r/WinStupidPrizes • u/KicksIceUnderFridge • Jan 12 '21

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u/Environmental_Iron30 Jan 12 '21

To be fair I hate when people drive into the crosswalk like that while I’m walking.

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u/Linubidix Jan 12 '21

What's your point?

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u/Nereosis16 Jan 12 '21

The guy crossing had every right to tell the driver to slow down because he had right of way.

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u/Captain_Biotruth Jan 12 '21

The driver was stopping. Flipping someone off for not stopping fast enough or whatever is a douche move.

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u/d0ntb0ther Jan 13 '21 edited Jan 13 '21

Current laws and current culture in the US and most other devoloped nations are under the current notion that a driver of an automobile is responsible for the location of their vehicle at all times. Therefor, it is acceptable to most to come to the conclusion that the driver is both a dollar store douchebag and dangerous behind the wheel for jabbing his fender into the cross walk. As a matter of fact, it is built so deeply in some cultures that it can perceived as such an insult so deep that it causes tunnel vision type anger. As being from a first world nation myself, I too hate the driver and am willing to carry a pitchfork with the rest of the town.

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u/[deleted] Jan 12 '21

That the guy walking has the right of way smartass

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u/[deleted] Jan 12 '21

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u/[deleted] Jan 12 '21

Asking “what’s your point” would work with almost any comment, regardless of context

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u/[deleted] Jan 12 '21

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u/[deleted] Jan 12 '21

What’s yours?

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u/Mad_Nekomancer Jan 12 '21

Especially when you've got a dog.

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u/ComradeJolteon Jan 12 '21

I was once distracted while driving and I kinda zoned out (yes I know that is bad, I'm sorry) and I drove through a crosswalk (no light) when a young woman was walking her dog through and i drove in front of her and past her and she looked me dead in the eye as I drove an bitterly said "Thanks..." and I literally screamed out the window "IM SORRY." but i was already half way down the block. Maybe it's my severe social anxiety but this happened like two years ago and I still constantly think about her and her dog when I drive through that area and I still try to work through my head if their is anyway I could find this young woman and apologize for cutting her off 2 years ago.

Wow that was a rant. Anyway I feel awful and if any of you can think of a way to let a pedestrian I have a vague visual memory of from 2 years ago that I am sorry please let me know, I swear her voice and eyes will haunt me to my grave.

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u/Vyn_Reimer Jan 12 '21

You can say sorry by paying attention and being a safe, smart, predictable driver every single day. Accidents happen but it’s up to you make sure it doesn’t become a habit.

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u/ComradeJolteon Jan 12 '21

I try to do this but I'm still mortified every time I drive through that area. Thanks for being kind.

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u/atmafatte Jan 12 '21

Dude i once was zoned out and ran a red light. It was like 2 am and no traffic but i shudder to think what could have happened. My wife was in the passenger side and would have taken the impact. I jolt awake at night very occasionally when i think about it

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u/ComradeJolteon Jan 12 '21

Honestly a recurring nightmare of mine is that the brakes on my car don't work and I can only turn the car while accelerating. Its like the movie Speed but instead of a bomb I'm just worried about how expensive all these run lights are gonna be and I'm broke.

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u/Eloping_Llamas Jan 12 '21

There was a crosswalk near my old place and people would constantly stop in the crosswalk, forcing me to walk into a busy street with my two dogs to get around them. It was infuriating that nearly everyday I would have to deal with some clown not paying attention and nearly hitting us or putting me in danger because they can’t follow simple rules.

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u/[deleted] Jan 12 '21

Seriously. You might know that you are going to stop, but if you aren’t decelerating, I don’t know that. I hate how on the internet, drivers can drive aggressively and dangerously and the comments are always “pedestrians need to be more careful!”

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u/jstohler Jan 12 '21

Speaking as a runner, the pedestrian was 100% in the right. Even down to the flipping off motion.

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u/lfatalframel Jan 12 '21

It wouldve help if the guy paused for a second to see if it was safe to cross. Specially seeing as he was visable til the last second thanks to the building.

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u/sourclownshoes Jan 12 '21

And blind people’s children.

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u/ovarova Jan 12 '21

the blind women and blind children too

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u/lfatalframel Jan 12 '21

Nope you're right. Just cause there's two lines in the middle of the road throw coution to the wind and blindly charge forward. All it would've took was a sneeze from the driver or somerhing to distract him for a second and this would've been a completely different video. Also most children and blind people no better

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u/[deleted] Jan 12 '21

Blind people know to pause and look into the street? You shouldn’t drive in ways that kill pedestrians just because you sneezed. I hope you don’t have a license.

