WTF? Is wrong with people???

[undergroundpanther]

I was out walking tonight.. I was on my way back from Walgreen's. It was a beautiful evening. I live in sprawl-land,and it sucks.Because everything is too far from everything else. And in sprawl land everything is designed around fucking CARS. I hate it.Tonight some pathetic jackasses in a pickup decided to drive by and toss a bottle at me.
They drove off of course, cowards all, protected by their fucking truck speeding away, I thought they'd be over it, but no, here they came again.I was surprised these idiotic people spent time driving around to find out which road I was walking on after leaving the four way intersection. They drove by tossing another thing at me..But I was ready for them,I recognized the rattling of their fucking pickup engine as they barreled up behind me,So after another bottle flew past me, I tossed half my diet doctor pepper right into their fucking window.

:nuke:
I drank the second half of my soda walking home.The ass hats didn't come around for more.I am sick of asshole people who throw shit out of their cars at pedestrians. My roommate gets shit tossed at her on her way to work in the morning.I get it,seems alot of pedestrians I know get harassed by assholes in cars who think there is no consequences for what they do because they can speed away from the person they assaulted.
They will be proven wrong.I will make it so they will consider it too risky to throw shit at pedestrians for giggles in shits anymore.Because now I am pissed off enough to do something about it.

This suburban shit hole is not kind to pedestrians,car apartheid is very obvious here.It is evidenced by the lack of sidewalks and the the OVER abundance of fucking cars and crass uncivil impatient drivers who harass pedestrians and try to intimidate them at crosswalks by gunning the motor or nosing out into their path because they are so damn impatient and selfish. Why can't the stupid driver idiots WAIT 5 seconds for people to cross the fucking road,the light is still red WTF is their problem??? Too many selfish assholes drive cars around here it seems..I must say, I do HATE cars. I hate, hate, hate,cars and car culture SUCKS..

Too often cars are two or more ton assault weapons in the hands of spoiled toddlers in adult bodies ..I hate all assholes who think it is funny to throw shit at pedestrians and zoom away like chicken shits,I would love to see their car stall and than I could walk up and beat the living shit out of them. But no they are chicken shits they run away like chicken shits.

One of these days if this kind of harassment keeps happening it won't be a diet doctor pepper flying back into their goddamn window if fuckers in cars keep trying to throw shit at me.I've had enough.

I await the day that all the fucking cars finally run out of gas and STOP FOREVER.The silence will be beautiful,the lack of road kills and no more stench of exhaust and the smell of plastic and rubber and foul chemicals will be awesome.And yes I will feel an ironic joy in my heart,when it is too costly for these suburban fuck faces to drive,everywhere.. watching these snooty selfish people humbled and walking along with their whiny spoiled kids stumbling in the lumpy grass,as their ignorant parents are huffing and puffing in the hot sun to get to anywhere in this fucking sprawling mess that is this miserable excuse for a town.

FUCK cars and a bigger fuck you to the asshole drivers that use cars to feel superior and harass people who walk or don't drive cars everyfuckingwhere.

I can't wait for this cursed car culture to DIE.And for the destructive cars to STOP,forever,and for drivers to be forced to learn civility or get the consequences since they cannot speed away. May gas prices change this culture and change people,and may the designers of sprawl be chased with torches and pitchforks for what they have made..

:rant:

[nadinbrzezinski]

1. Next time consider vehicle description, plate, even partial

and filing a police report for assault.

I know you don't believe in them, but that is the kind of consequence that will stop the shit

[RaleighNCDUer]

Or, OTOH, walk with a handful of steel ball bearings in your pocket.

They throw shit, you throw shit.

(This advice is not recommended for anyone who is afraid of getting their ass kicked by a truckload of asshats.)

[nadinbrzezinski]

9. Answer assault with assault?

:-)

Nah, if you manage to get the charges to stick... and some of these asholes serve some time in the big house... it tends to spread

They stop doing it, mostly out of self protection

We had kids throwing stones from a bridge here in town at passing cars

After they were caught, they went to the big house... we haven't had another one of those in some years (knock on wood)

And yes, those sweethearts could have killed somebody, just like these assholes throwing stuff at pedestrians can.

