Internet memotivationally epic fails

[Godson]

http://cdn.twentytwowords.com/wp-content/uploads/Embarrassing-State-Facts-29-685x356.jpg?26b80e


I love a good dose of Irony...

[LHutton]

As they should be. This rule stays!

[Alan P]

http://cdn.twentytwowords.com/wp-content/uploads/Embarrassing-State-Facts-06-685x356.jpg?0052ab

An Amusingly Embarrassing Fact About Each State. OK, Maybe They’re Not ALL Amusing… (http://twentytwowords.com/an-amusingly-embarrassing-fact-about-each-state-ok-maybe-theyre-not-all-amusing/)

Have to say this one eludes me.

[Sad, little man]

Interesting... Does the meaning of 420 not extend beyond the US... Or are you just a square?

[Yw-slayer]

It's not that well-known outside of the US.

[Dicknose]

I had to google it

[SportWagon]

What I don't understand is why people don't steal the mile 419.99 signs also...

[George]

Want one?

[George]

http://cdn.twentytwowords.com/wp-content/uploads/funny-state-facts-6.jpg?7adae0

[LHutton]

Interesting... Does the meaning of 420 not extend beyond the US... Or are you just a square?
I don't know what it means either.

Oh...

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=420


the term 420 originated at San Rafael High School, in 1971, among a group of about a dozen pot-smoking wiseacres who called themselves the Waldos, who are now pushing 50. The term was shorthand for the time of day the group would meet, at the campus statue of Louis Pasteur, to smoke pot. Intent on developing their own discreet language, they made 420 code for a time to get high, and its use spread among members of an entire generation.

[Leon]

It's a very common term / reference here.

[thesameguy]

http://m7k.org/forums/Smileys/express2/themoreyouknow.gif

[overpowered]

It seems like some of the facts change when you go back to the site at different times.

[Rare White Ape]

Wasn't 4:20 the code for the bill that was intorduced?

Or am I wrong... again?

[overpowered]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLLa7udVpz4

[G'day Mate]

A new round of Richard Dawkins "fan mail"


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gW7607YiBso

[LHutton]

I wonder which one was written by Tony Blair.

[overpowered]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MDr_J_pLg0A

http://www.fox10phoenix.com/story/27965571/caught-on-camera

[overpowered]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=97McCuWAynA

[Sad, little man]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wcJ44B0jWM0

[GreatScawt]

This is hilarious :lol:
Marshawn talking about Mario Kart? I lost it.


http://youtu.be/MNpkSyryQz4

[Sad, little man]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iXuc7SAyk2s

[Alan P]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MDr_J_pLg0A

http://www.fox10phoenix.com/story/27965571/caught-on-camera

Reckon the SUV driver was drunk but the 'camera car' driver didn't do anything wrong that I could see? Crazy woman!

[overpowered]

If you read the story (I included a link below the video) the road rager was angry about having trouble passing earlier and had somehow passed and later ended up behind and had trouble passing again.

Basically, a pure psycho.

[overpowered]

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[LHutton]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_KczQ2FCkc

[overpowered]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wguB4CfrCSY

[overpowered]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLqVxC6JWIM

[Rare White Ape]

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c290/bubba500/monkeywithtwococks_zpsepo2c8cc.jpg

[Sad, little man]

Go go Power R... JESUS CHRIST WHAT HAVE YOU DONE!?

http://time.com/3691529/power-rangers-actor-ricardo-medina-arrested-fatal-stabbing-roommate/

[LHutton]

Morphing sequence gone bad?

[GreatScawt]

http://youtu.be/HvRypx1lbR4

[Drachen596]

i had to look up which Power Ranger he was. He's from one of the follow on series that i never saw.

[Kchrpm]

http://i.imgur.com/9VwayWe.gif

[overpowered]

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/McDonalds-Limited-Edition-Big-Mac-Special-Sauce-Bottle-1-Charity-Auction-/151569649170?item=151569649170

[Godson]

Seriously?

[Sad, little man]

Well, it's clearly a charity auction, so this seems to be more of "Let's give money to charity and make it fun" rather than "I love special sauce so much that I'll pay $23,000 AUD for a bottle."

[Alan P]

Isn't Big Mac sauce basically slightly different Thousand Island dressing?

[speedpimp]

Something like that.

[overpowered]

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[Alan P]

:up:

[overpowered]

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[George]

Florida Christmas tree:

http://i.imgur.com/BuWZ8Nw.jpg

[G'day Mate]

XXXX in Florida?

[George]

I don't know for sure - I found that without a title elsewhere on the web and figured it looked like Florida to me, with the trailer and all.

I guess it could be an Australian Christmas tree, too, but that woman doesn't look hairy enough to be Australian...

:lol:

[Leon]

Also, she's alive.

[The359]

And that dog isn't attacking her.

[George]

Is that dog a Dingo? I think they only eat babies.

[Freude am Fahren]

Ground is too red too, me thinks she's a bogan.

[Dicknose]

The dog is there so the croc will eat it before the person.

Its Australia, somewhere north (warm, red dirt and XXXX beer)
Gum trees also help, but a few places in the US have that, but probably not with red dirt.

Now you need to see how we do a boat race on a river...
The Todd River boat race
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/69/Boat_Race_in_the_Desert.jpg

[overpowered]

http://www.udreplicas.com/resized_images/-800-height-arkham-night-batman-page-15.jpg

$1829

http://www.udreplicas.com/products/batman-----arkham-knight---leather-motorcycle-suit.html

[overpowered]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BHJxIwvFIGY

[Sad, little man]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7AvZPTT4kU

[overpowered]

http://media.10news.com/photo/2015/02/07/Feb_7_DecoBike_station_crash_4_1423338828299_13145 153_ver1.0_640_480.jpg

http://www.10news.com/news/driver-crashes-car-on-top-of-decobike-station-02072015

[MR2 Fan]

cars getting their revenge

[overpowered]

https://scontent-b-lax.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xfp1/t31.0-8/10499388_10152296133557395_32402424793265101_o.jpg

[overpowered]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=thcleSjOR8M

[overpowered]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yja2VmZOfdA

[Alan P]

I guess there isn't much that stops a 300 ton train!

[Freude am Fahren]

Hutton might be able to...

[Godson]

Hutton might be able to...

No shit. I watched that like 5 times.

[LHutton]

I hate to break it to you but I'm really not that strong.

[George]

Why hasn't this moron been fired yet?

http://i.imgur.com/raE7S6Y.jpg

[George]

Awesome!

http://i.imgur.com/22M4nEX.gif

[George]

Speaking of epic fails, thanks to whoever posted something related to p0. r N in the anti-vax thread. I just clicked on that link and got a notice that the page has been blocked where I work due to a word that I'm not going to type here.

Great.

The IT dep't probably notified personnel and they're probably preparing my termination papers as I write this.

Been nice knowin' y'all...

[MR2 Fan]

Why hasn't this moron been fired yet?

http://i.imgur.com/raE7S6Y.jpg

I dunno but I hope it doesn't hurt his rap career

[SportWagon]

Carter Hutton save. So many cameras, so many angles. Lucky the puck didn't bounce back in off his defenceman.

After he'd finished all that, I expected him to put his stick vertical in front of him, and rest his chin on the top of it.

Hint: And soon thereafter retire from the NHL to pursue a career as a lawyer.

