You go outside. You see this. What's your reaction?
1d 9h ago by sh.itjust.works/u/Veserr in asklemmy from sh.itjust.works
Walk directly across the hood.
Unironically this. You either walk right over it or take a seat on the hood.
So close... seat shit.
FYFY
Only do this when the driver is there. If not call the cops.
It's a tough one honestly, because you never know if its someone that's generally a considerate person but had to park for an emergency.. Or if it's just a general asshole on a standard day.
Judging by the car make and model though (all black Tesla), I'd lean towards the latter.
...a considerate person...
lol
If hazards are on, I'd give the benefit of doubt, otherwise, probably not.
Well, I would imagine someone in emergency would at very least leave emergency lights on. I'm assuming OP wouldn't time the picture so they don't show up.
If I don't know (sometimes you figure out it's a nurse for example) I move open the wipers as a little sign.
Mild annoyance and then continue with my day. If I'm really annoyed report it to whoever issues the parking fines in the area.
My city has a sick app for reporting these sorts of things! Just snap a photo and it tags the location and uses OCR to get the license plate number.
Nothing, officer. I didn't see who keyed the car.
would be annoying for the tesla owner if whoever bumped into the car had no identifying features or clothes, so the car cameras can't be used to identify the person
Instructions are clear. Butt naked bumping the car repeatedly on the crosswalk.
Teslas have proximity cameras just so you know better to throw something at it from a distance or better from above
Possibly committing felony vandalism for a parking violation. Does not seem reasonable.
Felony vandalism?
In a country without felonies as well.
Neither does giving your money to buy a car that owns you and your data, supporting a sociopath psycho rapist.
And, you can't fight something unreasonable with reason. You fight it with whatever uses the least energy, because douchebags are not worthwhile to fight fairly or morally.
I won't be held to high moral standards while fighting another guy with no standards at all.
What is up with the down votes? Lemmy is being very polarizing lately. Bots perhaps? It seems fishy
I exhale sharply through my nose, go around and forget about it 15 seconds later.
The most honest answer. But honestly, we need to learn to do things about it.
And this thread is filled to the brim with wrong answers about what those "things" are
Indeed. I like that someone actually brought up invoking local road authority. It's unfortunate that many places don't have a decent mechanism for that, and we need it badly.
I would consider walking over it, figure out it's not worth triggering the alarm and making a scene, then ultimately ignore it
I called parking enforcement on this one. Right in front of the job site drive. We don't come here everyday, but when we do, it'd be nice to be able to pull in. They called me when they got to the car and asked if I wanted it toed. I said that they do it all the time but just give a warning, because it's the first time I've called. Next time, it's gone.
Nicer than I would have been. I would have told them hell yeah, please tow it. I don't think people should get a "freebie" for something this egregious.
The front and rear wheels are different.
Nah. Everything in the background is perfect, including the sign and pile of wood debris.
Not AI, if that's what you were implying.
My reaction would be How did i get to a another country?
Looks like it's probably Portugal. Apparently that gold stripe on the license plate was a thing up until 2020.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vehicle_registration_plates_of_Portugal
It is 100% Portugal.
I mumble “what an asshole” and move on with my life
But but... it's a Tesla!!!@!
The least you could do is molotov it.
Asshole is an asshole, regardless of a car brand... but lemmy absolutely hates anything and everything Tesla.
The least you could do is molotov it.
Not if you're in a low emision zone.
Fair point
Walk over it. Even if it's filmed, they are in a crosswalk what would come of that? Get some friends to do the same. If they don't want their car walked on, don't park on the crosswalk.
I like this one. If you are flexible/ athletically inclined, just climb all over it, drag your stuff across it, stomp over the roof or the hood real hard, maybe take a moment and stamp the water or mud off your boots, etc.
Sorry, just thought the car was part of the crosswalk. You didn't actually intend to park there, did you? It's a crosswalk. People are going to walk there, of course. Why would you park there, it's illegal! This is on you.
I'm British so I'm going to tut loudly and mutter something under my breath
Change into my "blind guy" costume and beat the car with my stick until someone stops me.
“Hope they get a ticket”
Ah, Balkans, huh?
Edit: Looks like Portugal plates. They're honorary Balkans.
I thought the same before I saw the plates. It's everyday reality here 🥲
"Oh thank god! I'm back in Spain. Maybe living in the US was just a horrible nightmare!"
