Anything I can do about this woman?
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Mostly, this was a fantasy imagining of death race 2000. But in seriousness, it's more of a have it sticking out and let go just before she hits kind of thing. But of course, the driver is either a psycho or someone who will kill someone one day with her distracted driving. If psycho, then she is likely to do something to harm someone jogging on purpose. Of course, calling the cops first to ask what to do is a good idea.
Pretty much what I was going to say. Have something large and sharp that sticks over just to the white line (so you're not breaking any laws) and if she gets that close again, her car will feel it. It might scare the crap out of her enough to make sure that she pays attention at least for a while.Start running with a big pointy stick so if so if she gets too close she will get a big old scratch down the side of the car - kind of like they used to do on Roman chariots
seriously?
have you guys NEVER ridden anything or been running and try to put your hand out??? riding a horse and put your hand out-bike or motorcycle?
physics people.
I'm pretty sure if you just imagine really hard that your hands are made of steel that will be enough to beat physics.0 -
She might be oblivious and not see you. You need to invest in some bright clothing that is reflective and I would also carry a flash light (I've seen people do this and it really helps you to see them).
IF you were to go the "follow her home route" which I personally wouldn't but if you did do that I wouldn't actually confront her. I'd be nice about it and say "Hi there. I'm not sure you're aware but I see you every single morning when I'm out on my run. I see you on such-and-such a street at X curve. I'm not sure whether or not you see me because every morning you almost run me over -- in fact X day you came so close to me you almost hit me with your side mirror. Which makes me believe you don't see me. I ask that you please be more aware when you're driving. I'd really hate to see you go to jail for a hit and run."
As far as taking a picture of the car yes, you could do that but I'm not really sure what the police can actually DO about it. I think the only time they set up radar is if they have excessive complaints of speeding.
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Pretty much what I was going to say. Have something large and sharp that sticks over just to the white line (so you're not breaking any laws) and if she gets that close again, her car will feel it. It might scare the crap out of her enough to make sure that she pays attention at least for a while.Start running with a big pointy stick so if so if she gets too close she will get a big old scratch down the side of the car - kind of like they used to do on Roman chariots
seriously?
have you guys NEVER ridden anything or been running and try to put your hand out??? riding a horse and put your hand out-bike or motorcycle?
physics people.
if she's HOLDING a stick- and it gets hit against an object moving 65 miles an hour- dollars do doughnuts says she's tear or sprain a wrist at best- or break one or both at worst.
Don't wear neon- wear HIGH VIZ- there is a difference. something phosphorescence or fluorescence- or a blinking light.
1.) ask hubby if he has same problem
2.) get her plates- record incidents
3.) call police if you can
4.) carry 2-3 eggs and if you're really willing to go out on a limb- ball bearings- but I wouldn't recommend it. *kitten*'s dangerous.
playing chicken with a potentially NOT paying attention driver is about the dumbest idea ever though. Law of gross tonnage- even if technically you had the shoulder- guess what- you'd still be dead.
And THIS Is why I like Jo. She's a Spock, like me, all logic. :flowerforyou:
See I was taking a lot of the responses as not-serious except for the take a picture and show it to the cop ones. *shrugs*0 -
Just wanted to say God bless you all.0
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So I've actually had this kind of thing happen to me and the story is absolutely crazy.
So my boyfriend lives in a nice sub division that I love to run around. It's currently in development, and the main road to connect the two divisions (maybe half a mile) is always torn up so there's no sidewalk. EVERY morning this white G6 would get close to me, would HONK, etc. The sad part was, she had all those stick figures so she was a mother! I called the cops and they would sit out there, but we'd meet at different parts/ I can't expect the cops to always be around for me/ etc so nothing really happened. I guess one time he did stop her saying there was a complaint against her car, which made things worse because she knew it was me. She was/ is my number one enemy.
ANYWAY I was walking into Kroger and in the parking lot I saw it. That damn G6. So I wait like a crazy person near her car until I see her come out with 2 little girls. As she's loading her groceries into her trunk I come up and ask "excuse me' and when she turns around she has this confused look and then her eyes change and it's like, fear.
So I say "Hi, my name is Cardio4Cupcakes and I believe we often cross paths on (road name) in the mornings. I understand that it's a road and you're in a car and that's where you belong, but due to there being no sidewalks I have no choice but to run on the side. I'm not sure if you just haven't seen me running for the past 4 weeks but everyone else can move over but you never do. Please be considerate next time you come up on me and just give me some space, it takes less than a second for you to veer to the left and then we're both on our ways."
So she just glares at me and I walk into the store.
