When I was old enough to know better,
I used to pretend to leap out infront of moving cars, whilst waiting to cross the road. It worked best with elderly drivers, as they would completely freak out, then scowl at me as I cracked up.

With hindsight, this was an extremely stupid thing to do. I'm not proud.
( monster munch person, man, woman... camera... TV?, Tue 21 Feb 2012, 12:01, 5 replies)

A couple of years back I watched a kid doing exactly this to cars ahead of me.
As I approached him, it was clearly my turn, so I turned the tables on him and directed my car straight at where he was standing on the pavement. The look on his face as I swerved away at the last moment was priceless.
( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Tue 21 Feb 2012, 12:33, closed)

I'd applaud you for this,
but I can't bring myself to condone dangerous driving on a public highway.

That kid was an amateur - you don't do it to a succession of cars, for precisely this reason.
( monster munch person, man, woman... camera... TV?, Tue 21 Feb 2012, 13:35, closed)

On the pavement is ok though?

( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Tue 21 Feb 2012, 14:59, closed)

Only if you're keeping score
for each pedestrian you knock down. Waste of time, otherwise.
( monster munch person, man, woman... camera... TV?, Tue 21 Feb 2012, 15:47, closed)

I do this
to twats who drive through red lights at pedestrian crossings.. I like to think that the moment of bowel clenching terror is a valuable learning experience for them.
(ubergeekian, Thu 23 Feb 2012, 11:09, closed)