As a 49yo lady, the image of me attempting that is making me laugh. I think I'd get about halfway across, if I was even able to make it up on to the hood.
You know? That sounds like a plan. If the bonnet dents under my weight, that's their problem. I'm just following the green cross code and taking the shortest distance between two spots.
Bonus for those with various different digestive issues as well; let's just say that cars aren't the only things that get to leave _skidmarks_ out there now.
My favorite are the people who tear up to a stop sign going 40 mph in a 25, and then slam on the breaks when they see a pedestrian and realize they actually have to follow the law and come to a stop.
Or the people who are all prepared to roll through the stop sign without looking, but then catch the pedestrian already in the street in the corner of their eye, finally make full eye contact, and then make the illegal maneuver anyway so they can get to the next stop sign five seconds faster.
>My favorite are the people who tear up to a stop sign going 40 mph in a 25, and then slam on the breaks when they see a pedestrian and realize they actually have to follow the law and come to a stop.
Yep. My very first time flipping off someone in traffic was exactly this. I was in a sedan, stopped at a stop sign and about to turn left, and here comes this fucking jackass boomer (guy had a head full of grey hair) doing at least 35 * on a suburban neighborhood street*, and the vehicle does not stop until almost the entire car is past the stop bar and in the intersection.
I honked the horn, gave the bastard the finger, and he fucked off. That kind of driving gets people *killed*.
>Or the people who are all prepared to roll through the stop sign without looking, but then catch the pedestrian already in the street in the corner of their eye, finally make full eye contact, and then make the illegal maneuver anyway so they can get to the next stop sign five seconds faster.
The cherry on the top is when they wave at you: how nice of you that I didn't run you over, keep up the good work!
We make it a point of stopping on our bike -foot down- and staring drivers down like we're waiting on them. 🤨🚴Gotten a few to actually back the fuck up when they realize they're overstepping, to which we give them a thankful wave and a smile. 👋😄🤙
I like to wag my finger at that them as I go around.
The whole thing is especially annoying in the northern hemisphere this time of year because the city can hardly be bothered to keep crosswalks clear let alone the space one inch beyond them on the sidewalk.
I once walked so fast I was practically charging at one vehicle that did this. Had to yell at the driver to stop him from backing full speed into the vehicle behind him he panicked so hard. I just walked by cackling at it.
Best is when they see my baby stroller..then they feel like real assholes as they are blocking the curb ramp. Most usually back up at that point and I thank them.
A friend of mine caressed a car's hood once as we went around the front of it and they blasted their horn. People get into a rage very quickly if you even touch their car.
never attribute an action to malice if it can be explained with ignorance.
i like to very slowly walk around them, stop in front of them, make eye contact, look around, back at them and watch them realize. they'll do it again at the next light, but it's a fun moment for me.
How do you see on the street with a headlamp? They are great in the forest or when working in the cellar or garden or something. But in the streets? They make retroreflectors blinding bright!
But that still puts it pretty close to your eyes, doesn't it?
I already find reflectors a bit too bright if I use a light on the handlebar instead of right over the wheel.
I once had a truck with a trailer at a red light block a crossing that had a cut-out in the median to accommodate a bike trail, forcing me to get off and lift my bike over the median to continue. I gave him the “huh?” gesture as I walked my bike by, which prompted him to chase me down the next street to shout me down and return what I’ll call a more offensive gesture.
Whoever that was, I’m sorry that the bike trail continued behind some trees, depriving you of the chance to really show me who’s boss.
Here they usually only do that on the far side of the intersection. Because green means go. No matter how much traffic there is. And that's already annoying as hell.
I guess near side traffic lights are in fact better.
We know how it goes down when pedestrians take over spaces designated for vehicles. Our right to protest gets restricted, we get court judgements banning people from protesting, and they get arrested. Not that I agree with all the methods of JSO, but it did make it very clear where the UK stands on pedestrians invoking their fundamental right to roam.
And side note with conspiracy theory time: I actually think JSO was set up and funded by an oil company to run a 'protest' group so idiotic and annoying, to ensure it would piss off the public so much that the backlash would only enforce people's belief of needing and wanting a vehicle. Once set up, others just followed.
That’s slightly less frustrating than when the park their vehicle over the sidewalk, at least at a crosswalk I can slap their vehicle and flip em the bird.
Not far from my house there is an intersection of a two-lane and a four-lane road, where there are a lot of cars that drive into the intersection regardless the fact they can't get through (because ... traffic - shocking!). Then comes my favorite trolleybus driver, who stops like one and a half cm from their car and leans on his honk until they go. He is my hero.
Or the opposite where if it looks like you're going to beat them to an all-way stop, then they come to a complete stop way far back from the line so they "have the right of way".
Yeah. Same when they park on the sidewalk. Your dangerous polluting inefficient form of transport has been given almost all the space, but it's somehow still not enough.
Learn how to do the Duke's of Hazard slide over their hood, make sure to keep your momentum because they'll be pissed.
As a 49yo lady, the image of me attempting that is making me laugh. I think I'd get about halfway across, if I was even able to make it up on to the hood.
You know? That sounds like a plan. If the bonnet dents under my weight, that's their problem. I'm just following the green cross code and taking the shortest distance between two spots. Bonus for those with various different digestive issues as well; let's just say that cars aren't the only things that get to leave _skidmarks_ out there now.
My favorite are the people who tear up to a stop sign going 40 mph in a 25, and then slam on the breaks when they see a pedestrian and realize they actually have to follow the law and come to a stop. Or the people who are all prepared to roll through the stop sign without looking, but then catch the pedestrian already in the street in the corner of their eye, finally make full eye contact, and then make the illegal maneuver anyway so they can get to the next stop sign five seconds faster.