[overpowered]

You Have A Higher Chance Of Being Bitten By Uruguay’s Luis Suarez Than By A Shark (http://www.iflscience.com/health-and-medicine/you-have-higher-chance-being-bitten-uruguay%E2%80%99s-luis-suarez-shark)

I don't think that most of us actually have a better chance of being bitten by Suarez but the numbers do suggest that if you play soccer in any organization that includes him, then yeah, your chances are a lot higher than being bitten by a shark.

[overpowered]

https://fbcdn-sphotos-e-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xaf1/v/t1.0-9/10968360_891298794225404_6781552642571670106_n.jpg ?oh=957328965afc39f08f29800b1c364452&oe=5552B976&__gda__=1435962823_4ed8d6c828b4d0f1c9a49cc039867c3 c

[Kchrpm]

He doesn't have to worry about that, the Grammy voters wouldn't vote for that guy. Which is kind of the point.

[overpowered]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DCYkhXuRsWU

[Godson]

Wait....I thought GTRs drove themselves?

[G'day Mate]

They both look like they were being idiots to me; "Idiots Crash" would be a better title.

[overpowered]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mb-QVfwCmYg

[overpowered]

Wondering how many people will get this one:

http://i.imgur.com/scgfaiA.jpg

[LHutton]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DCYkhXuRsWU
I would have just ploughed on and took out the 458. GTR vs 458 in crash derby = only one winner.

[speedpimp]

My neighbor gave me some dried Carolina Reapers and some Trinidads. The Reapers will destroy you. The Trinidads were decent though.

[Cam]

Friggin' brilliant:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJGXsVHkhrk

[Mirage]

A friend of mine grew some Carolina Reapers last year, he's insane about peppers. No way in hell am I trying them.

[Kchrpm]

Was the Lego Movie just a big commercial? Yes. Was it still fun and funny? Yes.

[thesameguy]

Word.

[overpowered]

School bus driver ran over a mailbox, started rolling backwards. Later blew a .15.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZVzw8WMltg

[thesameguy]

I would have just ploughed on and took out the 458. GTR vs 458 in crash derby = only one winner.

They're both idiots. Clearly racing. Sucks that dude in the sedan got hosed. Hopefully GTR guy rats out 458 guy.

[Rare White Ape]

Friggin' brilliant:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJGXsVHkhrk

Ruined by "Legos"

[LHutton]

They're both idiots. Clearly racing. Sucks that dude in the sedan got hosed. Hopefully GTR guy rats out 458 guy.
One is using lanes properly though, the other is not.

"I never narc'd on nobody.":lol:

https://sp.yimg.com/ib/th?id=HN.608052818501107863&pid=15.1&P=0

[Kchrpm]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6jm7sjRJQTc

[Godson]

One is using lanes properly though, the other is not.

"I never narc'd on nobody.":lol:

https://sp.yimg.com/ib/th?id=HN.608052818501107863&pid=15.1&P=0

Both should get reckless and endangerment citations at the least.

[SportWagon]

Driver fleeing police at high-speed runs into woman's stationary minivan in Dallas? 2/11/15

[Kchrpm]

Yeah, sensationalized headline, but I kind of like that for the surprise of what happens.

[George]

Note to self - don't crash into that lady's van.

[Rare White Ape]

The best part is when they get out and start to unleash on a potentially very dangerous criminal (which they wouldn't have known about at the time), beating the shit out of him and thus preventing him fleeing on foot!

[Crazed_Insanity]

Who's the other person rolling on the ground laughing his ass off?

[Freude am Fahren]

He's her son. Not sure if he's ROFLOL'ing, in shock, trying out for the World Cup, or legitimately hurt.

[overpowered]

https://fbcdn-sphotos-e-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xap1/v/t1.0-9/10940640_10153534494537586_4255190486354225800_n.j pg?oh=dcefc9fe633a00df06c7a0c039f9538b&oe=555144DE&__gda__=1430948235_69ebd0d5632a7effd5a747bb175c9b6 2

[overpowered]

http://www.hammacher.com/Product/87141?tid=pr87141

[G'day Mate]

Turning gym shorts in to cute dresses (http://gawker.com/the-internets-latest-thing-turning-gym-shorts-into-cu-1278599091)

http://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--G357fiZr--/c_fit,fl_progressive,q_80,w_636/18zncmfmkmqtujpg.jpg

[G'day Mate]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mN_uKMPybFM

[overpowered]

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-zZC0UajR4AQ/VN2se98dElI/AAAAAAAAAeg/fisoqBd9R9w/w400-h364-no/rogers3.gif

[Rare White Ape]

http://tapatalk.imageshack.com/v2/15/02/12/2cbc72a548d46b45bfe4e56d0126c8b1.jpg

[overpowered]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CceSRMmhv3w

[Rare White Ape]

http://www.pleated-jeans.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/f8sjPrF-1.jpg

[overpowered]

http://clashdaily.wpengine.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Screen-Shot-2015-02-12-at-8.08.44-AM-770x769.jpg

[JSGeneral]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ah2xFRUaOg

[LHutton]

http://hugelolcdn.com/i460/325295.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/zb4Rw8H.jpg
https://scontent-a-sjc.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xpf1/v/t1.0-9/10487287_10152645423422061_8893820332465535394_n.j pg?oh=b3db54191004f99d52f9f694a74cee28&oe=554A7838

[Drachen596]

I feel like they should hire a guard to keep Kanye off stage if he's not winning or performing. just give this guard a Taser and make it VERY CLEAR to Kanye what will happen.

then we also have an entirely new category for betting on or using during drinking games.

[overpowered]

https://fbcdn-sphotos-g-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xfp1/v/t1.0-9/1620616_10152010051429093_1033312566_n.jpg?oh=8b38 615a968881ce70c2f87ef246730f&oe=5548D13A&__gda__=1432079760_f795510ace42188ce054404a68e4283 4

[LHutton]

http://static.mumsnet.com/cms/uploads/image-gallery/daily-content-4/dino-trex-clappy.jpg

[Godson]

http://www.amazon.com/T-Rex-Trying-Hugh-Murphy/dp/0452299020

[overpowered]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kz4ZGqfwNEM

[Alan P]

Speed differential must have been 30MPH+ and no car driver is going to expect a bike splitting traffic at that speed. Can't say I blame the car driver whatsoever.

[overpowered]

Me either.

[Crazed_Insanity]

Careless driver reckless rider.

[G'day Mate]

Careless driver? No way. Look where the rider is when the driver starts changing lanes - he's only just about to go between the two cars behind him, and they're at least 10 car-lengths behind him.

[overpowered]

High speed differential lane splitting like that is asking for that outcome or worse. Drivers who change lanes are not expecting some ass hat to blow through at that kind of speed and it's hard to see them due to the cars behind them that the riders are passing.

[Rare White Ape]

Old mate on that bike shoulda had his wits about him.

[Crazed_Insanity]

I was just thinking the video title is wrong. I don't think the rider is being careless. If anything, the driver could avoid this if he were more careful, but it definitely wasn't the drivers fault.

Rider was reckless and stupid. Why was he aiming at the cars rear end? Why didn't he stay on the lane line? Or move along with the car to the next lane line? Or was he under heavy braking and just couldn't steer any more without falling over?

Didn't really see brake light... It kinda seemed like the cyclist misjudged the gap and just hit the car. So maybe he was also careless...

[Jason]

Can't blame the driver at all on that, they were changing lanes in slow traffic, and the biker was moving at an unsafe speed considering the rest of traffic.

[Freude am Fahren]

:twitch:

Rider was being completely careless. As to why he hit how he did, it's kind of a pointless question. Most likely answer? Happened too fast for him to make the right decision (and we already know, he's not a great decision maker). In the end, you're probably better off going over the handle bars and rolling up the rear, than trying to squeeze through and clipping/crushing your leg anyway.

