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[–] 57 points 1 month ago (5 children)

hmmm if pedestrians have the right of way, does that mean i can walk on top of this car?

I have to assume the owner expected such behavior parking on a sidewalk.

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  • [–] 12 points 1 month ago (3 children)

    Simple answer no, you could go past it and if it was damaged in the process that really wouldn't be your fault and they would have to go to civil court to try to deal with it. Walking over it is pretty likely to be taken as property damage and you at the very least get cited out if not taken before a magistrate.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 month ago

    Probably true but also incredibly unfair. Some people simply get away with ignoring rules and as the person trying to find a creative way to pay retribution you have to worry about legal consequences.

    I'm happy there's an app to report such things where I live. Never know if anything happens but at least it feels like I have done something.

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  • [–] 49 points 1 month ago (1 child)

    I would (and have) walk past it while my key scratches the car front to back as I walk past.

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  • [–] 25 points 1 month ago (3 children)
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  • [–] 5 points 1 month ago* (4 children)

    While you may be tempted to slash their tires as well, don’t. It’s a great way to get injured (pressurized tires tend to explode). Instead, use a small pocket knife to cut a little slice into their little air peg. That will cause a slow leak that they will not be able to easily identify, and is nearly impossible to fix without replacing the tire itself.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 month ago (3 children)

    thanks for the warning on something I wouldn't even dream of thinking about…

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  • [–] 2 points 1 month ago (2 children)

    So, you can’t even dream to think about this very common thing that’s been around for more than a century?

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  • [–] 12 points 1 month ago (10 children)

    Get some friends and relocate it lol

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  • [–] 9 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (6 children)

    Me and 2 other people moved a poorly parked Toyota Tercel when I was young, pivoting it on a front tire.

    I'm kind of a big dude, but I'm not huge and only one of us was particularly strong.

    It's easier than you might think especially if you just want to flip it over. 3-5 regular sized guys could definitely do it!

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  • [–] 7 points 1 month ago (2 children)

    Colleague is a firefighter and they regularly have trainings for moving a car, in case it's blocking a driveway.

    They'll have a person at each wheel and bounce the car in sync, making use of the suspension to keep the momentum going. And then when it's bouncing upwards, they'll lift it off the ground and push it over a few centimeters. Repeat until it's out of the way.

    He said, it's fairly quick, you can easily move a car half a meter that way.
    But yeah, if you need to move it further, you'll go ringing doorbells, or worst-case, wait for a tow truck...

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  • [–] 2 points 1 month ago

    We did something similar, but we just stuck the back end up on the curb because teenagers do dumb stuff and we didn’t like the driver. It was a Geo Metro; we probably didn’t need more than two guys.

    Rotational relocation along the longitudinal axis is definitely easier and more warranted for the BMW.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 month ago (1 child)

    Saw some students try to do that with a relatively small car badly parked on campus. They decided they could probably lift it with one on each corner. Unfortunately they each grabbed a wheel arch and came away with handfuls of corroded bodywork. The rest of the car stayed where it was and they ran.

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  • [–] 10 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

    He means the car looking sidewalk.

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  • [–] 10 points 1 month ago

    _____________🔑

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  • [–] 9 points 1 month ago (1 child)

    I don't know if I can fit there. Hmm, maybe if I take my keys out of my pocket and hold them in my hand while squeezing through.

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  • [–] 8 points 1 month ago (1 child)

    I don't know, but generally if you find something on the side walk you may be able to keep it?

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  • [–] 7 points 1 month ago (2 children)

    Bike lock through the windshield

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  • [–] 5 points 1 month ago (1 child)

    Footprints or if you're adventurous, cycle tyre tracks over the pavement section of the car can work wonders

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  • [–] 5 points 1 month ago (2 children)

    Brave to park like that when so many carry pocket knives and loose stones are so prevalent.

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  • [–] 5 points 1 month ago

    Where I live there would be paint scratches and flat tires on that car. Probably twisted/broken windshield wipers as well.

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  • [–] 11 points 1 month ago (2 children)

    When I lived in New York, I would have to regularly buy new keys because I would wear them out on how many cars I scratch the fuck up for doing this exact thing.

    If you are not keying every car and slashing every tire, every time you see a motherfucker do this, you’re wasting your time. These assholes have to learn their lessons in a very expensive way, or they will continue to do this.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 month ago (1 child)

    It's got EU plates, but that truck in the background has Indian plates, I think. So not only is the driver a twat and their car a twatmobile, they also dragged it a quarter of the way around the world to show it off. But if I'm not mistaken, that's a 320-series which is a nice car but definitely not a car worth dedicating that much effort to, so they're also a twat with an overstuffed sense of how cool their twatmobile is.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 month ago

    I keep some old keys around for occasions like this

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  • [–] 3 points 1 month ago

    1-800-TOWTRUCK

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  • [–] 3 points 1 month ago

    Dudes gonna come back with a trail of various shoe prints along the hood, roof, and back.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 month ago (3 children)

    India. It sucks to live here. 😪

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  • [–] 2 points 1 month ago (2 children)

    Imported European car or do you have blue strips on the license plates there too?

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  • [–] 3 points 1 month ago

    As long as the number plate colours are correct (black on white for private, black on yellow for transport) you can have any style of number plate.

    You can even mention which caste/community you belong to.

    No one gives a fuck.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 month ago* (1 child)

    How I comment:

    1st offence: bag of dogshit on the car

    2nd offence: no more bag, just shit

    Maybe there are apps that can help you report this to the community for handing out tickets.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 month ago

    bmw/mercedes drivers are the douchiest people owning these cars.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 month ago

    Beemer Immunity knows no bounds (yet)!

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  • [–] -4 points 1 month ago (5 children)

    I love you all, but lets be honest, none of you would do shit.

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  • [–] 12 points 1 month ago*

    in my native country there is a saying that roughly translate to "thieves pass judgement based on their personal context" …meaning that if you are a thief, you assume others are thieves as well

    just because you'd do nothing doesn't reall mean others wouldn't… heck people key cars for fun

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  • [+] -12 points 1 month ago (1 child)

    I mean. While you could use the sidewalk available on the correct side of the road, being eurotrash is more fashionable. Well played!

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  • [–] [S] 10 points 1 month ago

    sidewalk available on the correct side of the road

    Sidewalks are meant to be used on both sides of the road. By people, not BMWs. I don't think parking on the other side would've made things any better for anyone.

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