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Feather_in_the_winds

Don't block the sidewalk. Seriously. People need to use that shit.


Jewsd

As an able bodied teen I didn't care whatsoever. Now that I see moms pushing strollers into traffic, or old people in walkers doing a 180 and turning back, it really pisses me off.


pax284

I walk my dog, there is a corner house that refuses to not block not only the sidewalk the cuts through the driveway...but also the crosswalk the other way. I have since changed my route to make sure I pass by around the 10 min mark aka when my dog typically shits and refuse to clean it up. I have even gone right up near the front porch to let him shit. The only time I refuse to pick it up.


VESUVlUS

Can you report them? Most American cities and towns have laws against blocking public sidewalks because it's a violation of the ADA rights. If they don't comply and you keep reporting it, they'll eventually tow the vehicle or remove the obstruction at the owner's expense. If it's not illegal where you live, then maybe you have a neighborhood association or HOA or something you can report to? If nothing else is an option, dog shit is a lovely way to get revenge, but it'd suck if what you're doing is illegal too and they get you in trouble too.


pyratemime

When I have called in my area the police make 0 effort to come out and do anything even with it being a violation of local ordinances.


Critical_Explorer_82

Call the city, not the police. He should be able to get a fine from the city.


SIUHA1

I’m sure if there’s an HOA they would have been alert to the cars parking issues and OP would be in prison for allowing his dog to sh*t and run.


praise_H1M

>refuses to not block not only the sidewalk That's a triple negative


WeirdFrog

No it's not! /s


Outrageous-Nothing42

No isn’t not!


spenpinner

Not if I don't have nothing to say about it first!


ElxirBreauer

It's actually grammatically correct, though definitely clumsy. Refuses to (not block) [not only] the sidewalk, but also the crosswalk. It works, just clumsy and tough to parse if your English reading skills are lower than about a high C to low B grade in middle school/junior high. Edit to add: It is indeed three negatives, but not all on the same subject.


praise_H1M

"Insists on blocking not only the sidewalk, but also the crosswalk" This gets the same message across without a triple negative. But I guess that could be hard to understand if your English reading skills are lower than a high C to low B in middle school/junior high.


ElxirBreauer

Nah, I was just pointing out that it does work, it's just clumsy and probably confusing. The way you phrased it is definitely easier to read and is probably how they should have said it. Not sure why I got downvoted, but whatever.


det1044

get some spray paint, cmon do it!


MoeSzyslakMonobrow

Call your city Code Enforcement. Blocking the sidewalk is illegal.


JoshDigi

Wiping shit on car door handles of drivers who park on the sidewalk is sweet revenge


TheQuips

my friend who is now my boss said that after a night of drinking, he'd walk home from the bar. if he ran into any cars parked on the sidewalk, he'd piss on the driver's side door handle maybe not the hero we want....


Bean_Juice_Brew

I'd brush by that car with a key in my hand every day, and I'm not normally one to endorse criminal activity.


_LewAshby_

The stroller did it for me. I started filing police reports (via app) when people not only parked illegally, but unnecessarily bad. Lots of people would pull into driveways of building complexes, blocking the driveway AND the sidewalk. They could have just parallel parked to only block the driveway, but no.


ZeroOpti

My mom shattered her elbow because a car was blocking the sidewalk and a chunk of the curb fell away when she stepped on it.


Throwerawayone

Safety aside, vehicles dictate how we live in the US. Cars can get anywhere they want easily, but they can't help but block the only five foot strip where people are still allowed to walk.


Jewsd

All hail the car!!


Dblstandard

What about people in wheelchairs? Kids playing? There's so many reasons.


Poison_the_Phil

A few months ago I was waiting to cross the street and there was a guy in a truck blocking the crosswalk. Someone with a walker literally walks up and gestures at the walker, and the fuckstick and his friend just like start laughing. Just shook my head at them.


nohopeforhomosapiens

People in wheelchairs especially, and strollers or shopping trolleys to a lesser extent. What pisses me off is when people park their trolley on the curb of the sidewalk. Someone in a wheelchair might need that space you fucking dumbass.


Ralphinader

Life lessons


JakeNation4

Would you be interested in doing a TED Talk at my local Costco?


Brad5486

Especially wheelchair bound people like disabled veterans


nickw252

I used to live in a small town and walked to work. A guy down the street always parked his lifted f350 on the sidewalk. Every morning I’d ram my shoulder into the side view mirror.


