Sturgeon Posted May 9, 2015 Report Share Posted May 9, 2015 Seriously? Didn't your parents tell you to look both ways?I love the folks calling for the banning of duck boats. Um, a car would have killed her, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xthetenth Posted May 9, 2015 Report Share Posted May 9, 2015 It looks like the concern is over the driver's visibility making it harder to see people, not about it killing people deader on impact. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donward Posted May 9, 2015 Report Share Posted May 9, 2015 It's really about certain people not having the wherewithal to do the bare minimum in order to survive. Every time I drive in the city, I see folks who just assume that I will not run them down and turn them into a bloody smear on the pavement whenever the "Walk" sign flashes at an intersection. And while I am flattered at this faith that they have in my driving skills, I worry that this same trust is extended to other drivers in the City of Seattle. Because it's not like it is completely unheard of that cars and trucks run red lights (or fucking bicyclists) nor is it completely unheard of that a vehicle can't stop because of a malfunction in their braking system or perhaps the driver is suffering from a medical emergency. Worse, at times there is a sense of entitlement in the fact that certain pedestrians (and fucking bicyclists) assume that you will yield to them whenever they wander out into the road. As a funny story, when I attended the University of Washington, it was pretty flagrant how many times students and faculty would just step out onto the street in front of you, regardless if there was an intersection or crosswalk, and assume that you'd just stop your car. Now most of the time I drove either my Toyota pickup truck or my mom's 1990 Honda Civic onto the campus. But a few times (three or four) I was forced to use the farm truck, which was a 1969 Ford F-100 with a 302 V-8 with straight exhaust pipes coming right out of the headers. And I can tell you, whenever I drove that truck onto campus, no one jumped out in front of me. Jeeps_Guns_Tanks and Sturgeon 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donward Posted May 9, 2015 Report Share Posted May 9, 2015 Also, title should emphasize the Duck boat putting the CRUSH into Candy Crush. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sturgeon Posted May 9, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 9, 2015 It looks like the concern is over the driver's visibility making it harder to see people, not about it killing people deader on impact. I am willing to be money that the driver's visibility is well within the minimum stopping distance at speed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LostCosmonaut Posted May 9, 2015 Report Share Posted May 9, 2015 Counterpoint: any effort to depopulate Philadelphia , no matter how small, should be lauded. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donward Posted May 9, 2015 Report Share Posted May 9, 2015 She was a tourist from Texas... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khand-e Posted May 10, 2015 Report Share Posted May 10, 2015 Edit: nevermind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walter_Sobchak Posted May 10, 2015 Report Share Posted May 10, 2015 She was a tourist from Texas... In my mind that is a double win situation. Jeeps_Guns_Tanks 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belesarius Posted May 10, 2015 Report Share Posted May 10, 2015 In my mind that is a double win situation. Yep. Darwininan selection at it's finest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeeps_Guns_Tanks Posted May 10, 2015 Report Share Posted May 10, 2015 The real question is, did she damage the WWII relic, stupid apple product using twat? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sturgeon Posted May 10, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 10, 2015 Jeeps, your comment reminds me of this: Lord_James, LostCosmonaut, Jeeps_Guns_Tanks and 3 others 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khand-e Posted May 10, 2015 Report Share Posted May 10, 2015 "I WANT TO DRIVE THE DUCK BOAT, CAN WE GO ON THE DUCK BOAT NOW AND DRIVE IT?" -Jeeps Priory_of_Sion, Sturgeon, Belesarius and 3 others 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tied Posted June 5, 2015 Report Share Posted June 5, 2015 natural selection in action! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belesarius Posted June 5, 2015 Report Share Posted June 5, 2015 She was a tourist from Texas... I'm ok with this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donward Posted June 5, 2015 Report Share Posted June 5, 2015 You too can be a Ride the Ducks boat captain. http://seattle.craigslist.org/see/trd/5025133416.html I actually considered applying one time for the LOLs until the realization came to me that they probably wanted someone less for their knowledge of Seattle history and more for their "personality". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sturgeon Posted June 5, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 5, 2015 What the fuck "Leonardo DiQuackrio" actually looks like Leonardo DiCaprio. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donward Posted July 29, 2015 Report Share Posted July 29, 2015 Ride the Ducks are the new vigilantes against scofflaw pedestrians! http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/pedestrian-struck-by-ride-the-duck-vehicle-in-downtown-seattle/ A pedestrian who was struck by a Ride the Ducks amphibious vehicle on Tuesday afternoon in downtown Seattle was crossing against the light when he was hit, according to Seattle police. Belesarius 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrashbotUS Posted July 29, 2015 Report Share Posted July 29, 2015 My wife is constantly playing this game but she hasn't wandered into anything yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sturgeon Posted July 29, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 29, 2015 Tell her to stop, or her death by duck boat is imminent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Priory_of_Sion Posted July 29, 2015 Report Share Posted July 29, 2015 Id be more embarrassed to get killed by being hit by a train. I don't see why that would ever happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tied Posted July 29, 2015 Report Share Posted July 29, 2015 Id be more embarrassed to get killed by being hit by a train. I don't see why that would ever happen. Rest in Peace El Duce He's getting drunk and raping angles now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donward Posted July 30, 2015 Report Share Posted July 30, 2015 Too many more of these and we'll have to have a ScyFy channel original movie about Ride the Ducks DUKWs becoming sentient and running down pedestrians. ... Oh shit, I better get on the script now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeeps_Guns_Tanks Posted July 30, 2015 Report Share Posted July 30, 2015 Did we ever find out if that dumb bitch hurt the Duck?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donward Posted August 13, 2015 Report Share Posted August 13, 2015 Ride the Ducks don't give a shit about bus-only lanes. They go where they want! http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Ride-the-Ducks-hogging-bus-only-lane-321516621.html?mobile=y Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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