[George]

As I just posted in the Cycling thread about a similar (sort of) video, who the hell was filming that?

That's what I keep asking myself here in 2015 when funny/sad/crazy videos of everyone are posted everywhere, instantly, all the time. I guess some people always have a video camera running, constantly? Hell, I don't even own one, but apparently some people are filming every second of their lives for our collective entertainment.

/goes back to Cycling thread to watch more videos from G'day Mate


Edited to add: Joe Racer got what he deserved. I hope he pays for the damage to the car he plowed into.

[George]

https://scontent-a-sjc.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xpf1/v/t1.0-9/10487287_10152645423422061_8893820332465535394_n.j pg?oh=b3db54191004f99d52f9f694a74cee28&oe=554A7838

Amen, brother!

:up:

[Godson]

Motorcyclists were 100% at fault.

[George]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v177/roudy/cablelock_zpsf72a3eb6.jpg

[pl8ster]

:lol:

[Leon]

is that a hipster ironic locking method?

[Sad, little man]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4hWt_Il1-g#t=18

[overpowered]

https://fbcdn-sphotos-b-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xfa1/v/t1.0-9/1798474_740107562667014_597513686_n.jpg?oh=6725dbe 97048b2cf9f94f0c85f60693d&oe=558D26CE&__gda__=1435154247_00e057a84e618a098d67dd200b716fc 4

[Mr Wonder]

Epic

[George]

I want it!

[overpowered]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AhDG_WBIQgc

[Rare White Ape]

I think I found YW's ideal retirement location, but I don't know how well he can rock the face beard.


http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=b2c_1424289078

[overpowered]

Vanilla Ice arrested:

http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2015/02/18/vanilla_ice_arrested_for_florida_burglary_while_ta ping_reality_show.html

[overpowered]

https://scontent-lax.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xaf1/v/t1.0-9/10425015_799422086762287_7987647267842115647_n.jpg ?oh=99f03bbd303cf6f6129c2605fac0e410&oe=558850EA

[Yw-slayer]

??!!

[overpowered]

It's from Legend of Korra, but taken way out of context, hence the humor.

[Freude am Fahren]

https://d13uygpm1enfng.cloudfront.net/article-imgs/en/2012/02/04/AJ201202040021/AJ201202040022M.jpg

[George]

Vanilla Ice arrested:

http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2015/02/18/vanilla_ice_arrested_for_florida_burglary_while_ta ping_reality_show.html

Rollin'
In my five point oh
With my rag top up
To hide the stuff I sto'

[overpowered]

Give me back my pipe so I can hit you with it.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JPaMsqTrngM

[overpowered]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rsFXhGoDnW0

[Freude am Fahren]

???

May be kinda strange for us city slickers, but it looks pretty effective on a real problem?

(Yes, I actually watched the whole thing. :lol: )

[speedpimp]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ML160wA9mME

[Freude am Fahren]

Can't be legit, right? Like that Skittles commercial.

[Rare White Ape]

I always wonder if:

Putting the word 'banned' in the description of any commercial uploaded to YouTube really attracts more viewers, or makes people think the ad is somehow better than if it wasn't banned.

And:

If the allegedly banned ads were ever really banned in whatever country they were intended to be aired.

[Yw-slayer]

Oh come on, there's no way in hell that last one was "banned", or even a serious attempt.

[The359]

Or even for Sprite, that doesn't look like a Sprite bottle.

[LHutton]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v177/roudy/cablelock_zpsf72a3eb6.jpg
Looks like someone wants to make an insurance claim.

[speedpimp]

Legit or not, you gotta admit it was interesting.

[George]

(Yes, I actually watched the whole thing. :lol: )

Me too.

I doubt I'll ever be in a position in which trapping feral hogs is a priority in my life, but that's an interesting and informative video.

[overpowered]

I guess he took a break from walking the earth.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WPwVmvqxMeo

[Freude am Fahren]

The guys trolls that brought you the excellent FR-S review (http://carbuying.jalopnik.com/this-is-the-best-car-review-in-the-history-of-video-car-1677566931) are back with an owner's perspective on daily driving a Ferari.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MT1KW2tWD4I

(I want that shirt!)

[Yw-slayer]

:lol: Even better than the last one.

[George]

I would call this slightly NSFW, but well done.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=k6Lb3kFwJRQ

[Sad, little man]

Practical advice for avoiding being raped in prison...


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8zYBmsP6fes

[Freude am Fahren]

Some NSFW Lyrics


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HjZyT4YfIiY#t=10

[overpowered]

http://static2.lxdcdn.net/images/max/w/806/842f02e8b6b19da7e3c9c2796c16aabd.jpeg

[MR2 Fan]

uhm...


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4E4MWLzKrg

[Yw-slayer]

Always reminds me of this: http://time.com/3530845/occupy-central-hong-kong-kenny-g-music-saxohone-democracy-protest-umbrella-revolution/

[Freude am Fahren]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iU2hy0L5lgg

[overpowered]

Video:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p1W6s5179uM

Driver charged with felony reckless driving:

http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-zombie-crash-20150225-story.html

[LHutton]

You see I really don't like those situations. I would at least charge the people who surrounded the car and said, "get out of the car," with a crime relating to threatening behaviour. Once you confront the driver of a vehicle with a ton of people and threats, the only way out is a hit-and-run. So if you don't want to get hit, GTFO of the way and stop making threats. If you get hit by a car doing 5mph, it's fundamentally your fault because you can't possibly get hit unless you're deliberately obstructing it.

[Godson]

Wrong, wrong, wrong, wrong.


Pedestrians ALWAYS have the right of way. I don't give a fuck what is going on.

[Crazed_Insanity]

Well, yeah, pedestrians should always have the right of way, but what if they're zombies? ;)

Perhaps the guy was genuinely scared. Actually police confirmed that. He did hit and run away from the 'zombies' and then stop the first police he sees after the incident to report on the 'zombies'.

He really should've just backed up to run away rather than kept going forward, but when sufficiently scared, nobody takes the time to think.

It's one thing to pay to get scared in the movies or in an amusement park, but when spooked just driving on the streets, I suppose disasters could happen.

The city and the event organizers really should share some responsibility for allowing 'zombies' to roam the streets.

Do 'zombies' always have the right to perhaps scared some motorists into having heart attacks?

When pranksters spooked someone enough to cause that someone to kill the prankster in self defense, who's fault is that?

[LHutton]

Wrong, wrong, wrong, wrong.


Pedestrians ALWAYS have the right of way. I don't give a fuck what is going on.
No, just no. It's very easy to walk out of the way of a vehicle doing <5mph. If you're still there when it comes, you're a dickhead.

[overpowered]

1. Nobody even acknowledged the car until the driver started honking and trying to push his way through the pedestrians. The driver's aggressive behavior started before that of the crowd. They felt threatened before he felt threatened.

2. The zombie walk was already past this point. Do you see any zombie walkers in the video?

3. They weren't pranking him. They were trying to get him to stop trying to push his way through the crowd. Instead he forced his way through. Maybe he was scared after he threatened them and they didn't give in to his threats. That's no excuse. He shouldn't have tried to push through in the first place.

4. Too many people don't seem to understand that pedestrians have right of way at intersections. There's no light at this intersection; only stop signs. If there's a continuous stream of pedestrians, as there is here, then you'll just have to wait for a break in the stream. That's what happens when there are 200,000+ people at the convention center.