The next day she doesn't move over and never does but now there's sidewalks so whatever.
I still hate that b*tch.0 -
It actually might be that she does see you every morning and has gotten used to you being there, so her reaction is to move less because she knows you're not suddenly going to lose your balance and jump out at her......? I'm not saying it makes her right for moving less, she just may not realize she's aggravating you (crossing a line) \m/0
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So I've actually had this kind of thing happen to me and the story is absolutely crazy.
So my boyfriend lives in a nice sub division that I love to run around. It's currently in development, and the main road to connect the two divisions (maybe half a mile) is always torn up so there's no sidewalk. EVERY morning this white G6 would get close to me, would HONK, etc. The sad part was, she had all those stick figures so she was a mother! I called the cops and they would sit out there, but we'd meet at different parts/ I can't expect the cops to always be around for me/ etc so nothing really happened. I guess one time he did stop her saying there was a complaint against her car, which made things worse because she knew it was me. She was/ is my number one enemy.
ANYWAY I was walking into Kroger and in the parking lot I saw it. That damn G6. So I wait like a crazy person near her car until I see her come out with 2 little girls. As she's loading her groceries into her trunk I come up and ask "excuse me' and when she turns around she has this confused look and then her eyes change and it's like, fear.
So I say "Hi, my name is Cardio4Cupcakes and I believe we often cross paths on (road name) in the mornings. I understand that it's a road and you're in a car and that's where you belong, but due to there being no sidewalks I have no choice but to run on the side. I'm not sure if you just haven't seen me running for the past 4 weeks but everyone else can move over but you never do. Please be considerate next time you come up on me and just give me some space, it takes less than a second for you to veer to the left and then we're both on our ways."
So she just glares at me and I walk into the store.
The next day she doesn't move over and never does but now there's sidewalks so whatever.
I still hate that b*tch.
Were you walking on the right hand side of the road? If she "honks" at you she's probably giving you a heads up because you're on the wrong side of the road and can't see her coming (I wonder this because you said you see all those stick figures on the back of her car).
I am flabbergasted that people don't know what side of the road to walk on.0 -
So I've actually had this kind of thing happen to me and the story is absolutely crazy.
So my boyfriend lives in a nice sub division that I love to run around. It's currently in development, and the main road to connect the two divisions (maybe half a mile) is always torn up so there's no sidewalk. EVERY morning this white G6 would get close to me, would HONK, etc. The sad part was, she had all those stick figures so she was a mother! I called the cops and they would sit out there, but we'd meet at different parts/ I can't expect the cops to always be around for me/ etc so nothing really happened. I guess one time he did stop her saying there was a complaint against her car, which made things worse because she knew it was me. She was/ is my number one enemy.
ANYWAY I was walking into Kroger and in the parking lot I saw it. That damn G6. So I wait like a crazy person near her car until I see her come out with 2 little girls. As she's loading her groceries into her trunk I come up and ask "excuse me' and when she turns around she has this confused look and then her eyes change and it's like, fear.
So I say "Hi, my name is Cardio4Cupcakes and I believe we often cross paths on (road name) in the mornings. I understand that it's a road and you're in a car and that's where you belong, but due to there being no sidewalks I have no choice but to run on the side. I'm not sure if you just haven't seen me running for the past 4 weeks but everyone else can move over but you never do. Please be considerate next time you come up on me and just give me some space, it takes less than a second for you to veer to the left and then we're both on our ways."
So she just glares at me and I walk into the store.
The next day she doesn't move over and never does but now there's sidewalks so whatever.
I still hate that b*tch.
I was expecting something "absolutely crazy" instead wegot some suburban unresolved failed communication skit with a very small dash of passive agressive.
This doesn't even escalate well. You didn't throat punch her in front of the children or throw eggs or steel ballbarrings at her 90 year old grandmother twin look alike.
MFP, somedays you disappoint.
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3. Run with a sign that says "Scoot over" or "Slow down" or "Please don't freaking run me over" and hold it up when she passes.
This, except it should say "What's your problem, b*tch-face??" or "*her license plate number* - Reported for reckless endangerment" or "Why do you try to kill me every morning?"0 -
So I've actually had this kind of thing happen to me and the story is absolutely crazy.
So my boyfriend lives in a nice sub division that I love to run around. It's currently in development, and the main road to connect the two divisions (maybe half a mile) is always torn up so there's no sidewalk. EVERY morning this white G6 would get close to me, would HONK, etc. The sad part was, she had all those stick figures so she was a mother! I called the cops and they would sit out there, but we'd meet at different parts/ I can't expect the cops to always be around for me/ etc so nothing really happened. I guess one time he did stop her saying there was a complaint against her car, which made things worse because she knew it was me. She was/ is my number one enemy.