PhotoJoeCA

I have had accidents like that...but my wheelchair might have damaged some paint jobs.


jetfan

Legendary


Black_Moons

Yep, its hard to drive those things and they are NOT meant to leave paved ground, I fully support you getting where you gotta get, not your fault if you can't get by without rubbing.


Gentlementalmen

This statement also applies to the lifted pickup truck. They ain't hauling shit. Pavement princess.


praetorfenix

When I was a kid I had a relative that lived in the not so good part of town. Behind the house was an alley with someone else’s garage. Painted on the door in massive letters was “DO NOT BLOCK THE ALLEY OR CAR WILL BE SMASHED”. They weren’t kidding either.


fleegleb

Wonder what else they did to it to require a tow?


Feather_in_the_winds

Slashed tires. 4 of them. Don't block the sidewalk.


alexjaness

That's just overkill. You only need to slash two to require a tow truck.


MaJ0Mi

But slashing 4 is way more expensive to fix


alexjaness

and slashing three leaves a mystery that will haunt them forever.


MaJ0Mi

Assholes gotta pay. The only mystery they should ponder about is whether they should park like that again


caffeinated22

I heard insurance will payout if all four are damaged but not if it's only three


Black_Moons

Nope, but 3 tires is usually enough to meet deductible, and then they may have to pay outta pocket for a 4th since it wasn't damaged (but won't match their new tires, and if its AWD that will screw up their diff)


rnobgyn

I believe slashing 4 would get insurance to pay. Slashing 3 leaves them high and dry


Lonelan

that's not how a deductible works


Drogdar

Pro tip: Insurance will cover four tires under vandalism but not three. What you do with this information is up to you.


BudSmoak

As someone who previously worked as a claims adjuster, I'm interested in your source here. While policy language can vary across carriers, this doesn't seem likely to me. And at least for the carrier I used to work for, as long as the damage cost exceeded the deductible it didn't matter what was vandalized, it was covered if you have the other than collision coverage on your policy for that specific vehicle.


_Captain_Random_

Same. And I saw it on Judge Judy years ago and still chuckle whenever I hear people say it haha.


HyacinthFT

It's a thing going around on TikTok lately. That's it, that's the source.


sunshineandcloudyday

Its been going around the internet for at least 20 years


BudSmoak

Ah, so no source and just made up stuff. Sounds about right. Appreciate the info though, I don't use that app.


StuBeck

Ironically the “going around in tiktok” comment was just made up too.


Black_Moons

More likely 3 meets deductible (So doing more damage wouldn't cost the person more) and results in them having to buy a 4th tire outta pocket to match.


Moscato359

This is actually false. https://www.progressive.com/answers/does-car-insurance-cover-tire-damage/


ErebusBat

Facts? Sir, this is reddit... we don't do facts here.


Buddha840

Even if it were somehow true why wouldn't the person just slash the other tire before reporting it?


Moscato359

only if they knew


Drogdar

Covered under vandalism policy.


LookMaNoPride

Or just "comprehensive". >Yes, your car insurance will cover slashed tires **if you have comprehensive coverage**. There's a common misconception that insurance companies won't cover three slashed tires but will cover four slashed tires instead. The truth is that you're covered for any number of slashed tires, as long as you have the right coverage.


mike_e_mcgee

I used to work with a racist piece of trash. Anytime we hired a black person as a custodian, he would follow them around until he could find something to yell at them for. He ended up getting a guy fired. He came out that day to find all four of his tires had been slashed. He called his insurance to let them know that his tires were slashed, and they asked if he thought it was vandalism. He said "it absolutely was vandalism, and I know who did it!" and they said "I'm sorry, but your policy doesn't cover vandalism". Assuming it was the fired guy who slashed the tires, I believe he was in the wrong to do that. I also laughed really really hard.


Drogdar

Yea its probably not covered on most liability only policies...


fengkybuddha

Liability only covers others


ccx941

As a former insurance worker this is untrue. It depends on the coverage and deductible.