[overpowered]

No, just no. It's very easy to walk out of the way of a vehicle doing <5mph. If you're still there when it comes, you're a dickhead.The car does not have priority. The pedestrian does. That's the law. Anyone who says otherwise is an incompetent driver.

[thesameguy]

Those people should be charged as well. I'm sorry, but one dude with his young family surrounded by people acting in a threatening way - I would be concerned for my safety too. FFS, Zimmerman KILLED a guy for acting in a threatening way and that guy was alone and unarmed. This was 20 on 1. The driver clearly made a mistake that instigated the situation, but it would have been very easy for the peds to just let him move on. Instead they surrounded him and started pounding on his car. He put his car in a dumb place. They escalated. I think reckless driving is probably fair for the driver, but the other party needs to be addressed as well.

[LHutton]

Right... so all pedestrians should feel free to walk on the road whenever. What next? Driving on the kerb whenever?

Maybe I'm not understanding this being from the UK, but here you don't walk on the road unless you've organised an official march, in which case, police will stop traffic. Sorry but I'm still with the driver. Was this an official crossing point?

[pl8ster]

I thought this thread was for funny stuff?

[LHutton]

Those people should be charged as well. I'm sorry, but one dude with his young family surrounded by people acting in a threatening way - I would be concerned for my safety too. FFS, Zimmerman KILLED a guy for acting in a threatening way and that guy was alone and unarmed. This was 20 on 1. The driver clearly made a mistake that instigated the situation, but it would have been very easy for the peds to just let him move on. Instead they surrounded him and started pounding on his car. He put his car in a dumb place. They escalated. I think reckless driving is probably fair for the driver, but the other party needs to be addressed as well.
Exactly my issue with it. They were intent on being as big a dickheads as they could possibly be, when all they had to do was move a few inches to the side for a few seconds.

If you get hit by a car doing <5mph on a public road with no red light stopping them, you're the one to blame, not them.

[overpowered]

It's an intersection so yes, it's an official crossing point. The specific law is CVC 21950 in California, where this happened.

Pedestrians have a right to cross at intersections. The law even says that they have priority. The only time they don't have priority at an intersection is when they have a red light or "don't walk" signal or a "no pedestrian crossing" sign, none of which exist at this intersection. There are only stop signs at this intersection. Even when those things do exist, you don't try to push through them with a car. People either forget how dangerous they are when they are behind the wheel or they reason that because they are so dangerous to others, they can bully others with their car. Neither of those things is acceptable.

I suspect that the law in the U.K. is similar but also like here, lots of people don't really know the law.

[Crazed_Insanity]

I think US culture is a bit different then else where... Yeah, in the US, pedestrians are KINGS. You hit a pedestrian, by US traffic laws, chances are drivers are at fault. US pedestrians will always have the mindset that even during J walks, they expect vehicles to stop for them. Yes, J walking is illegal. US cop can stop pedestrians and issue them tickets for J walking, but if a driver hits a J walker, it'll still be the driver's fault. It's a weird culture here in the US.

Not sure about UK, but at least in Taiwan, people realize that it's not worth it risking your life so pedestrians tend to be more watchful and yield to vehicles instead. I'm not praising the traffic culture in Taiwan though..., they do seem rather lawless. People drive or ride motorbikes like maniacs with little regard to traffic laws. So in those situations, pedestrians will have to look after themselves more. Whereas in US, people are more lawful... and the law is on the side of the pedestrians.

[thesameguy]

It's certainly true that the pedestrians had the right of way. No argument. The guy put his car in a shitty place. No argument. But having the right of way doesn't absolve you of making dick moves, and when someone compromises your right of way it does not give you permission to go aggro on them. The pedestrians had the option of letting a bad driver get through and be a bad driver somewhere else but instead they took it upon themselves to enforce the law and/or execute punishment. On public property, that is vigilantism and that's illegal. They should be prosecuted for it.

I think reckless driving and/or reckless endangerment is a fair verdict for the driver. "My kid was upset" is not a fair excuse for being a bad driver. But if being a bad driver gives a mob the right to surround and halt a car, then I know what my friends and I are doing this weekend.

[Crazed_Insanity]

Yep. That's basically my take of the situation.

I didn't know there were zombies by video alone, I only realized what was really going on with the linked article.

It's similar to bikes have certain right of way too..., yeah, you can get mad at drivers because you know you have the law on yourside... how can drivers be so stupid! But sometimes when those with the right of way abuse their right, you can perhaps expect bad outcomes...

Ideally, people should just patiently wait, or steer around..., or turn back, but of course human emotions tend to prefer road rage.

Even if there were no zombies, the crowd was kinda out of control too. Some 'pedestrians' were just standing on the street... not sure what for? So city and event organizer definitely were deficient in their duties too.

With all that said, that doesn't excuse driver for driving over an old lady. It also doesn't excuse pedestrians take their sweet time and then bang on cars when drivers get impatient.

Besides right of way, common sense and consideration for others also need to be in people's minds!

[LHutton]

It's an intersection so yes, it's an official crossing point. The specific law is CVC 21950 in California, where this happened.

Pedestrians have a right to cross at intersections. The law even says that they have priority. The only time they don't have priority at an intersection is when they have a red light or "don't walk" signal or a "no pedestrian crossing" sign, none of which exist at this intersection. There are only stop signs at this intersection. Even when those things don't exist, you don't try to push through them with a car. People either forget how dangerous they are when they are behind the wheel or they reason that because they are so dangerous to others, they can bully others with their car. Neither of those things is acceptable.

I suspect that the law in the U.K. is similar but also like here, lots of people don't really know the law.
In that case, I'm coming at this from a foreigner's point of view, for there is no such right in the UK.

Whilst drivers are expected to brake for pedestrians randomly crossing the road, the ultimate stipulation is that they shouldn't be there unless there's a pedestrian crossing, or zebra crossing. This intersection crap is entirely new on me.

[The359]

Billi, it's Jaywalking ;)

[Kchrpm]

Speaking of


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJ3t8qBrQTo

[Crazed_Insanity]

Wow. If these were the JAY walking pedestrians, I would certainly hit them with my car.

[edit]hey did LHutton deleted his post?

[Godson]

He's a jackoff who would run over dickhead people over in his car. So very likely.

[LHutton]

He's a jackoff who would run over dickhead people over in his car. So very likely.
If you deliberately stand in the way of a moving vehicle, Darwinian selection will occur. Don't threaten drivers, sit on their hood etc. If you see them slowly moving forward, trying to leave, let them.

The real irony is that if he'd stayed there, got a bit overpowered physically and then shot them, he'd have probably got off. Prosecute people trying to escape trouble, rather than those who actively pursue it? Back to front law is back to front.

[JSGeneral]

I thought this thread was for funny stuff?

2nd'd

[21Kid]

I thought this thread was for funny stuff?3rd'd

[Godson]

If you deliberately stand in the way of a moving vehicle, Darwinian selection will occur. Don't threaten drivers, sit on their hood etc. If you see them slowly moving forward, trying to leave, let them.

The real irony is that if he'd stayed there, got a bit overpowered physically and then shot them, he'd have probably got off. Prosecute people trying to escape trouble, rather than those who actively pursue it? Back to front law is back to front.

The vehicle was stopped just like the other vehicle next to it. Vehicle was not moving. Asshat took the liberty to run people down because they felt they were more important. Driver could have easily been patient and let the crowd pass or put the car into reverse and gone a different direction. Both are better than your nut job defense of using a vehicle as a fucking battering ram against pedestrians, which included children.

The driver of the car was the aggressor. The crowd retaliated for his asshatness. He responded by driving through the crowd like a fuckwit.