[Occulus]

11. Nah, don't throw shit.

Be evil and drop some caltrops out of your pocket.

:evilgrin:

[tbyg52]

24. That'd be great if you could guarantee they got only the offending car.

Plus it would stop the jerks, at which point they would probably swarm over and beat you up. But it's a lovely thought!

[gateley]

25. I like it! nt

[undergroundpanther]

43. I am making

a set of cat claw blades,1 to 2 inch blades mounted on my hands,to defend myself . Might show them a little fang,they wouldn't be so cocky,because how I fight is crazy and no bullshit.A few swipes at the face with the claws and a carful of yokels will be running away at the horror because they would never expect this..

Than I'd pick up my caltrops and go home.

[gateley]

47. Well, I liked it in THEORY, anyway. :-) nt

[undergroundpanther]

49. Heh

Eventually you have to make the asshole see you as a threat they cannot beat or as a person.One way or another.If the shit is to cease.And they won't until they are forced to stop and face me.

[superkia]

34. The ball bearings makes me think that you ride a motorcycle...

or have in your past. Those ball bearings can do wonders for different people.

[dysfunctional press]

55. answering in kind could get a person thrown in jail, as well.

and rightfully so.

[undergroundpanther]

39. it was dark couldn't see it,and my eyes suck

I can't get a drivers liscense.Because of my optic nerves. I fail every time and I have tried 8 times,been to optomitrists and all.
So fuckit. Can't afford a car anyway..Not sure I would even want one.

[iamthebandfanman]

52. "but that is the kind of consequence that will stop the shit"

that all depends dontcha think?

[The_Casual_Observer]

2. cars are shit.

They've brainwashed generations of people to believe that you are nothing without a big expensive car. Cars are all shit.

[seriousstan]

3. "May gas prices change this culture and change people"....it will. Only the rich will be driving.

[MADem]

8. They'll throw Crystal bottles instead of beer bottles....NT

[seriousstan]

10. Cristal?

[MADem]

15. Yeah, you know, that champ-pag-knee that the rich folk are always talking about on the tee vee! NT

[malaise]

21. Now if he could throw Bill Kristol

it would be worth it. :D

[SammyWinstonJack]

35. And eating. Only the rich will be driving and eating. Only ones wearing clothes too.

The rest of us will be taking the shoe leather express sans shoes, hungry and naked.

[nashville_brook]

4. wouldn't it be great if cars became the new smoking -- "mind if i drive? no, mind if i fart?"

i agree with every single thing you say about cars. they suck. and people who spend jillions of dollars on their stupid rims and modified engines and fart can exhausts -- SUCK. car culture sucks. it's crap. it's shit. it needs to go away.

i hate that you were assaulted like this, but i can tell you why it happens. to those "car people" (the idiots who threw trash at you) saw you as non-human from the sealed, moving environment of their car. cars separate us from people. in sprawling suburbs, the pedestrian or bike rider, is a target, not a person. dehumanized.

[undergroundpanther]

46. Yeah I know.

Just wait until these fuckers can't afford to insulate themselves.
Hah!

[Maddy McCall]

5. Were you wearing your cat tail?

:hide:

[undergroundpanther]

45. Ironically I wasen't wearing it last night

no ears either.Just my vest with the panther on it I wear alot anyways.It has lots of pockets,so I can walk paws free.

[Captain Angry]

6. I feel your pain.

I walked to lunch today, in 30mph winds. The folks I had lunch with thought I was nuts. But why would I drive less than a quarter mile when I don't have to?

If the sidewalk wasn't so recessed in the area I was walking, I would have had the 60mph people driving by in the 40 mph speed limit zone. LOUD LOUD LOUD motorcycles driven by people who have to prove something by driving something that loud in a residential neighborhood, etc.

I've heard stories from the folks that are brave enough to ride bikes in my town. We have those 6 wheel pickup trucks around here all the time, and that's why they invented bike lanes. Not for bikes, but for people in trucks that can't stay in their lane.

For some reason, it's hysterical to drive up on somebody riding their bike and to hit the horn as you drive by.

