People that let there kids play in the street

rockouthippie · 28th February 2006, 08:53

I was driving home tonight. It's dark, it's and raining with poor visibility. I passed some kids in the street an pull into my driveway. My neighbor accosts me telling me "You have to be more careful, there are kids playing here". My response "What the fuck are your kids doing in the goddamn road at this time of night anyway?".

I wasn't speeding and I didn't come close to hitting any of the kids, but who would figure in a rainstorm that there would be kids in the road.

Is this some new ghetto thing to let your kids play in the road?. I've seen some of the kids driving around here doing 70 down this street. It's long and you can get up some speed.

I have to be more careful?. Get your kids out of the street!. My dad would have tanned by butt if he caught me playing in the street. I would even get in big trouble if I didn't exactly follow every traffic law riding my bicycle.

Lets follow some logic here. It's called a road because you drive cars on it. It's called a playground because that's where you play. The road is not the playground and the playground is not the road. That's why cars don't run over you in the playground.

Sometimes you see signs "Children at play"... WHY?. That's FUCKING stupid!.

What kind of a mouth breathing, ignorant retard lets his kids play in the street?. Especially on a pitch black night in a rainstorm.

These houses all have yards and there is a 8 acre playground a block away. But the kids have to be screwing around in the street and in increasing numbers.

There really ought to be a law and a hefty fine for parents that allow this.

I need to be careful?. You need to keep your kids out of the street!.

If, God forbid, I do run over one of these kids one of these days, it won't be my fault. I'm following the traffic laws.

Hell, my dog is even trained to stay out of the road.

zootm · 28th February 2006, 09:48

Depends on the street. I played on the street as a kid, and it was plenty safe.

A thoroughfare or main road, yeah, kids should keep away. But a little side street is usually fine.

rockouthippie · 28th February 2006, 10:19

Somehow I knew your parents would let you play in the road.

zootm · 28th February 2006, 12:03

I lived in a cul-de-sac at the time. All streets were not made equal.

Streets where cars come down with any regularity it's just not right, obviously. But I felt I needed to clear that one up.

PAK-9 · 28th February 2006, 12:14

I see people walking on the road down my street all the time, just walking where they need to go... except on the road for some crazy reason. There is a pavement right there, why are they walking on the road?! Its like they have a death wish, when you drive up they saunter casually onto the pavement, Hello!? I could have just run you down there. Even at night, and I dont want to sound racist but its usually the asians (Pakistani's), roads are for drivin' here in England buddy.

zootm · 28th February 2006, 12:28

Strange. The only time you see people walking down roads around here is when there's been an international rugby game - there's far, far more people than the pavements can accomodate, and they just kinda mob the streets. It looks really cool but drivers tend to get a little pissed off

PAK-9 · 28th February 2006, 13:48

probably less pakis in scotland

WOAH, who said THAT?

zootm · 28th February 2006, 13:57

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Originally posted by PAK-9
probably less pakis in scotland

I doubt it (in the area I'm originally from, in any case).

In any case, I have friends who are Pakistani (well, Scottish with Pakistani parents), don't mock - as with most communities there's good and bad. Chances are you've just come up against a bad bunch in your area.

Incidentally, I didn't know that the word "Paki" was a derogatory term for a long time, since everyone used it (including the Pakistani people I knew). Strange stuff.

Mattress · 28th February 2006, 14:26

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Originally posted by PAK-9
and I dont want to sound racist but its usually the asians (Pakistani's), roads are for drivin' here in England buddy.

I don't want to sound racist either but around here it seems to be black folk that walk in the road rather than on the sidewalk most of the time.

I also used to play in the street when I lived at the end of a cul-de-sac (was good for baseball), but I didn't play in the road when I lived on a regular street (lived a few places growing up).
I don't think I ever played in the street at night in a rainstorm though.

zootm · 28th February 2006, 14:39

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Originally posted by Mattress
I don't think I ever played in the street at night in a rainstorm though.

Given our prevailing weather and short days during the winter, there often wasn't a choice for us. As I say, I was also at the end of a cul-de-sac though, so it's mostly just a case of different types of streets. Most types it's pretty irresponsible.