You are still a careless self entitled individual that thinks you can defend your action with statements that WILL NOT stand up on the courts. Not to mention on the basis of morality it is fucked.

The car vs gun debate is a poor attempt to derail this topic.

Can we have someone seperate this smear to another thread and keep this one light hearted?

[MR2 Fan]

Have you heard about the Dress controversy taking over the internet (hyperbole).

I don't care about dresses, but this one has brought up a very interesting question.

There's two camps apparently, one who sees this dress is white and gold, and another who sees it blue and black.

I've seen explanations from it depends on the lighting in the room you're viewing it from, to the type of monitor or screen you're viewing it on, to how your eyes view it differently than others.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B-1Dg0hUYAApk_A.jpg

I see it as white and gold.

[LHutton]

The vehicle was stopped just like the other vehicle next to it. Vehicle was not moving. Asshat took the liberty to run people down because they felt they were more important. Driver could have easily been patient and let the crowd pass or put the car into reverse and gone a different direction. Both are better than your nut job defense of using a vehicle as a fucking battering ram against pedestrians, which included children.

The driver of the car was the aggressor. The crowd retaliated for his asshatness. He responded by driving through the crowd like a fuckwit.


You are still a careless self entitled individual that thinks you can defend your action with statements that WILL NOT stand up on the courts. Not to mention on the basis of morality it is fucked.

The car vs gun debate is a poor attempt to derail this topic.

Can we have someone seperate this smear to another thread and keep this one light hearted?
Asshats blocked a road for a long period of time with some kind of pointless zombie walk. People had shit to do and places to go. They let many many people cross and then wanted to slowly move through to get where they were going.


After waiting several minutes, Pocci drove slowly forward because children in his car were afraid of the marchers, police said.

Yes, the kids were afraid. Fundamentally this is why zombie films have '18' certificates. Bit of a waste of time when they're walking the streets isn't it, perhaps something to consider. Asshats deliberately tried to block him because they thought their Comic-Con was important enough to justify permanently blocking a public road. The marchers then became violent, having already scared the kids.


Several of the zombie marchers surrounded the car and began pounding on it. Some jumped on the vehicle, and the windshield was shattered, police said.

At this point it doesn't really matter who has right of way or was wrong in the first place. They're now posing a threat to a man and his family and he is justified in trying to escape to de-escalate the situation. So he drives slowly forward to escape and they deliberately get in the way because they're intent on escalating the situation. Then the real comic-con gets on the way as he has no choice left but to run the zombies over, which is typically what happens to violent zombies blocking traffic in comics and films. Nobody who got hit by that car couldn't have moved out of the way and wasn't taking part in the threat and wasn't banging on a car with kids in it.

Should the driver have stopped? Debatable. How long for? In the UK, people have right of way on zebra crossings but if I stand there for half an hour blocking traffic, people are definitely going to start beeping their horn and moving. If it had been a properly organised march, then police would have formally closed the road at the previous intersection and diverted traffic.


Pocci has filed a claim with the city, charging that the police did not adequately supervise the march to prevent accidents.
I'd say he has a case there if they were notified in advance, if not then it's on the organisers.

Can any group of people just get together to mark a random event and block any road for any length of time? That sure does sound dumb.

If that driver has committed any offence, it's that he didn't stop in the first place, maybe slightly inconsiderate driving, depending on perspective. What happened after the threatening began is a separate matter and he should not be prosecuted for it.

Could have reversed? Nope, car behind him, which is exactly why the police should have had the road blocked at the previous intersection and diverted traffic, rather than leaving drivers essentially trapped.

Basically the marchers should have let him through, read his plate and left it to the police to decide, rather than committing an even worse offence themselves - that's called taking the law into your own hands and never holds up in court.

[LHutton]

I see it as white and gold.
Blue and black here, with maybe a hint of browny green in the top black bit.

[Kchrpm]

There's a buzzfeed article that has pretty good coverage of the dress phenomenon. It should all blow over soon, followed by delayed parodies, but it's a fun real world example of our perception and lighting and stuff.

http://www.buzzfeed.com/claudiakoerner/this-might-explain-why-that-dress-looks-blue-and-black-and-w#.hunN7pp1p

[Freude am Fahren]

White (with a cool blue tint) and Dark Gold (and Photoshop confirms this). I can get how people see blue, as even people who see white will admit it's a blueish white, like when white balance is off. But seeing black? Something is broken in your head or monitor if you see black anywhere in that dress. The people seeing one then later the other? Drugs.

By the way, this was the internet yesterday:
https://fbcdn-sphotos-g-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xpf1/v/t1.0-9/11034172_10100260163329513_7025354686033835144_n.j pg?oh=cd101c0538db16a6083f93b41670c989&oe=55831938&__gda__=1434520903_de9f78902a074ac23a054a192c1e655 2

[The359]

I took the picture of the dress around work last night, and about 2/3rds saw the dress as blue and black, and the rest (including myself) saw it was white and gold.

The real dress is blue and black.

[FaultyMario]

Pedestrians ALWAYS have the right of way. I don't give a fuck what is going on.

Come to Méjico, please.

[overpowered]

Asshats blocked a road for a long period of time with some kind of pointless zombie walk. People had shit to do and places to go. They let many many people cross and then wanted to slowly move through to get where they were going.As has been stated multiple times before, the zombie walk was already past this point. Do you see anyone in the video in zombie makeup? This was just the large crowd at Comic-con and they had shit to do and places to go too. Being in a car doesn't make you more important than a pedestrian.


Asshats deliberately tried to block him because they thought their Comic-Con was important enough to justify permanently blocking a public road.Deliberately block him? Seriously? They were just crossing the street. You need to let go of the persecution complex you have every time someone gets in your way. This is what traffic is. Dealing with pedestrians is part of driving. If you can't handle it without getting upset, then maybe you shouldn't drive.


The marchers then became violent, having already scared the kids.They didn't get violent until after he did.


Should the driver have stopped? Debatable. How long for? In the UK, people have right of way on zebra crossings but if I stand there for half an hour blocking traffic, people are definitely going to start beeping their horn and moving.What do you do when it's a freight train? You wait. You can't wait for pedestrians though because your car makes you more important in your own mind.


If it had been a properly organised march, then police would have formally closed the road at the previous intersection and diverted traffic.Again, the zombies were already past this point.


Can any group of people just get together to mark a random event and block any road for any length of time? That sure does sound dumb.When there are big public events, there is always foot traffic around the event. That's life. This is a dense downtown area near a very large convention center during the largest convention of the year here and probably one of the largest conventions in the world. This kind of pedestrian congestion happens every year.


If that driver has committed any offence, it's that he didn't stop in the first placeHe did stop. Then he decided that he didn't want to wait anymore and then forced his way through. The forcing happened starting with the initial slow movement into the crowd. That was an act of violence. That's when the violence started.


maybe slightly inconsiderate driving, depending on perspective. What happened after the threatening began is a separate matter and he should not be prosecuted for it.It was assault with a deadly weapon. The D.A. only went for reckless driving because it's an easier conviction than ADW.

I have been stuck waiting for groups like this before, waiting for as much as about a half hour or so. I have been stuck waiting for trains longer than that. I have been stuck waiting for a multi-car pile up to be cleared out for 3 hours when I was on my way to a holiday dinner. This notion that you have a basic right to keep going regardless of conditions or other traffic is delusional. You're only so angry because it's pedestrians and in your mind, they don't have a right to cross the street if it inconveniences you, because you're so important.

