Playing chicken with cars: ******* idiots

SiD the Turtle · 19 Jan 2008 at 18:15

So I've just got home a little shaken.

Driving on an A-road, doing 40mph, 5th gear in a 40mph zone. A few car lengths in front of me, a ******* chav jumps out like he's doing a sideways star jump- making me do an emergency stop. I was so stunned I didn't even think of honking or getting out and thumping the idiot, he just stuck his finger up and me and carried on eating his crisps as he walked back on to the pavement.

WHAT THE ****! If I had hit him doing 40...

Why do they do it?

Nitefly · 19 Jan 2008 at 18:16

Your mistake was not accelerating.

mrk · 19 Jan 2008 at 18:17

You should have just run him over ^_^*

*not that I'd seriously advise this

Nix · 19 Jan 2008 at 18:18

You're supposed to hit animals.

Cybermyk · 19 Jan 2008 at 18:20

Don't despair, in just a few generations his descendants will be able to use tools, make fire etc. Give it a few millenia and they'll be just the same as you and me. End of problem

V4NT0M · 19 Jan 2008 at 18:20

Nix said:
You're supposed to hit animals.

Q.F.T. don't swerve or brake, your life is worth more than theirs

Mr Jones · 19 Jan 2008 at 18:21

Cybermyk said:
Don't despair, in just a few generations his descendants will be able to use tools, make fire etc. Give it a few millenia and they'll be just the same as you and me. End of problem

Don't we have a place for them? i.e. Marwell Zoo?

CrimsonAvenger · 19 Jan 2008 at 18:21

Don't worry with a bit of luck, natural selection will take of him at some point..........hopefully before its had chance to breed too

GreenMint · 19 Jan 2008 at 18:21

Skyfall said:
Q.F.T. don't swerve or brake, your life is worth more than theirs

10x more so in the case of a chav

Deiwos · 19 Jan 2008 at 18:22

Skyfall said:
Q.F.T. don't swerve or brake, your life is worth more than theirs

I'd say his car is worth more than their lives

MadMacs · 19 Jan 2008 at 18:22

tbh would have just knocked him down. Teach him a lesson when he can no longer walk.

Phyre · 19 Jan 2008 at 18:22

WHAT THE ****! If I had hit him doing 40...

...Then he would've had an 80% chance of dying?

Royality · 19 Jan 2008 at 18:22

Try not to get wound up about it! There are thousands of idiots in the world and it's inevitable that you're going to brush shoulders with some occasionally. There is nothing you can do to change the situation so just smile and be happy.

danza · 19 Jan 2008 at 18:24

Phyre said:
...Then he would've had an 80% chance of dying?

Yeah, the best case scenario would be that the chav (from the chav's point of view) becomes 'wheelchair bound' so it could then claim even more benefits.

Win!

Matthew-1985 · 19 Jan 2008 at 18:24

The sad thing is if you did hit him you would probably be in trouble.

CrimsonAvenger · 19 Jan 2008 at 18:27

yup - and they know that too

Jon Frost · 19 Jan 2008 at 18:29

I hope no one hits these guys...

... And damages their cars.

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J1234 · 19 Jan 2008 at 18:29

I would probably hit him, although reflexes would kick in first.

V4NT0M · 19 Jan 2008 at 18:30

Phyre said:
...Then he would've had an 80% chance of dying?

And probably some kind of court settlement.

frosty03 · 19 Jan 2008 at 18:31

danza said:
Yeah, the best case scenario would be that the chav (from the chav's point of view) becomes 'wheelchair bound' so it could then claim even more benefits.

Win!

If he is wheelchair bound, chances are he'll be impotent too... Darwin award nominee....