Schmeet · 28th February 2006, 14:43

Looking back I have no idea how i was never knocked down by a car. I used to love playing in the street; scared the b'jeebus out of my parents though.

dlichterman · 28th February 2006, 15:51

Here the old people walk in the road instead of the sidewalk for some reason....theres also so kids who live up the street from me that live on a hill and a curve and dart out everyone once in a while.....

LuigiHann · 28th February 2006, 16:15

My road doesn't have a sidewalk. That always bothered me. One of my fears is that when I have kids, they'll want to play in the street. Either I'll be to nice, so they'll do it even though I tell them not to, because they aren't afraid of me punishing them, or else I'll be to strict, and they'll do it just to spite me, because I said not to.
There are trees all around my house, so there's no sunlight in the yard or the driveway. This makes it kind of gloomy. One day last summer my sister and her friend were tanning in the street. Now, it's not a busy road at all, and you can hear a car coming well before it does, and they're few and far between, but geez, I wouldn't want to lay down in it. How dumb do you have to be?
/random rant

zootm · 28th February 2006, 17:07

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Originally posted by LuigiHann
My road doesn't have a sidewalk.

I noticed that there were some residential roads with no pavement when I was in Canada (I assume that the US is similar?). That always seemed strange to me.

seraphim · 28th February 2006, 18:08

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Originally posted by zootm
I noticed that there were some residential roads with no pavement when I was in Canada (I assume that the US is similar?). That always seemed strange to me.

Very few of the streets have no sidewalk. I find it all rather queer (ie, strange!)

MidnightViper88 · 28th February 2006, 20:14

At my dad's residential neighborhood, there are some areas of the neighborhood where kids do play in the street...But there's little flow of traffic, and the kids know when to move their asses out of the way when a car is coming towards them...

...but in a nighttime rainstorm? That's fucking retarded...

Points for your responce to your neighbor...

sgtfuzzbubble011 · 28th February 2006, 23:36

Quote:

I don't want to sound racist either but around here it seems to be black folk that walk in the road rather than on the sidewalk most of the time.

Ditto. Every time I have to drive around one of these assholes, they always give me a dirty look like "Why the hell are you driving on this road? Can't you see I'm walking here!" Either that, or they just look like the dumbasses that they are. It isn't only them, though. There's a little bit of every skin color around here that does that... but the vast majority are too dark to see at night.

rockouthippie · 28th February 2006, 23:55

Some of these people make me think..... "Is Darwin at work here?". And this was a white guy. Mexican kids and/or parents seem to be smarter. Maybe it's because their big brother is doing 70 in a 25 and they know to stay out of the street

Why do your think I taught my rotty "NO ROAD!". She won't move off a sidewalk without being on a leash.

http://webranger.net/?p=102

Even Jesus learned not to play in the road

MegaRock · 2nd March 2006, 04:42

Hell, I ive smack dab in the middle of the city. Recently we had our government take a nice chunk of tax money to go to the local park to build these really nifty jogging paths through the park and repaint an area on the right side of the road designated for walking, biking and jogging.

Can you guess where people are walking now? If you guessed the left side of the road you get a cigar! And if you happen to come close to them they're yelling and cussing at you that you ought to watch what you're doing while driving your car.

WTF? Isn't that what the road is for. Why the hell did my tax money get wasted on these miles of paths when they refuse to use it even after crying about needing them so bad. If they walk out from between cars it's also your fault even though jaywalking is illegal. If I run over one of these morons I'd go to jail and they would sue me.

Personaly I'd now like my government to use some tax money to send some people out to smack any moron who isn't properly using their precious paths upside the head with a stick. If they keep bugging me I'll just start driving on the sidewalks. It's not like they ever use them anymore.

Bilbo Baggins · 2nd March 2006, 12:13

I used to play out in the street all the time as a nipper. Best times were had playing football, and dodging the cars. Kudos was to be had if you managed to kick a ball under a moving car without it getting burst.

Times were happier then, the sun was brighter etc et al.

ElChevelle · 2nd March 2006, 13:31

You were a nipper?

I get called on every summer at work, mostly by people walking on the road. Apparently a 30 ton truck doing 10 miles an hour on a mountain road looks like a vehicle out of Death Race 2000

I can bitch about walkers but bicyclists hogging the road really piss me off tenfold.

rockouthippie · 3rd March 2006, 20:52

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Originally posted by MegaRock
If they walk out from between cars it's also your fault even though jaywalking is illegal. If I run over one of these morons I'd go to jail and they would sue me.