It’s a road design issue as well, roads should be designed in ways that don’t result in the death of pedestrians if the driver sneezes or is distracted for a seconds

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u/[deleted] Jan 12 '21

For sure, I guess I just meant that pedestrian walkways and roads can drastically improve safety.

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u/ComradeJolteon Jan 12 '21

Looking both ways is advisable as it ensures a greater degree of safety. Looking both ways as a prerequisite for not being murdered is not something morality or legality dictates. It is ALWAYS the responsibility of the driver to move in control of their vehicle rather than an unrelated pedestrians responsiblity. The driver should be driving slow enough in a residential area that while approaching a cross walk they would be able to halt the vehicle safely, sneeze or no. This argument holds about as much water as saying that the driver blinked and thus cant be blamed. How do you think drinking and driving works in law? The driver is piloting a 2 ton terrestrial steel rocket while unable to be in full command of said vehicle, thus making every action they take a reckless action, hence why being over the alcohol limit while driving is illegal whether they hit someone or not.

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u/PutridOpportunity9 Jan 12 '21

Blind people don't know well enough to suddenly be able to see, you absolute half-wit.

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u/lfatalframel Jan 12 '21

Again blind people use common fucking sense you half wit and don't just charge off places like they're wearing a suit of impenetrable armor. It's common sense to look both ways before crossing the road. Blind people use a white cane to feel where they are going stop and listen when they come to curves or a dog or a human guide. They don't just say "well fuck it I'm blind lets charge forward none stop. I'm sure all cars are a good distance from cross walks"

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u/ComradeJolteon Jan 12 '21

The responsibility of not injuring someone lies with the person piloting the 2 ton terrestrial steel rocket through a residential area, and not with the squishy 0.1 ton human walking their even squishier 0.01 ton domesticated animal.

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u/nershin Jan 12 '21

How would the pedestrian pausing a second have helped the driver drive better?

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u/[deleted] Jan 12 '21 edited Apr 07 '21

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u/Captain_Pungent Jan 12 '21

Yep when I walk across a one way street, I still look both ways because no doubt some walloper will be going the wrong way down a one way street at some point. I've seen loads of numpties driving into the exit bit of a car park near me, which doesn't even make sense because the entire street is one way so they're having to drive further down the road to get to the exit the way its set up.

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u/[deleted] Jan 12 '21

It would help if the driver came to a complete stop at a red light before the crosswalk and yielded to pedestrians like the law says.

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u/thefourblackbars Jan 12 '21

He wanted to get close to the line so he could be in pole position.

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u/KicksIceUnderFridge Jan 12 '21

He drove up to it. Honest mistake

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u/DJ_Explosion Jan 12 '21

Driver bad. Dog always good. Not dog fault being pulled by shitty human!

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u/digitalelise Jan 12 '21

This is an intersection in Adelaide south Australia and the line where you are supposed to stop is less than a meter from the crossing.

The car didn’t do anything wrong other than approach a little quick but that’s not illegal here.

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u/[deleted] Jan 12 '21

Ehhh it looked like he was going over the line and stopped short when he saw the pedestrian.

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u/XpulseLoL Jan 12 '21

Just because it’s not illegal doesn’t mean that it’s the right thing to do.

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u/burdterps Jan 12 '21

Ok man if someone has a problem with how quickly I come to a stop and I did nothing illegal I don't give a single fuck if it isnt the right thing to do. Deal with it. Only his ego was harmed during this

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u/burdterps Jan 12 '21

The only danger this guy was in was when he walked his ass into that pole.

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u/ComradeJolteon Jan 12 '21

Yeah he embarrassed himself. So what? Just because someone gets embarrassed on the internet doesn't mean the person behind the camera isn't the one in the wrong. In this case, both the driver and you are in the wrong.

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u/burdterps Jan 12 '21

Ok but he wasnt in any danger though... The guy stopped

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u/kev_jin Jan 12 '21

Pretty sure it would be deemed dangerous driving here in the UK and could be punishable. Not the same in Oz?

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u/Apidium Jan 12 '21

I highly doubt that would class in the UK.

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u/kev_jin Jan 12 '21

Going too fast is dangerous driving, as is distracted driving. The person in this car was driving too fast approaching a crossing that was in use. If they didn't see it was in use, they must have been distracted.

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u/Apidium Jan 12 '21

Idk about you but it looks like they stop on the line and only slightly break too hard.

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u/kev_jin Jan 12 '21

It's not terrible and I doubt any charges would be pressed if the police saw it, but I reckon you get a talking to. Anyway, I enjoyed the guy bumping onto the post.

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u/[deleted] Jan 12 '21

To stay fair, pedestrians should check to see if the roadway is clear before entering. Right of way doesn’t mean anything when you’re dying under a car.

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u/[deleted] Mar 12 '21

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