When I'm out driving, I generally try to avoid going near major events (major sporting events, concerts etc.) that generate a lot of slow/stopped traffic. I don't like waiting either but I accept that these types of conditions exist and I deal with it.

Yes, they probably should have had police directing traffic at non-signal controlled intersections during the peak traffic periods around Comic-con. They didn't. That means that you wait for pedestrians at stop sign only intersections like this one.

[thesameguy]

:up:

Heh... good luck being on foot in Mexico. I've only been a handful of times, but it's always like Frogger!

[speedpimp]

1040

[FaultyMario]

Subaru capitalized well on this fad.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B-32DtGUcAAPnGL.jpg

[Freude am Fahren]

SHUTUP NO ONE CARES ANYMORE!


Subaru capitalized well on this fad

Holden too,

http://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--Ko9fTM0l--/c_fit,fl_progressive,q_80,w_636/icnvqehquvzmez0yhhla.jpg

[Cam]

I don't get the whole thing.

[Godson]

Asshats blocked a road for a long period of time with some kind of pointless zombie walk. People had shit to do and places to go. They let many many people cross and then wanted to slowly move through to get where they were going.


Get over yourself. You are not more important than anyone else, and neither is your time.

[overpowered]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZSBxrDAfRQ

[LHutton]

Get over yourself. You are not more important than anyone else, and neither is your time.
The issue isn't really with me. I see stupid laws, a stupidly designed road layout and a stupidly organised march. The whole situation is frankly a bizarre and ridiculous one that would never arise in the UK, thank fuck! For an organised march the road would be officially closed by police and traffic diverted. In the event that it wasn't, normal rules would apply, which means pedestrians have to wait until the road is clear, or cross at an official crossing point when the signals indicate they can. At a busy intersection, like the one in question, it would be a 4-way, traffic-controlled crossroads, with push-button, light-controlled pedestrian crossings at the end of the four adjoining roads. The pedestrians would have to push a button and wait for a green man signal, they would then get about 15-20s to cross, after which right of way returns to traffic. Cities and towns just wouldn't function any other way. Pedestrians randomly closing roads whenever they feel like it? Seriously, are you fucking kidding me?:lol:

The behaviour of the pedestrians involved was frankly retarded. This is probably the reason there are so many shootings, it's not the guns, it's the attitudes of the people combined with dumb laws that strive to create opportunity for conflict. York by comparison is a small, compact city, founded in the 8th century, with narrow pedestrianised cobbled streets, about 15ft wide with walls either side, in its centre. They are effectively extensions of the pavement and pedestrians do have a genuine right of way, however shop owners and delivery people also need access to get to their shops in cars and vans. On a Saturday there are at least as many people as in that video, and yet still the vans manage to get past, down the narrow restrictive streets, and the pedestrians move aside. There is no sitting on cars, banging on cars, or making threats. Why? Because they're not total fucking self-righteous, self-important tits with a mob mentality.

Remember this?

http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/pack-motorcyclists-chase-man-suv-attack-upper-manhattan-street-fender-bender-west-side-highway-article-1.1471585

Motorcycles technically had a right to be on the road, but weren't deemed to be using it in a fair manner, SUV ran them over after they surrounded his car. No charges brought against SUV driver. SUV driver was viciously assaulted, motorcyclists charged. Exactly the reason I defend this guy's right to run them over after they became violent.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ukdkgLYYbw

So thanks for your opinion but I don't give one fuck for it, kthnx b-bye.

[LHutton]

http://s16.postimg.org/ef949hmb9/1425079801302.jpg

[overpowered]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8QNDRbjong

[Godson]

The issue isn't really with me. I see stupid laws, a stupidly designed road layout and a stupidly organised march. The whole situation is frankly a bizarre and ridiculous one that would never arise in the UK, thank fuck! For an organised march the road would be officially closed by police and traffic diverted. In the event that it wasn't, normal rules would apply, which means pedestrians have to wait until the road is clear, or cross at an official crossing point when the signals indicate they can. At a busy intersection, like the one in question, it would be a 4-way, traffic-controlled crossroads, with push-button, light-controlled pedestrian crossings at the end of the four adjoining roads. The pedestrians would have to push a button and wait for a green man signal, they would then get about 15-20s to cross, after which right of way returns to traffic. Cities and towns just wouldn't function any other way. Pedestrians randomly closing roads whenever they feel like it? Seriously, are you fucking kidding me?:lol:

The behaviour of the pedestrians involved was frankly retarded. This is probably the reason there are so many shootings, it's not the guns, it's the attitudes of the people combined with dumb laws that strive to create opportunity for conflict. York by comparison is a small, compact city, founded in the 8th century, with narrow pedestrianised cobbled streets, about 15ft wide with walls either side, in its centre. They are effectively extensions of the pavement and pedestrians do have a genuine right of way, however shop owners and delivery people also need access to get to their shops in cars and vans. On a Saturday there are at least as many people as in that video, and yet still the vans manage to get past, down the narrow restrictive streets, and the pedestrians move aside. There is no sitting on cars, banging on cars, or making threats. Why? Because they're not total fucking self-righteous, self-important tits with a mob mentality.

Remember this?

http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/pack-motorcyclists-chase-man-suv-attack-upper-manhattan-street-fender-bender-west-side-highway-article-1.1471585

Motorcycles technically had a right to be on the road, but weren't deemed to be using it in a fair manner, SUV ran them over after they surrounded his car. No charges brought against SUV driver. SUV driver was viciously assaulted, motorcyclists charged. Exactly the reason I defend this guy's right to run them over after they became violent.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ukdkgLYYbw

So thanks for your opinion but I don't give one fuck for it, kthnx b-bye.


You continually try to manipulate a discussion to fit your mindset. The motorcyclist discussion happened in a completely different fashion, WHILE MOVING ON THE HIGHWAY! But your logic to understand cause and effect in an active environment with individuals that can change the dynamic in the drop of a hat fails to hold anything of relevance or importance.

This is not my opinion. This is how the court system and traffic laws work in this country. Stop acting like you KNOW how this place works because you read about it and watch videos on line.

[LHutton]

You continually try to manipulate a discussion to fit your mindset. The motorcyclist discussion happened in a completely different fashion, WHILE MOVING ON THE HIGHWAY! But your logic to understand cause and effect in an active environment with individuals that can change the dynamic in the drop of a hat fails to hold anything of relevance or importance.

This is not my opinion. This is how the court system and traffic laws work in this country. Stop acting like you KNOW how this place works because you read about it and watch videos on line.
Motorcyclists blocking whole road, car beeped and moved to come through. Motorcyclists obstruct and then surround his car after it stops and become violent.

I honestly don't know how your place works, not even sure it does really, when an intersection can almost cause a riot. That intersection and the law giving pedestrians an arbitrary, permanent right of way on it, is as illogical to me as a one way street with arrows pointing in opposite directions at either end, or a cycle lane that diverts cyclists into oncoming traffic, or a car lane on the pavement.

[Freude am Fahren]

Seriously, are you that obtuse?

The intersection didn't cause the riot, the people/driver did. If there had been a crosswalk/zebra crossing painted on the road there, would it have made any difference to you?