Here if you get plowed, its your own ass, but you'd probably still get sued.

In mexico, pedestrians always have the right of way no matter what, so keep that in mind if you ever drive down there. It isn't uncommon to have people take a dive in front of you if you are driving something halfway nice.

28th February 2006, 08:53	#1
rockouthippie Forum King Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Oregon Posts: 10,578	People that let there kids play in the street I was driving home tonight. It's dark, it's and raining with poor visibility. I passed some kids in the street an pull into my driveway. My neighbor accosts me telling me "You have to be more careful, there are kids playing here". My response "What the fuck are your kids doing in the goddamn road at this time of night anyway?". I wasn't speeding and I didn't come close to hitting any of the kids, but who would figure in a rainstorm that there would be kids in the road. Is this some new ghetto thing to let your kids play in the road?. I've seen some of the kids driving around here doing 70 down this street. It's long and you can get up some speed. I have to be more careful?. Get your kids out of the street!. My dad would have tanned by butt if he caught me playing in the street. I would even get in big trouble if I didn't exactly follow every traffic law riding my bicycle. Lets follow some logic here. It's called a road because you drive cars on it. It's called a playground because that's where you play. The road is not the playground and the playground is not the road. That's why cars don't run over you in the playground. Sometimes you see signs "Children at play"... WHY?. That's FUCKING stupid!. What kind of a mouth breathing, ignorant retard lets his kids play in the street?. Especially on a pitch black night in a rainstorm. These houses all have yards and there is a 8 acre playground a block away. But the kids have to be screwing around in the street and in increasing numbers. There really ought to be a law and a hefty fine for parents that allow this. I need to be careful?. You need to keep your kids out of the street!. If, God forbid, I do run over one of these kids one of these days, it won't be my fault. I'm following the traffic laws. Hell, my dog is even trained to stay out of the road. Global Movies and TV God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change; courage to change the things I can; and wisdom to hide the bodies of people who pissed me off. Last edited by rockouthippie; 28th February 2006 at 09:09.

28th February 2006, 10:19	#3
rockouthippie Forum King Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Oregon Posts: 10,578	Somehow I knew your parents would let you play in the road. Global Movies and TV God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change; courage to change the things I can; and wisdom to hide the bodies of people who pissed me off.

28th February 2006, 12:14	#5
PAK-9 Major Dude Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Posts: 1,374	I see people walking on the road down my street all the time, just walking where they need to go... except on the road for some crazy reason. There is a pavement right there, why are they walking on the road?! Its like they have a death wish, when you drive up they saunter casually onto the pavement, Hello!? I could have just run you down there. Even at night, and I dont want to sound racist but its usually the asians (Pakistani's), roads are for drivin' here in England buddy. http://PAK-9.deviantart.com ...innit

28th February 2006, 13:48	#7
PAK-9 Major Dude Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Posts: 1,374	probably less pakis in scotland WOAH, who said THAT? http://PAK-9.deviantart.com ...innit

28th February 2006, 15:51	#12
dlichterman Forum King Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Where Hell Froze Over Posts: 2,468	Here the old people walk in the road instead of the sidewalk for some reason....theres also so kids who live up the street from me that live on a hill and a curve and dart out everyone once in a while..... Software is like sex: It's better when it's free.--If at first you don't succeed; call it version 1.0--Guess the band from pics game

28th February 2006, 09:48	#2
zootm Forum King Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: the nether reaches of bonnie scotland Posts: 13,378	Depends on the street. I played on the street as a kid, and it was plenty safe. A thoroughfare or main road, yeah, kids should keep away. But a little side street is usually fine.

28th February 2006, 12:03	#4
zootm Forum King Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: the nether reaches of bonnie scotland Posts: 13,378	I lived in a cul-de-sac at the time. All streets were not made equal. Streets where cars come down with any regularity it's just not right, obviously. But I felt I needed to clear that one up.

28th February 2006, 12:28	#6
zootm Forum King Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: the nether reaches of bonnie scotland Posts: 13,378	Strange. The only time you see people walking down roads around here is when there's been an international rugby game - there's far, far more people than the pavements can accomodate, and they just kinda mob the streets. It looks really cool but drivers tend to get a little pissed off

28th February 2006, 14:43	#11
Schmeet Major Dude Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: The timid west Posts: 1,453	Looking back I have no idea how i was never knocked down by a car. I used to love playing in the street; scared the b'jeebus out of my parents though.

