You're some kind of stooopid!!!

[not so famous bob]

Ya, I was driving past our middle school here in town when classes just got out. The normal flashing yellow and 20mph. Three kids just step right out on the road without looking at all. I mean they didn’t even hesitate, they weren’t even at the designated crosswalks. Fortunately I was expecting such stupidity and was under 20mph and a foot covering the brake pedal. I was totally surprised though they weren’t on they phones they was engaged in conversation so that is a plus.

that's why the speed limit is such//////

 

[Davefinan]

In california? You betcha! They think that cause the law gave them the rightaway, they can do what they please, and walk as slowly as they want.
Over a thousand pedestrians are killed in california each year, about 15% of the nation-wide total.

Thinning of the herd…

 

[MarPar]

...now they just attempt to stare you down as they slow or even stop for no reason other than to inconvenience you as much as possible.

 

[YY1]

Every time someone does that to me (slows in a crosswalk) I get flashes from "Death Race 2000".

 

[Kern Dog]

Yup... On those occasions when Im walking & hit a crosswalk and traffic actually stops for me I put some hustle into crossing the road... Cause that's how I've always done it.... Yet people 20% of my age can't/won't do the same... We are doomed...

That **** pisses me off.
I hate to think that people are waiting on me. Those that give a courtesy should not end up regretting doing a nice gesture for others.
The slow walking habit isn't limited to people over 40. Someone is not inspiring the kids to pick up the step.

 

[mmissile]

 

[1 Wild R/T]

I once nailed the gas on some jerk that did that. Loud pipes probably scared the jerk more than seeing the front rise but only did that once after thinking about what would happen if my brakes had failed if the jerk hadn't stepped back.

Years ago, riding with a buddy in his 65 Mustang, guy pulled the slow walk BS... My buddy side stepped the clutch.... Boiling tires seemed to motivate the asshole....

 

[kiwigtx]

Thinning of the herd…

Improving the Gene Pool.

 

[kiwigtx]

One of the small suburbs I drive through to get to a client has several pedestrian crossings, but there's always the lazy asses who cross wherever they feel like it.

One morning recently I was cruising along, and two middle-aged fatties just stepped out into my side of the road in front of me about 30 metres ahead.
So me seeing red over this, I punched the gas pedal.....and my high-powered 3.0 litre 4-cyl diesel automatic kicked down rapidly, creating an almighty roar....which scared the bejeezus out of them.
Gave them a bit of a hurry-up....but also earned me a couple of middle fingers.....which I gratefully returned...along with a very accentuated mouthing off "F*** You too"

It's funny watching fatties get a skip along when they have to.

 

[Cranky]

Every time someone does that to me (slows in a crosswalk) I get flashes from "Death Race 2000".

Years ago, riding with a buddy in his 65 Mustang, guy pulled the slow walk BS... My buddy side stepped the clutch.... Boiling tires seemed to motivate the asshole....

Several years ago I got into the left turn lane and this woman pulls out of an apartment parking lot and blocked me in the esplanade. Around here pulling out of parking lot doesn't give you the right away....and I wasn't in the mood so brake stand time! Scared the snot out of her. Y'all reminded me of that one lol and these days, I make sure that can't happen anymore.

 

[MarPar]

Chlorinating the Gene Pool.

Fixed

 

[Cranky]

that's why the speed limit is such//////

I think most of us here knew how to pay attention well before middle school though.

 

[BB BELLA]

When i was a young man I had 2 girls in the car with me cruising down a 4 lane street 30mph zone and some guy wanders out into the street from far side, i see him and slow down, he's getting onto my side of the road so I stop to let him continue. as he gets in front of the car he slows right down to turtle speed and just looks at me grinning! I had time to get out place a size 12 boot in his *** helping him clear the curb! When i got back in the car one girl started giving me a hard time " that wasn't necessary"! about 3 blocks later still harping I pulled over, you 2 out and have a nice life! I've been married to one of them for 38yrs. , guess she saw my wisdom, sure that guy never tried that stunt again!

 

[f569]

I once nailed the gas on some jerk that did that. Loud pipes probably scared the jerk more than seeing the front rise but only did that once after thinking about what would happen if my brakes had failed if the jerk hadn't stepped back.

You get 10 pts for that, double score if he flips a full 360!