(if you're not going to give it up, i had to chime in)

[overpowered]

At a busy intersection, like the one in question, it would be a 4-way, traffic-controlled crossroads, with push-button, light-controlled pedestrian crossings at the end of the four adjoining roads.This is not normally a busy intersection. It's actually a fairly low traffic area most of the time. During Comic-con though, it tends to have a lot of pedestrians. The normal state of having low amounts of traffic here is why it doesn't have a traffic signal light. Comic-con spills out from the convention center as people walk around downtown to eat at all of the restaurants, go back to their hotel rooms, etc. Again, we're talking about 200,000 people. It's hard to explain the magnitude of the crowd if you've never dealt with a crowd like that. There are crowds of people everywhere within 5-10 blocks from the convention center and you regularly see obvious Comic-con attendees walking around for up to a few miles away. For the last maybe 10 years there having been a growing number of exhibits in various places within a few blocks of the convention center like parking lots and such. Often, people who couldn't get in to Comic-con because it was sold out are allowed to go to those things, and they do.


The pedestrians would have to push a button and wait for a green man signal, they would then get about 15-20s to cross, after which right of way returns to traffic.Pedestrians are traffic. You seem to have this delusion that as a motorist, you have elevated importance on the road. You don't.


Cities and towns just wouldn't function any other way. Pedestrians randomly closing roads whenever they feel like it? Seriously, are you fucking kidding me?You have never been anywhere that there was a major event with thousands of people outside the venue flooding the streets? Really?


The behaviour of the pedestrians involved was frankly retarded. This is probably the reason there are so many shootings, it's not the guns, it's the attitudes of the peopleThe attitude problem is with the people who think that being behind the wheel makes them into a god, and anyone smaller than them needs to recognize the importance of the motor vehicle operator and appease his impatience.


Remember this?

http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/pack-motorcyclists-chase-man-suv-attack-upper-manhattan-street-fender-bender-west-side-highway-article-1.1471585

Motorcycles technically had a right to be on the road, but weren't deemed to be using it in a fair manner, SUV ran them over after they surrounded his car. No charges brought against SUV driver. SUV driver was viciously assaulted, motorcyclists charged. Exactly the reason I defend this guy's right to run them over after they became violent.That's a completely different situation. The motorcyclists were slowing the cars intentionally on an express way because they wanted to create a clear road ahead so they could fuck around doing stunts. The pedestrians were just crossing the street in large numbers to get where they were going. The motorcyclists started the problem there and were breaking the law at that point. However, the driver of the SUV had the same "I am god" attitude that the deaf driver and you do and decided to escalate the situation by bumping one, stupidly thinking that that would somehow intimidate 100's of stupid stunt riding bikers. This led to further and predictable escalation by the bikers which led to the driver running over someone which led to a chase and a beating. Everyone acting in that incident an ass hat.

What the SUV driver should have done when they stopped him initially is call 911 or better yet, have his wife do it. Don't use your car as a weapon to intimidate people, especially not a large number of people with faster more agile vehicles that you that you cannot possibly hope to escape. It never goes well. Your vehicle does not make you god of the road.

When you are operating dangerous heavy machinery, it is your responsibility to not harm people with it. Using your car as a weapon to get your way is never acceptable. If there's traffic in your way (including pedestrian traffic) then you'll just have to suck it up. The roads are not the exclusive domain of motorists. If you think that the traffic blocking you is breaking the law then you call the cops. You don't take the law into your own hands by breaking the law yourself. Don't escalate.

[overpowered]

Seriously, are you that obtuse?

The intersection didn't cause the riot, the people/driver did. If there had been a crosswalk/zebra crossing there, would it have made any difference?There is a crosswalk there. It's just not a marked crosswalk. By law, if there is an intersection and there is not a "no pedestrian crossing" sign and no marked crosswalk, then there is an unmarked crosswalk. This is even true when there is not even a stop sign.

[Freude am Fahren]

I know that's what I'm trying to get across to him. Here it doesn't need to be marked. (and fixed for clarification)

And are you sure about that last part? Are you saying that if you've got a road going N-S intersecting a road going E-W, and driving N-S, you don't stop, and there is only a stop sign if you are going East or West, that someone crossing E-W has the right of way? I don't think so.

[overpowered]

And are you sure about that last part? Are you saying that if you've got a road going N-S intersecting a road going E-W, and driving N-S, you don't stop, and there is only a stop sign if you are going East or West, that someone crossing E-W has the right of way? I don't think so.That is what I'm saying. What if there were a marked crosswalk? The pedestrian always has right of way in a marked or unmarked crosswalk except when they have a red light or "don't walk" signal or "no pedestrian crossing" sign.

[Freude am Fahren]

Nevermind, you're right about that one. Safety-wise though it's not better than jaywalking. Drivers have no indication of a need to stop other than the actual pedestrian.

[overpowered]

Reality is that too many people don't know the law and too many who do, don't care to obey it, so I'm always very careful when crossing and I don't expect people to stop. I make sure that they do before I get in front of them.

[Rare White Ape]

So this obviously isn't a funny picture thread any more.

Shall we start a new one?

[Crazed_Insanity]

It's the fucking law here!
No! The pedestrians are assholes!
It's a blue dress!
No! It's a fucking white dress!
Let the debate continue!
I think it's pretty funny! :D

[LHutton]

Seriously, are you that obtuse?

The intersection didn't cause the riot, the people/driver did. If there had been a crosswalk/zebra crossing painted on the road there, would it have made any difference to you?

(if you're not going to give it up, i had to chime in)
You would never get a Zebra crossing in areas where the pedestrian volume is that high. It's called proper road planning. It would be a push-button pedestrian crossing in the UK, alternating right-of-way between traffic and pedestrians, so that everybody gets a chance to use the road, rather than just one party. Giving pedestrians an unlimited, indefinite, permanent right of way without proper supervision, closing of roads and re-routing of traffic will only ever end in conflict. My mind will not change on that. The whole circumstances were entirely avoidable from square one.


This is not normally a busy intersection. It's actually a fairly low traffic area most of the time. During Comic-con though, it tends to have a lot of pedestrians. The normal state of having low amounts of traffic here is why it doesn't have a traffic signal light. Comic-con spills out from the convention center as people walk around downtown to eat at all of the restaurants, go back to their hotel rooms, etc. Again, we're talking about 200,000 people. It's hard to explain the magnitude of the crowd if you've never dealt with a crowd like that. There are crowds of people everywhere within 5-10 blocks from the convention center and you regularly see obvious Comic-con attendees walking around for up to a few miles away. For the last maybe 10 years there having been a growing number of exhibits in various places within a few blocks of the convention center like parking lots and such. Often, people who couldn't get in to Comic-con because it was sold out are allowed to go to those things, and they do.
Do you have temporary traffic lights over there? If so, this would have been a great time to use them. Or you install a permanent set and operate them temporarily as required. Can't believe I'm even having to make these obvious suggestions.


Pedestrians are traffic. You seem to have this delusion that as a motorist, you have elevated importance on the road. You don't.
Wrong. It's actually you that's suggesting that one party should have a permanent right of way and fuck the other party. Hence giving not only an elevated importance to one party, but an all-conquering supremacy to them. I'm merely suggesting a system whereby everybody gets a turn. I.e. equal importance.


You have never been anywhere that there was a major event with thousands of people outside the venue flooding the streets? Really?
Not to one where there is no organisation and they just spring it on everyone and the police are sat round spanking their monkey instead of managing traffic and diversionary routes. It just doesn't happen with proper planning. The only time it does, we call it a 'riot'.


The attitude problem is with the people who think that being behind the wheel makes them into a god, and anyone smaller than them needs to recognize the importance of the motor vehicle operator and appease his impatience.
If you don't see anything wrong with the way the pedestrians responded, I'm wasting my time. Like I said, the pedestrian density in York centre on the narrow cobbled pedestrianised streets is this great every Saturday and worse at Christmas. A car comes because they need access to a shop (shop owner, delivery etc.). People just move aside a bit. It takes less than 2s, it's not even an inconvenience. Nobody starts beating cars, or their chest, or chimping out and climbing on cars. What I saw from the pedestrians in that video made the monkeys of Leicester Zoo seem civilised. The only thing missing was a few people flinging excrement about.