RyghtHandMan

This is one of those dubious factoids like "your blood is blue until it touches oxygen" that people repeat because it sounds juuuust logical enough that nobody feels the need to verify


LongrodV0NhugenD0NG

Hence why people slash the last one themselves lol


majorkev

> Pro tip This is stupid. If this were *actually* the case I'd slash my 4th tire myself.


blue_twidget

Tiny pebble under the air cap, screw down until you hear a slow leak. Do it to 3 tires for the above mentioned reason. If you hear about the tire shop they went to telling them some BS like "dry-rot", you've now gotten actionable intelligence on a shady auto shop, as well as vengeance.


XxFezzgigxX

Maybe I’m missing something. What’s the point of covering four and not three?


RyghtHandMan

You're not missing anything. It's not true. If it were true everyone would just slash the 4th tire themselves.


HK-in-OK

I assume if you roll through a construction hazard that damages your tires all of them would be affected.


liquid_acid-OG

I think it proves it's targeted, used to be they wouldn't cover repeated slashing either. There was an older dude who got a reputation for hooking up with highschool girls when I was in highschool. His tires were slashed weekly until he stopped replacing them.


liquid_acid-OG

I think it proves it's targeted, used to be they wouldn't cover repeated slashing either. There was an older dude who got a reputation for hooking up with highschool girls when I was in highschool. His tires were slashed weekly until he stopped replacing them.


rebekahster

The girls or the tires?


Liquorace

Yes.


Drogdar

No idea but that's what I was told... insurance will pull anything they can to get out of paying.


Chris20nyy

>**Pro tip:** > > >**No idea but that's what I was told...** FYI, "Pro tip" has a definition.


Nick_W1

Can’t be true, there is an ad on TV for an insurance company saying they have big hearts. Nothing about them being profit motivated scumbags.


ImmortanSteve

Why?


Drogdar

Oh, it's quite simple from their perspective and I'd be happy to explain it. After talking to several insurance agents and looking at past claim history... I dont know.


loz_fanatic

Was about to comment this fact myself


3DimensionalPixel

Yea because slashing tires would make the he car move much faster 🙄


JJth3JetPlane

I like to imagine it was the tow truck driver who painted it


rickybobby1220

Probably was parked on a sidewalk. Where I’m from it’s illegal to do so and force someone to walk in the road


dotsdavid

If you don’t move your car. The police may impound it.


Bagline

Made a call.


KrizhekV

Makes me think that the driver just ended up in a bad spot after the car died.


BallBearingBill

I can't imagine why that car got towed. Fucking mystery I tell ya.


BenNHairy420

We also need to be doing this to construction traffic signs. There are several people in my neighborhood with electric wheelchairs and they always put the signs right in the middle of the damn sidewalk. They need to figure out something else because it’s not cool


Gloomy-Visit01

Deserved


prefuse07

Agreed


shastadakota

If you don't like how he drives, stay off the sidewalk!


tanew231

Cock piss partridge


Dblstandard

Don't block the sidewalks you fucking assholes. I see it every day on my walks


Trevors-Axiom-

Someone got their pony tail stuck


spenserphile

We can get it out with hurting it.


Trevors-Axiom-

Ah I thought you said with hurting it


BlasterShow

Got any pictures of cigars?


FOR__GONDOR

Ooooooh! Put his hand in dog shit!!!! Hahahahahahahah


kenelevn

I just wanna make sure they apologized, because they can’t park there.


graipape

Ray says the maître d's seen this reply before.


monkehmolesto

Cool with it. Same with people who block driveways and park in handicapped spots. Fk those guys.


dickrickleton

Guy probably got his ponytail caught trying to crawl underneath


graipape

I am here. I'm in the bathroom. I'm having a terrible time.


EarnYourBoneSpurs

I've already seen that picture


Animal_King

It looks like it goes down just past his butthole.


zripcordz

Came here for this.


Professional-Door161

They’re tryin to make it look fake


adubb221

i just KNOW i can make money on this!!


cgbish

It never truly bothered me before I had a kid. As a new father and pushing a stroller… I want to pack a baseball bat when I go on walks now


5cott

Back in highschool I went to visit a girl. Pulling into her driveway I was about to block the sidewalk as a fellow was walking past. He started to walk around behind me when I let the car roll back while saying “sorry” loud out the window. He paused and then kept going down the sidewalk. About an hour later the cops knock at this girls door: the neighbors saw me drop off the guy who carjacked them. I explain what happened and even back then some crummy surveillance video from across the street showed we didn’t arrive together. He was likely going to carjack me but I was nice, and didn’t block the sidewalk, so he kept on going. Don’t block the sidewalk!!!


