Has someone done this or tried to do this to you?

Question

The other day, my boyfriend and I were driving down a street in a nearby town. I noticed a man standing by street sign watching our car approach. I didn't think anything of it, figuring he was waiting for a ride or something. Well this man watched as the car came closer, I saw his eyes focusing on our car. And as soon as we were 2 feet from him, doing about 40mph. He stepped out in front of us! We swerved quickly and avoided hitting him. We were so shocked about what happened that we didn't think to look back to see what he was doing. We knew we didn't hit him so we kept driving.

Has anyone ever purposely stepped out in front of your car?

Answer 1

Not to me, sounds like he either wanted to die or get a payoff from you.  

Answer 2

No. Never a person. Only animals. Sounds like their playing some sort of game of chicken. With you or with themselves. Maybe they have a death wish,  

Answer 3

dude! he tried to highjack your car. hoping you guys would stop. you know. " grand theft auto"

Answer 4

Only when they were drunk.

Answer 5

Oh yes..I live in Atlanta, it is a professional sport here.

Answer 6

ya, they are usually panhandling and are trying to get you to stop. It could also be the more sinister car-jackers, which sounds like a joke but isn't. One method is for car-jacking is to actually get a near hit or stop a car completely then hold it up.  

Answer 7

um nope, i would have hit the stupid idiot anyway  

Answer 8

No, but there is always a first time for everything.

It is a known trick of some to do this to collect insurance money.

They will feign worse injuries than they actually sustain to get more.

I would think that you would have to be on drugs or pretty athletic to get away with it but it takes all kinds.

Answer 9

nopeee.

thank god

but that must have been scary

Answer 10

Yeah actually the other day. it was some high school kid. he thought he was being funny for his friends. i should have hit him and taught him a lesson.

Answer 11

I'm so sorry that happened.

I know how things like that can happen, trust me.

if he saw you driving, i dont know what his deal was. he might need some 'help'

Answer 12

Nope

Answer 13

kind of similar...

my dad was driving me to school really fast because we were late then out of nowhere this squirrel jumped out and my dad had to slam the brakes fast and i almost hit the dashboard....

;D

Answer 14

nope cant say they have hope they dont i own a tank called a 1976 ford ltd and if some1 would be hit by that sherman tank i would have to splatter them since i have big car not alot of ppl jump in front of me

Answer 15

No, that must have been really frightening for you. I hope you're ok.  

oh and your boyfriend too.

Answer 16

Purposely?  No, it's never happened to me.  But maybe the guy was thinking he could collect on insurance...or maybe he had a death wish.  

Answer 17

Actually, I knew this guy that used to purposely walk in front of cars just to get insurance money or so that he could sue. I think there was a time he would do it just to get anything out of the people in cash to stay silent. He was a sick and twisted person. I didn't know him on a personal level but I worked a law firm and he came in quite often. I don't think I have heard anyone doing it for suicidal purposes but these days you never know.

Answer 18

No, that guy sounds like an idiot. Maybe he wanted you to hit him so he could sue for money or maybe he wanted to die. Only possibilities that I can think of why he would do that.  

Answer 19

No one has ever done that to me. It would of scared the c**p outta me if someone had. That guy was suicidal apparently.

Answer 20

oh sorry that was me

i was just messing aroundd<3