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October 4, 2016 at 8:58 am #859925
melissaParticipantA man in a Mercedes sedan with three small children in the back zoomed down Trenton to Fauntleroy this morning. I, walking my two dogs, was already crossing Trenton and was perturbed that this guy decided that his morning rush was more important than yielding to a pedestrian already in the intersection, so I rapped his trunk with my knuckles. At this point, he threw the car into park, leapt out, and yelled, “Don’t f&^%ing touch my property, you c*&t!” And he said several other things to me, all sprinkled liberally with obscenities. He’s white, in his 30s or 40s, a little heavyset, and wearing a True Religion jersey and jeans.
1. If you are the other parent of these small children, I thought you might want to be aware of this.
2. If this is a carpool and one or more of these are your children, I thought you might want to be aware of this.
3. If you know this guy, please remind him that knuckles can’t damage cars, that he should yield to pedestrians in the crosswalk, and that he’s setting a terrible example for his kids.October 4, 2016 at 9:45 am #859931
asUr2ParticipantYES HE SHOULD HAD STOPPED FOR YOU SINCE YOU WERE ALREADY IN THE STREET, BUT YES YOUR KNUCKLES CAN DO DAMAGE TO HIS CAR. I’M NOT TALKING DENTS (WELL DEPENDS ON HOW LARGE YOUR KNUCKLES ARE) BUT YOUR BODY OILS/SWEAT CAN DO HAVOC TO A CARS PAINT JOB, JUST TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR CAR DOOR WHERE YOU PUT YOUR HANDS TO CLOSE IT EVERY DAY.
BUT HE DID SOUND A BIT OUT OF CONTROL!October 4, 2016 at 10:07 am #859933
jameswParticipantseems like this guy is a danger to himself, the kids in the car and pedestrians. And are you serious about the potential damage to the car from body oils? Body oils? It would be harder for him to get the blood off his car while in prison, than to show some basic respect for himself, the kids in his car and most importantly pedestrians. Anybody know who he is?
October 4, 2016 at 10:41 am #859935
newnativeParticipantI don’t buy that about oils damaging a car. I do it whenever a car cuts me off while I’m in the crosswalk. Though a crazy guy did it and the lady pulled over and called the cops and they went looking for him.
October 4, 2016 at 11:17 am #859940
ProduceParticipantWith so many distracted people driving and CRAZIES in the world if the person didn’t hit you I’d just ignore and go about my walk…this guy could have really took it a step further and physically went after you or thank goodness didn’t pull a gun on you! I know that’s getting a little far fetched but as I said CRAZIES!!!
October 4, 2016 at 12:10 pm #859943
miwsParticipantmelissa, good on you for “notifying” the three potential parties that this guy might be connected to. The possibility that someone close to him in one of those ways might see this, might hopefully earn him a well-deserved butt chewing that may impact him in some manner that the same from a stranger might not.
As a “Professional Pedestrian”, I definitely understand the urge to want to confront the driver, as even being a very defensive pedestrian, it’s still pretty scary to walk along a public sidewalk, or cross legally at a crosswalk, and worry about such things as cars flying out of (or into) parking lots, or blasting into a crosswalk on a red light because they just *have* to make that precious right turn on red.
As tempting as it is, I have to resist reacting in any manner more than maybe a stare/glare, and “Whoa! WTF?!” body language, as I’m rather defenseless should the driver decide to angrily react to my confrontation. I literally am unable to run anymore. Although I could do some damage with my cane, but I would probably be the one to get into trouble. >.<
Mike
October 4, 2016 at 4:45 pm #859971
anonymeParticipantWhat an F-wad. There’s nothing more insane or dangerous on the road than a parent driving the kiddies to school. I gave up walking my dog during school pickup/drop off hours. It’s insane. The ability to reproduce does not entitle one to act like a jerk; even slime can reproduce – and does, apparently.
October 4, 2016 at 11:07 pm #859983
JeannieParticipantBefore I head out for my next walk, I’ll be sure to slip on a pair of kid gloves. That way, my VOLUMINOUS BODY OILS AND SWEAT won’t do HAVOC to the PAINT jOb of a Mercedes.
(Seriously, it isn’t a good idea to smack a car. You won’t damage it. But, if the driver is a nut job, you might yourself get damaged. It just isn’t worth the risk. I like misw’s suggestion – the dirty look of WTF?)October 5, 2016 at 1:59 pm #860016
buttercupParticipantWhy does he live in West Seattle. I can’t imagine what seagull crap must do to his paint job.
October 5, 2016 at 2:22 pm #860017
dhgParticipantI’ve rapped on vehicles for this very act but since I’m rather large and male, the results probably work better for me. One jerk in his Landrover flies down the side street and stops directly in my way as he’s looking to get on to California. He’s not looking at me, he’s looking to the left to see if he can go without fully stopping. I rap on his hood, I walk around him and he jumps out because he has to check to see if my ring damaged his hood. I told him if it did, he deserved it. Full stop before getting onto California, yield to the damn pedestrians!
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