ANYWAY I was walking into Kroger and in the parking lot I saw it. That damn G6. So I wait like a crazy person near her car until I see her come out with 2 little girls. As she's loading her groceries into her trunk I come up and ask "excuse me' and when she turns around she has this confused look and then her eyes change and it's like, fear.
So I say "Hi, my name is Cardio4Cupcakes and I believe we often cross paths on (road name) in the mornings. I understand that it's a road and you're in a car and that's where you belong, but due to there being no sidewalks I have no choice but to run on the side. I'm not sure if you just haven't seen me running for the past 4 weeks but everyone else can move over but you never do. Please be considerate next time you come up on me and just give me some space, it takes less than a second for you to veer to the left and then we're both on our ways."
So she just glares at me and I walk into the store.
The next day she doesn't move over and never does but now there's sidewalks so whatever.
I still hate that b*tch.
that makes me mad....
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So I've actually had this kind of thing happen to me and the story is absolutely crazy.
So my boyfriend lives in a nice sub division that I love to run around. It's currently in development, and the main road to connect the two divisions (maybe half a mile) is always torn up so there's no sidewalk. EVERY morning this white G6 would get close to me, would HONK, etc. The sad part was, she had all those stick figures so she was a mother! I called the cops and they would sit out there, but we'd meet at different parts/ I can't expect the cops to always be around for me/ etc so nothing really happened. I guess one time he did stop her saying there was a complaint against her car, which made things worse because she knew it was me. She was/ is my number one enemy.
ANYWAY I was walking into Kroger and in the parking lot I saw it. That damn G6. So I wait like a crazy person near her car until I see her come out with 2 little girls. As she's loading her groceries into her trunk I come up and ask "excuse me' and when she turns around she has this confused look and then her eyes change and it's like, fear.
So I say "Hi, my name is Cardio4Cupcakes and I believe we often cross paths on (road name) in the mornings. I understand that it's a road and you're in a car and that's where you belong, but due to there being no sidewalks I have no choice but to run on the side. I'm not sure if you just haven't seen me running for the past 4 weeks but everyone else can move over but you never do. Please be considerate next time you come up on me and just give me some space, it takes less than a second for you to veer to the left and then we're both on our ways."
So she just glares at me and I walk into the store.
The next day she doesn't move over and never does but now there's sidewalks so whatever.
I still hate that b*tch.
Were you walking on the right hand side of the road? If she "honks" at you she's probably giving you a heads up because you're on the wrong side of the road and can't see her coming (I wonder this because you said you see all those stick figures on the back of her car).
I am flabbergasted that people don't know what side of the road to walk on.
I was on the right side of the road (like facing oncoming traffic). I knew she has those figures because I turned around to try and catch her plate (white G6 is a pretty common car and I didn't want the cops to pull over the wrong person ya know)0 -
Go out early before she gets there. Position your car across the road and put the hood up. Hide in the bushes beside the road. When she is forced to stop for your disabled vehicle, come out of the bushes, and kill her. Roll her car off the side of the road, lower your hood, and drive home. Begin your run, discover the vehicle off the road, and call the cops. They would never suspect you , since you actually called it in.
Sell me the movie rights.0 -
Go out early before she gets there. Position your car across the road and put the hood up. Hide in the bushes beside the road. When she is forced to stop for your disabled vehicle, come out of the bushes, and kill her. Roll her car off the side of the road, lower your hood, and drive home. Begin your run, discover the vehicle off the road, and call the cops. They would never suspect you , since you actually called it in.
Sell me the movie rights.
this is brilliant.0 -
No idea if anyone's said this yet, but run with a Go-Pro camera (if you have the means to get one) clearly visible. If people know they're being recorded, they'll behave. And if she's too dumb to figure it out, turn the footage over to the police, who may or may not be able to do anything about it. Good luck OP!0
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Go out early before she gets there. Position your car across the road and put the hood up. Hide in the bushes beside the road. When she is forced to stop for your disabled vehicle, come out of the bushes, and kill her. Roll her car off the side of the road, lower your hood, and drive home. Begin your run, discover the vehicle off the road, and call the cops. They would never suspect you , since you actually called it in.
Sell me the movie rights.
Or this, killing her is reasonable too.0 -
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Go out for your jog like usual, then when she passes really close, dramatically fall onto the grass and pretend like she hit you. If she doesn't stop, then maybe you should just avoid her altogether, since she wouldn't seem to care if she hurt you at that point.