Wait, that's a real country? I thought it was an elaborate set for the tv show Aqui No Hay Quien Viva. They made a whole other fucking language for it too.
Not only that, that show is a documentary.
No idea but if I woke up and saw I was abruptly in this area, I'd assume it's Spain. Mainly because that's the country I've been to a few times in the last few years that looks like this.
I'd definitely be calling a couple of my wheelchair bound brothers. I'm sure they'd be up for seeing how fast they could crash into it... Maybe not all of them but Dave would, Dave would absolutely ram right into it multiple times (he really doesn't like not having access to a crosswalk).
Dave is a cool guy!
Russian style , place very big stickers on all the windows , works great.
Also place dogshit on his car
Eggshell stickers were made for teslas
We had a car (ours) on the street for a while in front of our house. Whatever glue they use on the enforcement notices that the police placed on it is unreal - very hard to get all of it off without using a blade.
Hairdryer, low speed, max temp
Walk over its hood. It's technically not illegal in most parts.
This sort of thing is really common where I live. No point reporting them as the police don't do anything and they continue to park like this
Buy a roll of those stickers they put on products that is basically impossible to remove without ripping it and always leaves behind adhesive residue. See how much you can cover.
Every Tesla is recorded. Use that info as you see fit.
Not all of them, but they all have the ability to record everything around them. So assume they are.
Not there it’s not, and if it is it’s not admissible or legal ☺️
👌👍
Video is in public. Yes it is legal evidence.
The law disagrees but sure: https://www2.gov.pt/fichas-tecnicas-fiscalizacao/videovigilancia
Those stickers will cover those camera lenses quite well too. And a cheap ski mask costs like a buck.
Damn, I always forget to put my ski mask on when I go out and about.
Presumably, you'd buy one when you buy the stickers.
Also, bruh, it's 2026. There's flock cameras everywhere, ICE roaming the streets, fascists in control of the goverment... you should probably carry a ski mask when you go out and about.
So cover the cameras with the stickers, got it
Oh, then I'd flip-off the camera, and lick the door handles.
I would think wow that's terrible parking, and would wonder if they'll get a ticket from somebody who makes a living putting tickets on improperly parked cars.
Call the cops and wait there to watch it get towed.
I don't think I've ever seen a cop do anything that could be called useful. I mean I'm sure they must occasionally, but I cannot attest to it.
Move to a civilized country then.
I'm working on a Canadian passport as we speak. Fingies crossed
I don't think the cops would go out for just one car parked over the crossing lines
In my city they do, and you get a fine in addition to the impoundment fees.
"Cool, free stem valves!"
yoink
Walk across the crosswalk dozens of times wearing a big, metal belt buckle.
Saying "oops" every time I accidentally run into the car.
Pick up your two 20 lb sledgehammers by the end of their handles.
Then just walk across the obviously open cross walk without looking while swinging the hammers as hard as you can. If you encounter any obstacles, back up 5 feet and try again.
Instructions unclear, I accidentally killed a child.
Quick, go get your SUV and say they ran out in front of you!
Climb over the top of it, of course. Preferably with golf shoes.
Maybe covering everything with cars and car infrastructure was a bad idea.
Must be part of the crosswalk, just walk over it!
Mix glitter and superglue in a water balloon
Or put bleach in a water balloon. Will fuck the paint up if they don't remove it quickly and they might not notice their car got bleached bombed until it's too late.
I like the way you think
There used to be a website called You Park Like An Asshole that had pre-designed flyers you could attach to cars like this and other such infractions of, uh, good parking etiquette, if not also laws.
Looks like the site is dead, and either way, the other comments suggest this is in a country where the primary language isn't English so their flyers wouldn't be as useful.
... but it doesn't mean that you can't design your own in the local language and shove it under their windscreen wiper. Bonus points for putting it in a sticky-backed plastic envelope. You know. The things that parking tickets usually get put in.
Key it while crossing over the hood when I'm having a bad day (every day is a bad day in my book).
Thats just illegal?
Why not call the police instead?
Yeah but parking on a crosswalk is also illegal, so it's fine. See someone jaywalking? Kill them.
"Jaywalking" isn't illegal. Its a made up "crime" to target black people.
All crimes are made up. Do a murder.
I trust any copper as far as I can throw the pictured car.
“Hmpf… what an asshole…” *life goes on *
I will think to myself "fucking swastikar" and move on.