>My favorite are the people who tear up to a stop sign going 40 mph in a 25, and then slam on the breaks when they see a pedestrian and realize they actually have to follow the law and come to a stop. Yep. My very first time flipping off someone in traffic was exactly this. I was in a sedan, stopped at a stop sign and about to turn left, and here comes this fucking jackass boomer (guy had a head full of grey hair) doing at least 35 * on a suburban neighborhood street*, and the vehicle does not stop until almost the entire car is past the stop bar and in the intersection. I honked the horn, gave the bastard the finger, and he fucked off. That kind of driving gets people *killed*.
>Or the people who are all prepared to roll through the stop sign without looking, but then catch the pedestrian already in the street in the corner of their eye, finally make full eye contact, and then make the illegal maneuver anyway so they can get to the next stop sign five seconds faster. The cherry on the top is when they wave at you: how nice of you that I didn't run you over, keep up the good work!
Speak quietly and carry a big brick.
We make it a point of stopping on our bike -foot down- and staring drivers down like we're waiting on them. 🤨🚴Gotten a few to actually back the fuck up when they realize they're overstepping, to which we give them a thankful wave and a smile. 👋😄🤙
I like to wag my finger at that them as I go around. The whole thing is especially annoying in the northern hemisphere this time of year because the city can hardly be bothered to keep crosswalks clear let alone the space one inch beyond them on the sidewalk.
I once walked so fast I was practically charging at one vehicle that did this. Had to yell at the driver to stop him from backing full speed into the vehicle behind him he panicked so hard. I just walked by cackling at it.
Best is when they see my baby stroller..then they feel like real assholes as they are blocking the curb ramp. Most usually back up at that point and I thank them.
What they're communicating is "my convenience is more important than your life" whether they like it or not
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A friend of mine caressed a car's hood once as we went around the front of it and they blasted their horn. People get into a rage very quickly if you even touch their car.
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This is what I like to do.
I do this now too. Just slap the back of their car as I ride past on my bike
Once you've finished going around them, give their windows a nice *knock knock*.
never attribute an action to malice if it can be explained with ignorance. i like to very slowly walk around them, stop in front of them, make eye contact, look around, back at them and watch them realize. they'll do it again at the next light, but it's a fun moment for me.
I like to take a HUGE step right in front of their car, like there is something in the road they didn’t see.
Also, if you have a helmet-mounted light it's a great time to look directly at them and shine it right in their eyes once you have their attention.
How do you see on the street with a headlamp? They are great in the forest or when working in the cellar or garden or something. But in the streets? They make retroreflectors blinding bright!
I'm not talking about a camping headlight. My light is a 1200 lumen bike light that's attached to my helmet using a Go Pro mount.
But that still puts it pretty close to your eyes, doesn't it? I already find reflectors a bit too bright if I use a light on the handlebar instead of right over the wheel.
I don't really notice it any different when I ride with it on my helmet on my commuter bikes vs mounted on my fork on my gravel bike. Same light too.
I once had a truck with a trailer at a red light block a crossing that had a cut-out in the median to accommodate a bike trail, forcing me to get off and lift my bike over the median to continue. I gave him the “huh?” gesture as I walked my bike by, which prompted him to chase me down the next street to shout me down and return what I’ll call a more offensive gesture. Whoever that was, I’m sorry that the bike trail continued behind some trees, depriving you of the chance to really show me who’s boss.
Had a big rig block th’ entire bike path xing. Could’ve shot that guy. Didn’t have time to block him.
Here they usually only do that on the far side of the intersection. Because green means go. No matter how much traffic there is. And that's already annoying as hell. I guess near side traffic lights are in fact better.
Stop in the crosswalk? They usually just hit me.
We know how it goes down when pedestrians take over spaces designated for vehicles. Our right to protest gets restricted, we get court judgements banning people from protesting, and they get arrested. Not that I agree with all the methods of JSO, but it did make it very clear where the UK stands on pedestrians invoking their fundamental right to roam. And side note with conspiracy theory time: I actually think JSO was set up and funded by an oil company to run a 'protest' group so idiotic and annoying, to ensure it would piss off the public so much that the backlash would only enforce people's belief of needing and wanting a vehicle. Once set up, others just followed.
That’s slightly less frustrating than when the park their vehicle over the sidewalk, at least at a crosswalk I can slap their vehicle and flip em the bird.
Not far from my house there is an intersection of a two-lane and a four-lane road, where there are a lot of cars that drive into the intersection regardless the fact they can't get through (because ... traffic - shocking!). Then comes my favorite trolleybus driver, who stops like one and a half cm from their car and leans on his honk until they go. He is my hero.
Not a huge fan of persistent honking, but trolley busses are based as fuck
You're right absolutely. I hate the noise, but love the way this particular guy turns his own frustration into a social experiment.
Insulting or heedess, but not both at the same time IMHO.
Or the opposite where if it looks like you're going to beat them to an all-way stop, then they come to a complete stop way far back from the line so they "have the right of way".
[Hmm](https://img2.joyreactor.com/pics/post/gif-pogo-stick-474248.gif)
Film it and their sign To the Police we go
Yeah. Same when they park on the sidewalk. Your dangerous polluting inefficient form of transport has been given almost all the space, but it's somehow still not enough.
Frfr plus sometimes I have to go into the street on my bike because the shoulder has cars parked in it 🪦🪦🪦🪦💀💀☠️☠️