But, if she stops (which she hopefully would), and goes over to you: play dead as long as possible, until she gets out her phone and starts to call 9-1-1, then spring to life, shout something at her like, "YOU JUST GOT PUNK'D!!!" and then run away.
PLEASE DO THIS. Hahaha...
Winning response from what I've read so far.0 -
Thanks for the laughs MFP peeps!
We've had this happen sometimes and my husband has hit the back of the car with his hand. Of course, he is a cop and not afraid of a little confrontation.
I carry a very bright Niterider Bike Light which is securely wrapped to my dog's leash so I don't have to carry it (I hate carrying something with hot, sweaty hands) but is within hand's reach. It has a couple different brightness options including a blinking one and I keep it pointed down but will swing it up to eye level to get a car's attention and, if they still don't seem to get a clue, I don't mind keep pointing it in their direction. It has a way of slowing people down. I also have a Tuvizo reflective vest that is very lightweight to throw on top of anything I am wearing (can be adjusted to fit over both summer & winter gear).0 -
Just break up
or see if IFYM
Is this where I put the link to sexypants?0 -
what about calling the police to see what they advise? Maybe they would be willing to set up radar if you let them know speeding cars are a concern. This may deter some of the speeders. I live on a fairly narrow road without much of a shoulder- most people are able to slow down and move over enough, but I have had some close calls and generally jump off into the grass/woods. I have flipped off one guy, but it didn't seem to do much lol. Good luck
I like this idea! They would probably love a chance to write some tickets!
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Like others said I would get a plate number and call the police.
I live in a residental neighborhood (25 mph zone) and have had a problem from time to time. Last week it was the same car 3 days in a row almost hit me, on the 3rd day I punched the back of her car and yelled some things that would make a drunken sailor proud. She stopped and told me she never saw me...I noticed her phone in her hand while we "talked". She came off a dead end street so it would be no problem finding her. I told her to put her f'ing phone down and pay attention, now she waves and moves all the way to the other side of the street. Monday it was a mustang coming down my street at like 40, we have 15 houses on our dead end street where the hell was he going. He got out of the car in a neighbors driveway and I yelled yeah there is no need to drive that fast on this street there are lots of kids who run here in the morning, as a matter of fact my daughter was with me. He mumbled something and I said "what I didn't hear you". He then said "yes ma'am I understand". When he went in the house my daughter said he had a gun, I was like what? I didn't have my glasses on LOL. Sure enough he came back out and I noticed the police emblem on his shirt LOL so he definitely should have known better. The last couple days, he's come down the street at like 10 mph. Sometimes people are in their own little world and have no clue that they are doing, and sometimes they are just freaking idiots.
There is a house just down the road from me that is for sale. I think you'd love it!0 -
Exactly. Go to the photo counter at CVS and get this printed on card stock.
Troll her.
Then maybe get one of those "Wrong Turn"-esque chain link tire poppers and toss it about 100 feet ahead of where she normally passes you.0 -
I think taking her picture is a great idea too.0
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Go out for your jog like usual, then when she passes really close, dramatically fall onto the grass and pretend like she hit you. If she doesn't stop, then maybe you should just avoid her altogether, since she wouldn't seem to care if she hurt you at that point.
But, if she stops (which she hopefully would), and goes over to you: play dead as long as possible, until she gets out her phone and starts to call 9-1-1, then spring to life, shout something at her like, "YOU JUST GOT PUNK'D!!!" and then run away.
PLEASE DO THIS. Hahaha...
Winning response from what I've read so far.
Brilliant!0 -
i'm lovin option 6!
This is also my favorite.
Realistically, I would get the plate number, possibly the photo and call the police. Maybe even a photo every day it happens just to document the consistency of her disregard. Does your husband have the same problem on his days? If so, have him document it too.0 -
I would contact the local police dept. and give them a description of the lady and the vehicle. Ask if they could set up a "speed" trap near where you two cross paths each day. Maybe they'll catch her in the act.0
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Nothing useful to add, but some of these suggestions are just sooo funny.0
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You could get a shoulder holster with a toy pistol.0
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This may seem a little OT but what are you wearing while you're running? I don't want to defend some ignorant aggressive driver but.....how visible are you? (I'm a little paranoid about being seen, if I'm running along the roadside in poor visibility / low light I have an LED headlamp on flash mode and reflective gear)
I'd also second the other suggestion of reporting this person to the police.Run against traffic. It's safer, you can see the cars coming towards you and it will solve your *kitten* problem.
It sounds like the OP is already doing this (my inner Sherlock Holmes figured his out based on the "dog to the left of me".....)
That and the "I look at the face of every driver....."0
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