r/mildlyinfuriating • u/derek4reals1 • 1d ago

Overdone The parking job wasn't the part

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u/ShamScience 1d ago

No no no! We have morons around here who drive tow trucks, and they do race each other to get to a site first, and cause a whole lot more crashes along the way. One this week took a corner next to me far too sharply and nearly took my arm with him.

So I think maybe a different solution to this problem, please.

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u/becuzz04 1d ago

Battering rams mounted on the train.

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u/regoapps 5-0 Radio Police Scanner 1d ago

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u/idwthis God forbid one states how they feel or what they think. 1d ago

Ooh yeah, Carpiercer.

Who's gonna be Wilford, though? Can we get Sean Bean back?

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u/TRUEequalsFALSE 1d ago

It's been at least 10 years since I saw that episode. Please tell me they slowed the clip down at some point and ran it to The Blue Danube...

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u/wildo83 1d ago

This….

Put a cowcatcher on the front like the old Steam engines…. Just roll those bitches over…

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u/Stormagedd0nDarkLord 1d ago

Tram drivers armed with crowbars and sidearms

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u/tranimal00 1d ago

My dad drives a tram. That’s his wet dream lol

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u/Onebraintwoheads 1d ago

Is it as mindnumbing as it looks? It's gotta be stressful trying to stay vigilant, but at the same time doing the same route has to dull the wits, yeah?

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u/tranimal00 1d ago

The homeless are pretty aggressive where my dad works. Plus stupid stuff like this. He had a car take a right at an intersection says no turn on red. He ignored that and the light rail making the turn. Tbones the car and then my dad has to do paperwork drug test all that fun stuff a 60 year old wants to do lol

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u/MadPopette 1d ago

Does your dad work in Portland, OR? Because we've made like three car vs light rail accidents in the last month!

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u/tranimal00 1d ago

Close, Seattle same thing though lol

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u/GreyPon3 1d ago

Tram trunk monkey! 🤣

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u/Sysilith 1d ago

You mean like train buffers?

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u/rohmish 23h ago

i approve

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u/ZamBam818 22h ago

Agreed.

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u/NacchoTheThird 17h ago

As meme-y as it sounds, it's an elegant solution I wouldn't be opposed to. It's not like the train is veering off its tracks to hit the improperly parked car. It might be an issue come winter time but city parking ordinances for tighter fitting areas could be an easy solution.

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u/NiobiumThorn 1d ago

Avoiding competition and focusing on maximizing effective work would be key here. That means ending the privatized tow truck companies and centralizing it within the state.

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u/NateDawg91 1d ago

Thank you. Tow drivers cab be the worst. Operate heavy vehicles without usually having to get a cdl. Kinda like rv owners who tow 40k lbs down the rd and have no obligation to be better drivers.

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u/-Cthaeh 1d ago

Well accidents are no problem, there should be a tow truck nearby

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u/PraiseTalos66012 1d ago

I've seen tow trucks flying down the burm of the road or down the center turning lane like they are an emergency vehicle trying to be first to the wreck, dangerous AF.

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u/y2julio 1d ago

Have a company of tow trucks follow a tram, that way they can instantly tow any car blocking a tram. Do it enough times and people will think twice.

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u/sonicbeast623 1d ago

I'm surprised there's not a tow truck fallowing the tram.