Some people suck. Sprawl-land is overrated. We're going to have to redesign thousands of neighborhoods someday. Maybe we'll get back some of the prime farmland we lost to the people who needed ridiculously large houses.

Glad you didn't get hurt.

[rusty quoin]

7. Assholes will always be there.

I drive a truck and need it for my job. It eats gas, and would like better mileage. I remember years ago, my wife was pushing my youngest son across a road, and a mean guy in a pick up almost hit her and my son. I was so damn pissed off i couldn't stand it. It is not the driver, it is the asshole.

[undergroundpanther]

40. well the asshole better

learn to contain it's shit or I'll rip it apart.
That is the attitude we need to have with assholes.When they think they can get away with shitting on people.

[Catherine Vincent]

12. Great rant!

I work downtown and I see how drivers act like assholes to pedestrians. Of course, some pedestrians are assholes too but the drivers far outweigh the pedestrians.

[Quantess]

13. I'm sorry that happened to you.

:( :hug:

[Raejeanowl]

17. Me, Too

That was really base. I don't think it's the "snooty" people doing it, however. It's the real trash who believe they're superior because they're occupying a POS on wheels, or a shiny moving weapon that their Daddy or the no-credit/bad credit finance company actually owns. Perfect cowardly getaway, too!

Don't get me started on the car thing, but the truth is, I wouldn't survive where I live now without one. And we have a daily parade of asshats who fly through my neighborhood speeding and dumping their detritus. And the occasional shouting, tossing things AT someone.

I fantasize about having a rock in my hand at the perfect moment. I'm a really good pitcher. But then, I never do.

[2peaches2]

14. You actually wasted

Diet Dr Pepper on these ass holes? I certainly hope it wasn't the cherry vanilla as it is too good for them. (I personally would have sent them flying with some Pepsi.) It really is a shame that people can't walk down the street anymore. I live in a small town outside Richmond and am about 6 buildings away from one of the county libraries and have trouble getting people to even let me cross the street to go there. It is a 3 or 4 minute walk and I get yelled at and my neighbors think I am nuts. Being disabled it is about the only excercise I can do now and since it is not too far I don't end up in more pain from the walk. It's just the waiting for someone to slow down and let me cross a 2 lane road than burns me up.

[undergroundpanther]

48. Lol

Diet Dr Pepper on these ass holes? I certainly hope it wasn't the cherry vanilla as it is too good for them.
No it wasen't cherry vanilla,I looked for it at the wallgreens they were sold out again. So maybe it was a good thing it was sold out this time.

Nah the stuff I would have loved nailing them with would be non diet red vault.LOL..Sticky and it stains like hell.

[galledgoblin]

16. came up with a couple new curses today after I was TWICE nearly hit

once by a COP car.

too many people try to make right turns on red without stopping to see if there are any pedestrians crossing.

earlier I was really rattled because someone whipped around a bus blindly and came too close to running me down. still rattled thinking about it...

anyway, the new curses I came up with are "hummers" and "transients" for those who care. add any you can think of.

[undergroundpanther]

50. I was hit before

my spine was ruined.

[galledgoblin]

18. most common bike and pedestrian accidents involving cars

http://bicyclesafe.com/

[orleans]

19. what a drag. what a bunch of assholes. n/t

[Beregond2]

20. Ever hear

of taking down a license plate number and reporting them? Where the hell do you live, anyway? I've never encountered this in my life.

[lunatica]

26. Yeah right. Blame the pedestrian

:nuke:

Way to go.

[bobbolink]

33. Probably a hummer driver.

:hi:

[1776Forever]

22. If you have a camera phone have it at the ready to take pictures - just a thought

There are too many young people who have no morals with too much time on their hands. If you followed their lives they would probably get in bigger trouble down the road. A good scare from the cops might help them to turn around!

[Rosemary2205]

23. i would so love to be able to afford to live in the city

Well, that's not quite true. I can afford to live there, but the neighborhood I can afford is so bad I'd likely be dead within a week. -- and I'd STILL have to drive out to suburbia where all the grocery stores are and probably to work too because wheelchair bus service is offered but rarely comes.