I'd probably think "God why did I have to come across so many cars and terrible drivers today. Damn I hate cars."
and then walk away.
remember, the aircon input for cars are normally the slot under the windscreen
I think that person is an asshole for stopping on the crosswalk, but I have no authority to do anything about it and move on.
It’s PARKED. Not stopped. Don’t be a simp.
I don't like your honesty
A car? Seen one before mate.
Wait is this Portugal? If I was walking the zebra crossing I would have just walked over the car. Also if you call the police they will tow the car, fine the owner, and even if they come to move it before the tow truck arrives, they still have pay for it in addition
I crawl over them and go on with my day. It has resulted in some angry people and police called on me once, but the officer fined the driver for crossing the stopline (it wasn’t a parked car, they were stopped for red) and told me to not do it again.
Impotent Rage
Edit: on second thought, Vienna where i live has an app where you can report stuff like this. Second alternative, call the cops to tow the illegally parked car which is a pretty expensive way to learn that you can't park there.
I would take gel deodorant and put it on all of the door handles.
Find the nearest pile of dog shit, smear on inside of handle
My immediate reaction? Why the fuck is this asshole parked in the fucking crossing walk?
I might consider calling parking enforcement to see if we can get it towed.
It's a rich wanker as always. I live in a pretty affluent area and the wealthy think they can break the traffic laws all the time.
Oh, I love geoguessr: https://maps.app.goo.gl/TUNB28PnLf2ZuxZG6
Is it guessing if you already know the answer?
Well...I guessed it and got the answer
Was it really a guess? Well then kudos to you lol.
At least Lisbon refreshed the Zebra Stripes for the pedestrians.
I ordered a pack of about a hundred business cards with "YOU OARKED LIKE AN IDIOT" on one side and a list of checkboxes with reasons on the other. Qould probably stick a couple of these at several points around the car
Bad oarking.
😭😭😭
Im plagued on mobile with "fatfingeritis" not my fault 😆
I have fatfingeritis, too. I figure it's nice to help train the next generation of AI, anyway.
When I worked in printing, we made stickers of similar wording, hard as fuck to get off without ripping, bright neon green color. Would put them right above the door handle on the glass.
I dont think the police would care that much if I called them about an improperly parked car. I'd call them anyways and use my best Sheldon Cooper impression and make a huge deal out of it.
Seems like a valid reason to go full Karen mode.
I'd probably not even notice. But I live in Italy and I've seen some shit.
Am climbing over that
Thanks to my dogs I usually carry around a bag full of shit to comment appropriately.
Take a photo, send it to the police.
I make sure my keys are clipped to my belt securely. Wouldn't want them to fall off as I squeeeeeeeeeeze past, would I?
I sometimes get touchy touchy with the mirrors so they have to lose time readjusting them.
You mean replacing them, right?
Right? [Amigdala with supercharged chas]
Hell yeah I’m back in Lisbon
Go back to my home and start a government petition to legalise pedestrians carrying rocket-propelled grenade launchers to better handle situations like this
Slash the tires.
Only reasonable reaction
Nah, that would be too obvious.
Put nails in front of the wheels.
That feels like the wrong type of vandalism. Shouldn't the tires be kept intact as to have the vehicle removed as soon as possible?
I'm not a European myself, but when I visit France this is too common to even remark upon to my wife. I don't know why they don't ticket them, or maybe they do and it's not a concern?
Last time I was in Paris, I saw a bakery delivery van pull into an intersection, guy switched to reverse and rammed his way into the head car in a line of cars until there was enough room for him to get 3/4 his van into the street parking. The next three cars behind him were now touching.
I find interesting how everything in that picture looks familiar even though it is another country. The crosswalks, the street sign, the style of the buildings, the alarm placard. Is that a dentist clinic?
You could say it was taken near my house and I would believe it if not because of the car plates.
i got stickers made of paper that say "nice parking job" which i stick directly in view on the windshield :3 it's a hassle to scrape it off
Get my flipper and open the charging port!
I got similar situation in a cul-de-sac around my area. There is a sidewalk going through and people like to park their car right in the middle of it.
I just do small stuff like bending out rear wiper or bending front passenger's external mirror. People do be getting the memo.
One thing that has always sent me into an absolute rational rage is cunts in cars blocking sidewalks and pedestrian passageways.
and now that I have family in wheelchairs and on walkers, that rational rage has become about 30x more intense, to the point that I have to physically stop myself from bricking their windshields.
Ceramic spark plug pieces work very well at shattering tempered glass and are a lot more mobile and concealable than bricks.
