di deee la di dummm la di HOLY SHIII-........... __________________ something we both can enjoy??

05-27-2006, 01:30 AM	#24
farfromhome Management Consultant Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Portland,OR/Conesus,NY Posts: 166	I run 5-6 days a week. I have no trust in any driver out there. Anyone who runs with their back to traffic is a fool. I'm always amazed at the hosility I will encounter when running. I trust no one. I run behind cars I know are intentionally trying to let me pass in front of them. I won't make eye contact. What I'm doing is not a social event. I can not allow myself to get into a guessing game with drivers. I allows assume they have the right of way. And sometimes when you refuse their gesture they get angry. But I don't want to be street hamburg. __________________ When you ain't got nothing-you ain't got nothing to lose.

05-27-2006, 01:56 PM	#26
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	You're right....pedestrians are annoying but basically squishy with no sharp corners. On the other hand, you bicycle bums are a menace, with all those hard parts and sharp corners. Why you could scratch my paint or even blow out my tire when I run over you, which is pretty damn inconsiderate.:p __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

05-26-2006, 07:57 PM	#18
seakdivers Icy Queen Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Southeast Alaska Posts: 700	Whatsa lite ploe?

05-26-2006, 10:25 PM	#20
seakdivers Icy Queen Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Southeast Alaska Posts: 700	Ooooh I love Engrish.com!!!

05-26-2006, 11:40 PM	#22
seakdivers Icy Queen Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Southeast Alaska Posts: 700	Ok, I know I am probably a very, very sick person that is most certainly on a direct path to Hell........ but did anybody else do the inappropriate giggle when the person got hit?

05-29-2006, 07:47 PM	#30
Tse Moana You're just jealous 'cause the little voices talk to me Join Date: May 2006 Location: Netherlands Posts: 203	Just saw the video; man that's brutal.

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