28th February 2006, 16:15	#13
LuigiHann Forum King Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: 80's Japan Posts: 3,408	My road doesn't have a sidewalk. That always bothered me. One of my fears is that when I have kids, they'll want to play in the street. Either I'll be to nice, so they'll do it even though I tell them not to, because they aren't afraid of me punishing them, or else I'll be to strict, and they'll do it just to spite me, because I said not to. There are trees all around my house, so there's no sunlight in the yard or the driveway. This makes it kind of gloomy. One day last summer my sister and her friend were tanning in the street. Now, it's not a busy road at all, and you can hear a car coming well before it does, and they're few and far between, but geez, I wouldn't want to lay down in it. How dumb do you have to be? /random rant Who is the milkman? What is the purpose of the goggles?

28th February 2006, 20:14	#16
MidnightViper88 Made In The USA (Forum King) Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: The 502 Posts: 9,096	At my dad's residential neighborhood, there are some areas of the neighborhood where kids do play in the street...But there's little flow of traffic, and the kids know when to move their asses out of the way when a car is coming towards them... ...but in a nighttime rainstorm? That's fucking retarded... Points for your responce to your neighbor... "I just want to lie in my own crusty filth, eating rancid egg sandwiches, until some unfortunate paramedic has to blow down my door to find my bloated and pasty corpse wedged between the nightstand and mattress stained with Bengay and Robitussin DM." - Greg Gutfeld on sex and seniors "Syphilis does not stay in Vegas. Debt collectors do not stay in Vegas. Dead hookers stay in Vegas, but the guilt stays with you forever." - Bill Schultz

28th February 2006, 23:55	#18
rockouthippie Forum King Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Oregon Posts: 10,578	Some of these people make me think..... "Is Darwin at work here?". And this was a white guy. Mexican kids and/or parents seem to be smarter. Maybe it's because their big brother is doing 70 in a 25 and they know to stay out of the street Why do your think I taught my rotty "NO ROAD!". She won't move off a sidewalk without being on a leash. http://webranger.net/?p=102 Even Jesus learned not to play in the road Global Movies and TV God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change; courage to change the things I can; and wisdom to hide the bodies of people who pissed me off. Last edited by rockouthippie; 1st March 2006 at 00:17.

2nd March 2006, 04:42	#19
MegaRock Forum King Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Inside my water bong Posts: 6,775	Hell, I ive smack dab in the middle of the city. Recently we had our government take a nice chunk of tax money to go to the local park to build these really nifty jogging paths through the park and repaint an area on the right side of the road designated for walking, biking and jogging. Can you guess where people are walking now? If you guessed the left side of the road you get a cigar! And if you happen to come close to them they're yelling and cussing at you that you ought to watch what you're doing while driving your car. WTF? Isn't that what the road is for. Why the hell did my tax money get wasted on these miles of paths when they refuse to use it even after crying about needing them so bad. If they walk out from between cars it's also your fault even though jaywalking is illegal. If I run over one of these morons I'd go to jail and they would sue me. Personaly I'd now like my government to use some tax money to send some people out to smack any moron who isn't properly using their precious paths upside the head with a stick. If they keep bugging me I'll just start driving on the sidewalks. It's not like they ever use them anymore. 1001. FM - Megarock Radio - St. Louis Since 1998! Tune In Now! Corporate Radio Sucks! No suits, all rock!

2nd March 2006, 12:13	#20
Bilbo Baggins Wind Chime of the Apocalypse Join Date: May 2000 Location: The Forest Posts: 17,231	I used to play out in the street all the time as a nipper. Best times were had playing football, and dodging the cars. Kudos was to be had if you managed to kick a ball under a moving car without it getting burst. Times were happier then, the sun was brighter etc et al.

2nd March 2006, 13:31	#21
ElChevelle Moderator Alumni Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: the MANCANNON! Posts: 22,430	You were a nipper? I get called on every summer at work, mostly by people walking on the road. Apparently a 30 ton truck doing 10 miles an hour on a mountain road looks like a vehicle out of Death Race 2000 I can bitch about walkers but bicyclists hogging the road really piss me off tenfold.

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