Chicago Sunroof
call the police?
But some Oscar Meyer bologna and fuck up their paint job.
There should be some in every car emergency kit.
I used to know someone who carried little tightly wrapped baggies of acetone in his glove box to chuck at asshole drivers.
I think about him every time I see something like this
This seems fraught with problems. What if you miss and hit someone in the face?
Then their face is covered with acetone? Seems pretty straightforward to me
It’s a great way to cause eye damage.
Yes, that is likely to happen
I'd worry about spilling my Big Gulp filled with MEK if I accidentally ran into any thing.
I'd be worried about containing any of that super reactive stuff correctly.
Imagine Big Gulp tweaks their cup and it dissolves away in your cup holder.
I'm not planning on making it as far as my cup holder.
Leave a boot print
I hope it is just a delivery guy who thinks "This'll take a sec."
Well it's obviously fine as long as they got the 'I bought it before elon went crazy' bumper sticker. /s
I just want to say to anyone who says "key this car" - it very likely has a camera running once you come close enough to it, so if the camera gets your face or other identifiable information, you can be held liable.
“Oh hey look, a Nazi sympathizer.”
keys
am just gonna say in my head "eww someone's driving fascist owned cars" or smth
Remove the valve stem cores, reinstall valve caps. Have fun with ur random flats for the next week.
The problem with that is that the first tire tech who responds to the flats, will spot the missing valve stems, and replace rhem. It also takes a lot of time to do it.
The better move is to just unscrew the caps, and drop a BB in the cap and screw it back on. The BB will press slightly on the valve stem, and cause a slow leak. The tire tech will search and search for the source, but he's unlikely to look in the cap, and he probably won't notice the BB in the cap anyway, so it will become an ongoing problem.
Lol I work in a shop, and while I'm not saying your wrong I would like to share a story. Had a customer get towed in, they were driving and got a flat. AAA came and swapped their spare on for them, shortly after they got another flat. Being out of spares they had it towed to the shop. 2 flats in one day same corner 2x in a row u got any guesses? Well when I get to it I notice the spare has a chunk knocked out of the inside of the wheel. I go to take the flat off and surprise! Fucking chunk out of the other wheel. 2 wheels with holes right through them! Caliper lost the lower bolt, so under braking it would pivot up on the upper bolt and wedge into the aluminum wheel so hard it blew a hole in it and locked up that corner. AAA came and swapped that wheel without going "hey ur fucking brakes are falling off" so I sort of doubt they will notice a missing valve stem lol. AAA also totaled my Audi last time they towed it with a single wheel strap and it let loose on the roll back, so I have VERY little faith in the roadside guys seeing anything lol.
The subcontractors of their network are hit or miss, here in Miami there are always stories about them asking for tips and such after completing jobs.
Yea honestly I don't blame them, their not paid to give a fuck. AAA responders get something ridiculous like 50 bucks a call, half the time their practically losing money to respond. plus every time I have used them it has been multiple hours wait. I cancelled AAA after the "mediator" tried to tell me to eat it when their operator totaled my car, to which I had to get the DOT numbers off the flatbed and chase their insurance my damn self. Id rather properly pay an honest tow company that actually cares lol. That experience left a REAL sour taste in my mouth.
Decades long membership. Zero trouble. Many saves. Worth it.
Better hope u don't have any troubles because the mediators will do everything they can to leave you holding the bag. He and the tow company owner both told me I cannot force them to go through insurance. To their dismay I fucking did! Car totaled out and got my 8 grand back, tow company only offered me 2500 which doesn't even cover the reiger body kit it had on, nevermind the ac condenser it burst releasing freon into the atmosphere, the radiator it knocked the bottom out of or the oil coolers it wrecked that dumped all manner of fluids all over the place. I had a rotten experience and I recognize that's not the norm, but how the company handled it told me all I needed to know!
Two days ago, our favorite plummers sent a dude who botched the job so badly. I smiled and paid the $4hundred plus bill. 8 am next morning I called the office and explained the job was botched. They sent out an experienced plumber who rolled his eyes and apologized immediately. He said he would redo all the work and hire an electrician to handle that part of their disaster and all would be paid by them.
Next day all was made right.
Guess I share that by way of saying, if I had cut them off then and there… I wouldn’t have gotten to see them make right…
And… thumbing that out… I have made your point: you gave AAA every opportunity to make right and they didn’t.