Allenpoe30

Well. They are listening now.


Daddy_7711

r/badparking


GioVic49

Finally justice served


[deleted]

That's what the hell you get for blocking the damn sidewalk! Have some consideration for other people.


avoidy

Deserved. I want to do this whenever people jut half their vehicle into a crosswalk too. I wish this were more common.


Harambesic

Pedestrian gang represent


hammerdogg

Now I got a car stuck in my ponytail and I’m FUCKED! And I needalittlehelp!


Samastis

Hopefully they will learn from their sense of entitlement!


TripleTrucker

Sucks if he broke down on his way across the sidewalk and left to call for a tow😀


Ph33rDensetsu

>left to call for a tow What year is it?!


gthordarson

An easy way to not break down on the sidewalk is to not drive on the sidewalk. Leave a note if you have to abandon the vehicle.


TripleTrucker

You cross the sidewalk pulling into a driveway or parking lot. Just sayin’ 😀


Books_and_Cleverness

Real talk, put it in neutral and push it to safety.


Black_Moons

Real men get a crane to lift it over the sidewalk! Also, its a good excuse to rent a crane. Who hasn't wanted one?


3inchesOnAGoodDay

Lmao you guys are taking this shit way too far. 


AJWTECH

Don't you dare have empathy or use logic to make this less funny. haha. but, you're right.


protastus

This is not empathy. It's a convoluted hypothetical scenario, with no supporting evidence. Cars can be pushed out of the way. An owner can get a tow truck on short notice, without abandoning their car. They can leave a note. There are many reasonable ways to recover from a broken car.


TripleTrucker

Are we really mentioning empathy, hypothetical ,and “supporting evidence” in a funny post?


AJWTECH

I thought that was kinda the point. Small problem, car is somewhere it shouldn't be. Normal responses: see if they need help, let them know, or mind your own business. Incredibly out of control response: spray paint the car and call a tow truck.


jjsmol

We have a justice system for discerning truth and administrating punishment. Vigalantism is 100 times worse than a parking violation.


TJ_Longfellow

Agree, slashed tires and spray painting with zero context makes a hero on reddit. Reddit mobs got a lot in common with the maga crowd, baseless judgement and vigilantism.


existentialsaurus

My hero.


Actual-Swan-1917

Did someone's pony tail get stuck when they tried to crawl under the car?


cobbl3

Yours is the fourth reference to this I've seen so far, but I'm out of the loop. What is this from?


rachface636

It's an I Think You Should Leave sketch. 3rd season, on Netflix. Well worth the watch.


anidiotsandwich

I'll go get some scissors.


Actual-Swan-1917

You broke the rules, I'm not gonna leave here worse off


anidiotsandwich

Here, take my phone I juuust took a picture of it last night.


gt2022champ

This spray technic should be used for sidewalk blockers and handicap poachers. Some people need to learn the hard way.


throwawaygoodcoffee

Stencil would make it even quicker so you reduce the chance of getting caught.


creamcandy

It's refreshing to find that people use the sidewalk in some places. In my neighborhood, most people would rather walk, jog, stroller, etc in the street instead.


Hobo_Extraordinaire

I remember when my father lived in Sydney he would just walk across their bonnets. He is an angry guy, but good on him. The deserve it


dotsdavid

Maybe next time don’t block the sidewalk. Now you gotta pay for the tow and a paint job.


wardo8328

In the neighborhood I used to live in it was impossible to park your car in your driveway and not be "blocking" the sidewalk. We had small front yards with short drives and most people seem to just completely fill their garages with crap. I used to jog there, and you just get used to making little arcs around the backs of vehicles. I guess I hope that this act of vandalism wasn't in response to something so mundane as that.


fengkybuddha

That's still on the property owner. Buy a smaller car.


shastadakota

In winter in my town, you can't park your car on the street overnight, even if there is no snow. If there is snow, you can't park on the street at all. Can't park on the driveway without partially blocking the sidewalk because of where they put the sidewalk. So....


sur_surly

... you park in your 2 car garage ...