That's a completely different situation. The motorcyclists were slowing the cars intentionally on an express way because they wanted to create a clear road ahead so they could fuck around doing stunts. The pedestrians were just crossing the street in large numbers to get where they were going. The motorcyclists started the problem there and were breaking the law at that point. However, the driver of the SUV had the same "I am god" attitude that the deaf driver and you do and decided to escalate the situation by bumping one, stupidly thinking that that would somehow intimidate 100's of stupid stunt riding bikers. This led to further and predictable escalation by the bikers which led to the driver running over someone which led to a chase and a beating. Everyone acting in that incident an ass hat.

What the SUV driver should have done when they stopped him initially is call 911 or better yet, have his wife do it. Don't use your car as a weapon to intimidate people, especially not a large number of people with faster more agile vehicles that you that you cannot possibly hope to escape. It never goes well. Your vehicle does not make you god of the road.

When you are operating dangerous heavy machinery, it is your responsibility to not harm people with it. Using your car as a weapon to get your way is never acceptable. If there's traffic in your way (including pedestrian traffic) then you'll just have to suck it up. The roads are not the exclusive domain of motorists. If you think that the traffic blocking you is breaking the law then you call the cops. You don't take the law into your own hands by breaking the law yourself. Don't escalate.
This a completely inaccurate view of the situation. The motorcycle was bumped accidentally because he braked suddenly. They then broke a window in the SUV when it stopped, which is what caused the SUV driver to accelerate to get away.

So now you say the SUV driver should have called 911? So why didn't the pedestrians call 911, step aside and report his plates, if they felt he'd done something wrong? Or just as the motorcyclists could have done, marginally adjust their speed and road position for a few seconds to let the driver through? Sorry but I find your arguments are very heavily biased against car drivers.

[speedpimp]

It's the fucking law here!
No! The pedestrians are assholes!
It's a blue dress!
No! It's a fucking white dress!
Let the debate continue!
I think it's pretty funny! :D



Some people saw the dress as white and gold. Some people saw the dress as blue and black. I saw it as blood stained laying on the floor next to a headless body.
‪#‎ISISBlindDate‬

[mk]

Have you tried different pictures?

I've seen both.
Also white upper and blue lower part of the same picture.

[JSGeneral]

Have you tried different pictures?

I've seen both.
Also white upper and blue lower part of the same picture.

I see a white dress when I'm using a Comcast provider.

I see a blue dress when I'm on Fios.

[Rare White Ape]

The dress looks a lot better if you're on LSD.

[thesameguy]

I couldn't hear it. :shrug:

[overpowered]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DmtRmXvBmSU

[mk]

How language affects color perception
http://boingboing.net/2011/08/12/how-language-affects-color-perception.html

[speedpimp]

I couldn't hear it. :shrug:

It's a dress, darling. They aren't really known for their language skills.

[overpowered]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0VuIShM5kAQ

[overpowered]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2U6Dczl0rdQ

[overpowered]

https://fbcdn-sphotos-c-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xpf1/v/t1.0-9/11001799_872936952768809_8390452217949881192_n.jpg ?oh=f6baaf9fc92fe464ffbf76117025e25e&oe=557A7F65&__gda__=1435835919_1765eb2a056b4f9ef292c2ac69f8fa0 9

[overpowered]

stuffI responded to you in the new "Traffic squabbling." thread which I created because this argument does not belong in the epic fail thread. If you want to continue this, then go there.

[Crazed_Insanity]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2U6Dczl0rdQ

How anticlimatic.

[thesameguy]

It's a dress, darling. They aren't really known for their language skills.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lysergic_acid_diethylamide
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synesthesia

;)

[SportWagon]

Do different people really look at the same online photo of the dress and some see black+blue, and others white+gold?

If not, I would guess photographic and graphical display processes ran into some sort of interference problem which changed the colours saved in the images.

[MR2 Fan]

Do different people really look at the same online photo of the dress and some see black+blue, and others white+gold?

Yes, definitely.

[Kchrpm]

Nathan posted a great picture in the GTXF chat, let me find it...it's about how your brain is trying to white balance correct, and different people do it differently.

http://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/dress_color.png

[Crazed_Insanity]

And if you don't see the colors that I see, then you're WRONG or color blind or stupid!

(That is a great pic btw!)

[MR2 Fan]

I know a lot of people are sick and tired of the discussion (as some were within 24 hours...how often has a trend been hated that quickly?) but I find it fascinating...it is a one picture representation of the fact that not all people see the same colors....OR not all people see the same color defined.

I had a discussion about this at an auto-show a few years ago with a friend of mine...the Subaru WRX had this color:

http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/04/01wrxstiny2010live.jpg

We stood there arguing candidly about whether it was really blue or purple. I think it looks purple, although the color is called Plasma Blue Pearl.

[overpowered]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYfDnc42wog

[overpowered]

Weasel riding a woodpecker.

http://www.iflscience.com/sites/www.iflscience.com/files/styles/ifls_large/public/blog/%5Bnid%5D/_81366899_woodpeckerweasel.jpg

[overpowered]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJnVVhPGHzs

[G'day Mate]

Weasel riding a woodpecker.

That's cool. Cooler than a frog riding a snake, that's for sure, but here it is anyway:

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2011/01/19/article-0-0CD33C94000005DC-917_964x574.jpg

[speedpimp]

Turns out it is real and the pecker might've been the intended meal. (http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-31711446)

[Crazed_Insanity]

Gee, never realized weasels are as ferocious as lions! I've underestimated the little creature. Always thought they're cute like squirrels...

Anyway, must've been one awesome ride for that little weasel.

[overpowered]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AXu3mklr0pE

[Crazed_Insanity]

I envy his faith in himself. I wish I'd believe in myself that much! He should've put his faith in Jesus rather than self!

Actually, who the fuck is filming that video and uploading it online? Just an older brother pulling a prank on his retarded brother or something... very cruel.

[thesameguy]

You said cruel, I say hilarious.

I hope he tries to cure his polio with willpower next. :up:

[SportWagon]

That's cool. Cooler than a frog riding a snake, that's for sure, but here it is anyway:

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2011/01/19/article-0-0CD33C94000005DC-917_964x574.jpg
So now I'm humming the Frogger music.

[Crazed_Insanity]

You said cruel, I say hilarious.

I hope he tries to cure his polio with willpower next. :up:

I was indeed laughing while he is being subjected to such cruelty though

[overpowered]

So now I'm humming the Frogger music.For some reason, I have the Benny Hill music in my head.

[SportWagon]

http://www.allaboutfrogs.org/gallery/frogstuff/ascii.html

[Sad, little man]

You know the only way to get music out of your head is to listen to it.

http://bennyhillifier.com/?id=KZrFC988Thc

[Freude am Fahren]

http://static.deathandtaxesmag.com/uploads/2013/05/jBDdy8h.gif

CALL 911 NOW!

[LHutton]

http://i.imgur.com/JM9El3M.jpg

[overpowered]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BbeDgiou6-U

[JSGeneral]

http://i.imgur.com/RFSgkaw.gif

[thesameguy]

New Michael Bay reboot of The Birds, yeah?

[speedpimp]

Not enough Assplosions and WAY too much plot for a Bay flick.