BOO on them.
tires
Continue, stoicly walking in my designated space. Car or no car. (I wish.. in reality I'd probably just walk around the car)
I'd pee on the door handles
Reminds me of this ancient Mentos ad: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JqgqgcE8Zck
Is someone in the front seat? It almost looks like a small tuft of blond hair. Is someone dropping off mail into the post office box?
Report it via the local app.
The what?
Wrong place.
And also, who tf parks so wrong?
I'd be like 🤌. Maybe even 🤌🤌.
Hint: the plate on the car behind the black one
nevermind, it's France. I'd read an "I" at first.
don't listen to me, it's not even France
It's actually Portugal :') Look at "Alarme"
Or the license plate of the other car in the back. That’s what gave it away for me first
But tesla driver dumbness is country-agnostic
I've got the street all to myself. Maybe I'd have a brief moment of reflection on how surprisingly quiet and peaceful city streets can be at times.
If it's a hot day, I rub my genitals on the windscreen. Really get a nice smearing action on that glass. Then I leave a note saying I did what I did because they parked like an arsehole.
Shit on the bonnet, shit on the roof, shit on the side mirrors, shit on the windows, shit on the trunk, shit on the tires, shit on the door handles, shit on the windscreen wipers and shit inside of the exhaust pipe
Rock over London. Rock on Chicago.
Accidentally run into it head in and end up with a concussion. Then I can sue them.
Hit it with a sticker saying: sh*tty parked' dude ! And yes I bought before I...
Egg it?
I was the car behind him the other day. Except it was a truck or SUV, like an Escalade or something. You know, those guys who think they own the road. The funny thing is, they had just run a red light in front of me. They didn't beat the yellow, either. It was red when they got there. They just decided the red light was only for the working folks. Fortunately they didn't get hit crossing. Got a few horns though. So I thought it was funny as hell that I rolled up behind them at the next stop. They were the first one there, and they rolled just past the line right onto the crosswalk. Absolutely tracked for how they'd been driving.
Maybe I could have downloaded the dashcam video and posted it somewhere, but I'm not a rat. The cops will catch this guy eventually. I don't need to be a part of it. People bitch about the cost of the ticket, but they don't realise they're not just paying for the one time they got caught, they're paying for all the times they didn't. That they didn't get away with it and now the bill has come due. That's what their saved time was worth. If it's too much, maybe next time they'll just leave earlier, drive safer. If it's not... they won't learn.
I would say post the dashcam. People that drive and behave like this endanger other people every day, better to pull their licence.
Have some dark fantasies, but probably not do anything about it. If I did see someone damaging the car or the owner, I don't know what you're talking about.
I'm going to turn around and wonder what crazy portal I just walked though.
Worst drivers ever.
Oi, censura a matrícula do carro que está no canto superior direito da foto; vê-se perfeitamente.
p.s. as duas matrículas dos carros que aparecem nas imagens são legíveis; respeito à privacidade, por favor.
O imbecil que estacionou aí merece uma multa.
E onde é isto? Parece familiar.
This seems to be Portugal. The license plates have either an F or a P and that doesn't look like a French plate.
That is Portugal; those are our license plates. But the place felt awfully familiar to me.
I see no problem
They're illegally parked on a crosswalk. Crosswalks are needed for people (especially people with limited mobility) trying to cross the street safely.
Think "this person probably didn't see the crosswalk" and move on with my day. Because it doesn't inconvenience me in the slightest.
Edit: sorry that I don't subscribe to the very valid outrage about a car that's parked wrong. Pour those downvotes Lemmy!
I'm glad it doesn't inconvenience you, but some people aren't that lucky. Wheelchair users, for example, often need to use the ramps at the ends of crosswalks. People who park like this are inconsiderate assholes that don't care about anyone else, and the outrage is justified.
The question was what my reaction was.
If you can't see a giant black-and-white pattern you are instructed never to stop on, you probably shouldn't operate a 2-ton vehicle.
People make mistakes friend.
And they should be indicated that this was a clear and obvious mistake.
It's not something you can do just because you didn't notice. It's a deliberate choice to break the rules and be an arse for everyone around. This should not be tolerated, unless you want it to repeat at scale.
It's against the law, so they would get a ticket. Not sure what warrants any further outrage. It could be a mistake, it could be an ass. Who knows, who cares.
"They would get a ticket" is very much not guaranteed. We need proper reporting tools for such things everywhere, and proper response to repeated offense.
Nah we really don't.