Oh look a puddle and a pedestrian. Lets get him wet., Idiotic drivers Options

[TallDarkAndHands...]

Why oh why do some idiotic drivers think it funny to drive through puddles at high speed next to pedestrians on pavements. Some even sweve to make sure they get the maximum spray and then you see them laughing as they drive away...

Well to the guy who thought it funny this morning to spray me with muddy water. Revenge is a dish served cold. I have your number plate and I hope you are a local.

[Guest_xjay1337_*]

You didn't pay £40 for them to mark your £500 wheels did you. A better comparison would be that they got my wheels muddy which would require nothing more than a quick wash, where as the damage they did caused my car to have to get put on a SPARE wheel (which looked w*nk and made me have to take time off work {as in 2 days not 2 hours} to get things done) If getting splashed caused you to have to run around in your underpants while getting your shirt shotblasted, and repainted them you can make that comparison.

Then again if I was suffering from depression then getting wet would normally cheer me right up. Or yes it would push me over the edge, after all, losing my wife, child, job and house would get me down, but being splashed would be thing that pushed me over the edge. Then I'd ruin everyone else's day by causing them all to be late for work because I wanted to jump infront of a bus rather than off a bridge or quietly at home with a bottle of pills (pills don't work very well trust me I have tried, next time I'll use the "off a bridge" method) but jumping infront of a bus, or a train, or a car, is just very selfish. Sorry but unless you wanted to annoy everyone you could still achieve your end goal of death quietly without effecting the day to day activities of strangers.

Although your point about being far away from home is a good one. Although if you have ever tried one of those Dyson airblades they are pretty intense at drying things...well worth the 20p at Paddington bogs. And I'm not debating that it's a bit bad and should have some sort of consequence, I'm just saying it's funny to see it happen...and if you don't find it funny then consider that my sense of humour allows me to laugh at life more than you. Common assault, no...careless driving, but that carries 3 point and I think that most of these "soakings" are accidental, on a rainy day...sometimes it doesn't take a big puddle to make a big splash. I think paying for dry cleaning and a sincere apology should suffice unless it can be prooven it was on purpose...a 40 year old taking her 7 year old to school, probably accidental, but a pair of 20 year olds who are laughing, well perhaps not so they should have something else, but points or a criminal record is completely OTT unless it's a repeat act..

But it's ok, do unto others as you don't want them to do unto you, if you had to suffer, they have to suffer equally or more. Shoot them for making you a bit damp, yes that's great and a just retort.

[blackdog]

You didn't pay £40 for them to mark your £500 wheels did you.

That would be difficult as I would never dream of paying £500 for a set of wheels - I'm not that daft.

I'm not talkng about accidental splashing (which is rare - I can't really think of many scenarios that would be truly accidental, as opposed to driving too fast for the conditions) - or even careless splashing (which is common - driving without due care and attention) but deliberate splashing - an assault in my mind.