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

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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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

:evil3:
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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.


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