 

[Dave P]

I run some, on high mileage weeks before an event maybe 60-70 miles per week and about half of that is on public streets. I NEVER trust cars at crosswalks...ever!
Anyway there's a local 4 lane road with a crosswalk that I've never seen a car so much as slow down as I come up on it. One early morning I run up to it and stop
to wait for a car to go by and the lady in a white Corolla just stops. The guy behind her "*** ends" her at about 30-35 mph with a Ford Explorer, don't think he even
touched his brakes. The Toyota damn near got me on the way by and I felt some bits of plastic or whatever bounce off my side.
The woman in the Toyota was a bit banged up and the Ford driver got smacked pretty hard with the airbags and seatbelts. I stayed around and gave statements
to a couple of different cops. About a year later got a letter and from the Toyota drivers attorney, ended up being deposed but never went to court..guessing
they settled.
Another playing in the street story.... When covid first got going and Michigan shut everything down I was out for a Sunday morning run. This loop usually took me
down a wide sidewalk along a 5 lane road past a normally busy shopping center for about a half mile between end of a bike/walking trail, traffic usually very light.
This morning there was absolutely none, was like some movie where everybody's dead type of none. So just for the hell of it I decide to just run down the very center of the
middle lane. See a car way off in the distance coming toward me, it kinda slows down and turns out to be a Michigan State police trooper, she looks me over goes past and turns around
comes up beside me in the direction I'm going.... " hi, how you doing this morning" me.."great" She says " uh, why are you running down the middle of the road"...
I said "because I can" and then she's "um, that's pretty stupid, how long are you expecting to do this?" I told her up to where the bike trail crosses, maybe a thousand feet
away by that point. She points out there's a perfectly good sidewalk and then cruised along side me at about 8mph have a conversation about the weirdness of the world that morning.
When I got to the trail she was laughing and said " maybe try using the sidewalk"

 

[33 IMP]

Stopping to yield to somebody for no reason is a good way to get smacked in the ***.

 

[Davefinan]

Stopping to yield to somebody for no reason is a good way to get smacked in the ***.

But some chicks like that…

 

[Cranky]

I run some, on high mileage weeks before an event maybe 60-70 miles per week and about half of that is on public streets. I NEVER trust cars at crosswalks...ever!
Anyway there's a local 4 lane road with a crosswalk that I've never seen a car so much as slow down as I come up on it. One early morning I run up to it and stop
to wait for a car to go by and the lady in a white Corolla just stops. The guy behind her "*** ends" her at about 30-35 mph with a Ford Explorer, don't think he even
touched his brakes. The Toyota damn near got me on the way by and I felt some bits of plastic or whatever bounce off my side.
The woman in the Toyota was a bit banged up and the Ford driver got smacked pretty hard with the airbags and seatbelts. I stayed around and gave statements
to a couple of different cops. About a year later got a letter and from the Toyota drivers attorney, ended up being deposed but never went to court..guessing
they settled.
Another playing in the street story.... When covid first got going and Michigan shut everything down I was out for a Sunday morning run. This loop usually took me
down a wide sidewalk along a 5 lane road past a normally busy shopping center for about a half mile between end of a bike/walking trail, traffic usually very light.
This morning there was absolutely none, was like some movie where everybody's dead type of none. So just for the hell of it I decide to just run down the very center of the
middle lane. See a car way off in the distance coming toward me, it kinda slows down and turns out to be a Michigan State police trooper, she looks me over goes past and turns around
comes up beside me in the direction I'm going.... " hi, how you doing this morning" me.."great" She says " uh, why are you running down the middle of the road"...
I said "because I can" and then she's "um, that's pretty stupid, how long are you expecting to do this?" I told her up to where the bike trail crosses, maybe a thousand feet
away by that point. She points out there's a perfectly good sidewalk and then cruised along side me at about 8mph have a conversation about the weirdness of the world that morning.
When I got to the trail she was laughing and said " maybe try using the sidewalk"

Cool story! Never have been a runner but rode my bike a lot and could go just about anywhere I wanted but the best part was being able to drive the freeways and hardly see another driver! It was really weird....but....I liked it! lol

 

[Unkle Krusty]

Stopping to yield to somebody for no reason is a good way to get smacked in the ***.

That is how I managed to get rear ended on my bicycle. I stopped for red light, and got rear ended by another bicycle.
The screaming sounds that guy made before impact were priceless.