[Jade Fox]

27. What an awful experience!

I've had stuff thrown at me, and even more frequently had stuff shouted at me. It is indeed hard to imagine the kind of person who does this, especially the throwing since that could cause real harm.

[alarimer]

28. People suck. I hate them more and more everyday.

I seriously wish for an asteroid to come and hit the Earth and destroy all human life. Just to get rid of the pox of humanity from the planet. People are disgusting pigs. I have seen the behavior you describe. I watched someone throw a cup of soda onto someone's lawn. I have seen people run over turtles deliberately in the middle of the road.

As far as I am concerned, humanity has NO redeeming qualities and should be destroyed as soon as possible. I welcome global warming and sea level rise as a correction and only what we so richly deserve.

[shance]

29. What cowards UP. Hiding in a car where they can 'hit and run'.

Couldn't tell if you got the plates but if you did, please call them in to the Police department.

Or at the least, give them to those neighbors/friends whom you trust.

Thank you as always for your posts and if you are able, carry a car phone/ipod with a decent camera.

Take care!

[undergroundpanther]

44. my cheap ass phone camera is useless

their aim is to hit and run. So you have to be ready for them.
And I don't walk around all the time ready to catch yokels,but I will do something.I'm creative and if need be devious as hell.So trust me this little shitty game will be ground to a halt.

[NuttyFluffers]

62. it's a pity you have a bad camera phone and bad eyesight, esp at night.

outside of getting their license plate or capturing their photo in the act there really isn't much you can do gently to stop this behavior. i'd just pick up the bottle and recycle it, but catch their photo. but since you can't do that i am at a loss what else you can do that is non-violent.

oh well, i'd just pray they get caught in traffic with explosive diarrhea. i can pray for happy thoughts, right? i'm wishing they "cleanse" their bowels to prevent colon cancer -- it's a good thing, right?

[Carni]

30. Good God...where do you live?

I am not defending assholes in cars (I know they exist) but I have never encountered anything like that in my area.

That's appalling!

[undergroundpanther]

41. I live in a "nice" suburb.

Single family homes,well maintained lawns.A bit of a strip mall down the road a ways. most people would look at this town and say nice.
Here is the area.
http://www.belairmd.org/

For me I prefer the city. I never had shit tossed at me in downtown baltimore.Never had any trouble on the streets myself. Maybe because I am poor so I'm not worth robbing,I walk confidently and I am big and tall and a freak and I am friendly and fierce.And I have alot of friends downtown.Who knows.

[kestrel91316]

31. As a frequent pedestrian in Los Angeles, I can TOTALLY relate.

[bobbolink]

32. I'm sorry to learn that you hate me because I drive a car.

I guess it doesn't matter that I'm *VERY* considerate of *EVERYONE*, and that includes, or maybe I should say, it's PREFERENTIAL towards pedestrians.

I, also, get road raged while I'm driving. I get driven off the road often by some of the same idiots, but... I guess that doesn't count?

If I didn't have a car now, I'd wouldn't have a place to sleep, so I would have done myself in long ago. Would that matter?

So, hate cars all you want, but remember that there ARE some of us who are still considerate, and .... even give pedestrians rides.

Or, lump us all together, if that really makes you feel better.

:( :( :( :( :( :(

[undergroundpanther]

42. Do you toss bottles at pedestrians?

Do you gun your motor at pedestrians to hurry them up?

I don't think so.
I hate assholes who drive cars. You my dear are NOT an asshole.

And I hate cars (the machines)in general for the damage they do.

[klyon]

36. What is wrong with you people. Get the license # and call the police.

If you don't have a cell phone get one. You could be seriously injured if hit in the head with a bottle then you will need to call an ambulance also. People are messed-up, these people are criminals. Don't mess around with them. Stop them before they hurt someone seriously.

[undergroundpanther]

51. Don't worry

I got my ways.

[bobbolink]

53. Just gotta love parental authoritarians.

:eyes:

[KayLaw]

56. So true

There aren't as many asshats as it seems but we need to shut down the ones who are out there doing this carp.