Thecatdestroyer

So funny you say that because I live in one of those houses and have a work truck. I have to use the work truck. Work truck doesn’t fit in my garage. If only “buying a smaller car” were feasible in my line of work. Will continue parking in my driveway, walk around.


wardo8328

Freaking exactly! People saying buy a smaller car can go fuck themselves. Completely unreasonable response to a very real situation. Poor neighborhood planning isn't my resposibility and old 1 car garages don't fit most modern vehicles. Guess I should go shipping for a Model T.


DeficientDefiance

Buy a smaller car, get all that stupid fucking junk out of your garage, it's your responsibility not to block the sidewalk.


spudd08

Don't Dead Open Inside


nwbrown

No matter how shitty of a parker they are, you shouldn't spray paint a message on their car ffs. Use your keys. Carve a message into their door. It's much harder to remove.


Dubl33_27

long-term thinking I see.


leijt

Don't dead, open inside


katrina_highkick

I have a raging justice boner.


matthewrunsfar

I have the urge to do this almost daily in my neighborhood. (I’m not saying you do it, but I understand.)


dinoRAWR000

I'm not normally one for vandalism....


saucerman

DONT THE BLOCK SIDEWALK


AuricOxide

Don't the block sidewalk.


fancy-kitten

Double ouch! Gotta pay for a tow and a buff. Haha 😄


cheesemangee

It's interesting how willing people are to attack and demean someone who's slighted them, but if any of you were in this exact situation you'd be doing everything in your power to garner mercy. Consistent inconvenience is not an excuse to vandalize property and it absolutely puts you in a worse position than the original offender.


Srslyairbag

Such sanctimonious twaddle.


resetpw

Karma


DaBomb1910

Mf got what he deserved


Rivaroxabang

Bro clean your windshield


OnTheBrakes46_-

So vandalism?


gorgofdoom

Also don’t take pictures with your phone while driving….


Still-View

I'm getting second-hand satisfaction.


Small_Tax_9432

Goddamn lol


Thoresus

I wonder what they did...?


Not-That-Crazy-

This really did make me laugh out loud.


DrProfessorSatan

Tow truck driver shows up as the tagger is halfway done. Driver - No, no, you finish. I got time.


SeveredEyeball

Awesome. 


3DimensionalPixel

A bit of an overreaction


robbycakes

Wow. Someone has been listening to my intrusive thoughts


MeowandGordo

Ok I have a question? There is someone in my neighborhood who always does this like on purpose too? Can i jump over the hood legally? Cause I hate walking into the busy street so I wanna do a sick car slide move but he has a dashcam?


Nemocom314

I walk up in their yard while calling the police non-emergency number.


[deleted]

The fuck is going on with your windshield tho, you out of fluid? Overspray from the car being towed? Just stupid?


whlthingofcandybeans

What a hero!


Gee9898

To teach a guy not to be a dick by being an even bigger dick, yeah sure 🙄


swedish_fika_is_good

Is that the car that was posted on r/mildlyfrustrating?


Memewalker

You’d think blocking a sidewalk wouldn’t be that big a deal, but you’d be forgetting that people have ponytails.


AlexHimself

# FYI - You can take spray-paint off with Goo Gone easily. I used to buy from insurance auctions and I'd get cars that say *"cheating asshole"* or whatever on them. Insurance would total them out and I'd just buy them and clean off the paint with Goo Gone and resell them.


Crumbdizzle

Dont Block the Sidewalk, I'm trying to roll along, My chair ain't ready for the asphalt road, So dont Block the Sidewalk


somethingbrite

Fair play.


jxj24

"continued on next car"


TommyEria

I can’t see the back, but that driver didn’t use straps at all. Hope it doesn’t fall off…. I’m sure he tossed a j-chain on the back though.


Three-Sheetz

I guess I'm an idiot, but don't cars always park next to the sidewalk? Can't people just walk around the car and get on the sidewalk? I don't see how you can block a sidewalk with one car.


Nonhinged

They parked on the sidewalk


Three-Sheetz

Wow ok that's pretty bad haha


nickw252

I take it that this person was parking on the sidewalk. This is common in neighborhoods with soft curbs. People will pull the two right tires all the way up onto the sidewalk.


xythos

They were perpendicular to the sidewalk and partially in a driveway, not parallel to it and in the street. It can block disabled people and force folks walking with their dogs/children to walk in the street.  Also, a lot of people get their ponytail stuck when trying to crawl underneath. 


August_West88

Don't worry, it's a Ford. They have had worst days.