[Miss Carly]

37. People suck

get their license plates, call the police, if they drive by and see you talking to the cops then they will stop, that particular car full of jerks will anyway, but there will be a jerk in another car right behind them, so be vigilant.

[blues90]

38. This even happens in the city I live in.

I hope for the day all cars and trucks all run out of fuel and stop moving forever. Here you would think the gas was free the way people drive 24/7. It's an endless landscape of metal and paint on rubber , not trees but cars and trucks where you could walk from roof to roof and never touch the ground.

[dysfunctional press]

54. you won't live long enough to see the car culture die...sorry.

when the gas eventually does run out, alternate forms of energy for propulsion will be found/developed.

[undergroundpanther]

59. I don't think so

the alternatives have serious flaws and cannot meet the demands.
Go ahead hope..But I have lost hope in sustaining this impossible lifestyle of consumption in developed countries.

[dysfunctional press]

63. alternatives are already available that will suit most people's needs...

and they'll only get better as they are more developed.
there will be a shift in the way we all live- but automobiles will always be a big part of the mix.

[Fran Kubelik]

57. wow. that's a lot of anger.

I am sorry that the assholes threw shit at you. There is no excuse for that.

You kind of lost me with the whole wishing horrible things for other people, though. Where on earth do you get the idea that people who drive cars feel snooty and superior? A lot of people feel trapped by living in suburbs, just like you do. Where I live, it costs a lot more to live in a neighborhood that's within walking distance of town/schools/shopping.

[undergroundpanther]

58. Yeah I am mad

for several reasons, people are addicted to cars because greedy town planners built the suburbs to screen out certain people,poor black or other not white 'middle class'.The buses in the cities do not connect to certain suburbs again to screen out certain classes of people,the whole segregation of the suburbs was to accommodate whites scared of anyone not like themselves white or not it has a snootiness built in. ..and because of the absolute idiocy of planning towns around fucking cars ,when the oil runs out,it will be the end of suburbia.And even though people are addicted to cars,when they have to exist in sprawl and miles to walk to anything,they will wring their hands and clamor,for buses anything to get to work,if they do not run to the cities soon enough.I think inconveniences will be good for them.I think everyone to face up to what the automobile has done to their way of life,their relationships,health,sanity everything. I'm not wishing bad on people per se.. I am wanting the culture of cars to die,if car drivers feel upset at the truth,coming down the pike pretty soon that's not my problem.
And I have a right to be angry car apartheid when you are the target of it,hurts.
http://www.evworld.com/article.cfm?storyid=900

[TomHansley]

60. Tiem to get a handgun!

j/k but that would scare the CRAP out of those fools...

[Edweird]

61. I'm sorry that happened to you. I've had things thrown at me as well.

It is extremely pedestrian and cyclist hostile where I live, but the majority of thrown items actually happened where I grew up in Tenn.
Fucking Beavis and Butt-Head white trash dickheads.

That being said, I find it odd that you are placing so much blame on the car itself instead of the assholes doing these things. Punk ass cowards that throw things at pedestrians aren't (in my not-so-humble opinion) doing out of a sense of superiority. They are predators exploiting their advantage. Car or no car they are bullies and jerks. The car is simply a means to an end.

I humbly suggest that you obtain a concealed weapon permit if they are available where you live to prevent any possible legal complications from your edged weapon defense idea.

[MindPilot]

64. Holy crap! I live in the heart of the car culture, sixth largest city in country

Southern California--and I've never experienced anything like has been related in this thread. Only rarely have I ever experienced anything less than courtesy from drivers when I'm one the pedestrian side. And I've never been a victim deliberate attack of any kind. Where is all this happening and is there something that is inciting these attacks?

Please don't lump us all into one group. I love cars and I'm not an asshole.

[madmom]

65. I can sympathize with you, but then we have the other side of the story, we live

out of town so I have to drive country roads to work. We have one particular bicycle rider (kudos for riding a bike) but she rides right in the middle of the lane of the facing traffic and will not go over to the side, the cars has to go into the other lane to go around her, she will not slide over for pedestrians either, everyone has to move for her no matter what.