I know this sounds so weird but like, if I ever got hit by a car im getting tf up and running away! I feel like id somehow blame myself for being hit and would say “its ok” to the driver before just limping off.
I know this sounds so weird but like, if I ever got hit by a car im getting tf up and running away! I feel like id somehow blame myself for being hit and would say “its ok” to the driver before just limping off.
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If your legs are broken you’ll just lay there and the ambulance drivers will cut your pants off. That would really be embarrassing.
the potentiality of shitting/pissing yourself would be something id never feel i could live down. if im getting hit, just kill me so im not alive with pissy pants.
What makes you assume that you’ll be able to get up and run away?
I’ve been hit by moving vehicles while on foot on 2 separate occasions. Getting up and running away was NOT an option either time. Both times, I was in too much pain for embarrassment to even begin to cross my mind.
The second time I made the front page of the local newspaper lol. Now THAT was embarrassing.
Meh, I got hit from behind while I was riding my bike once by a truck going at least 60km/hr. If you get seriously hit from behind, you don’t really have time or processing capacity to really have any reaction besides survival instincts.
What sort of bad granola have you been smoking?
That some next level social anxiety, good luck bro
I feel like this is something only someone with anxiety could think of
Pretty much what I did….. “oh yeah I’m fine” and limped off. In hindsight I should probably have grabbed some contact details ( driver at fault )
Fun thing- you definitely have misplaced embarrassment. I was hit by a car when I was around 10. Hard enough that my shoes flew off and although I wasn’t seriously injured, I was pretty banged up and sore. All I felt was embarrassment and obsessed over finding my shoes so I could get out of there as fast as possible. You get singularly focused on one thing- for me it was the shoes. I’ve spoken to several others I know that have been hit by cars and they too had this sense of embarrassment and focus. Except for my sister- her femur was shattered so all she did was scream bloody murder. Don’t think she had the capacity for feelings at that time.
Eh I had a car back into me, I looked at the driver and said “first day huh” and kept walking.
Especially if you were staring at your phone while crossing a street
Yeah…
In the best case scenario, being hit by a car WOULD be “your” fault.
One time I was longboarding across the intersection in front of a bunch of cars and ate shit in front of everyone. Had to scamper up through the pain and shame and chase after my board as it rocketed to the other side.
OP definitely watches too many cartoons
I’ve been hit by a car and it wasn’t embarrassing. I was on the phone with my girlfriend pedestrianing on my way to work, and the little white light-man at the crosswalk gave me the go ahead to cross, but I got hit by a guy taking a left turn in an El Camino (or a Ford Ranchero, can’t remember which) who wasn’t paying attention.
Landed on my feet and didn’t even drop my phone, and limped the rest of the way to work. Had nasty bruises on my hips and thighs though.
I wouldn’t consider this unpopular but it makes sense. If you get hit there are gonna be a lot of people staring at you, that’s why tripping in public is embarrassing
I’ve been hit by a car twice. 6yo, ended up in the hospital. Was later told that I traumatised the poor teenager (who wasn’t going fast) bc I appeared out of nowhere. The second time, 20ish…i was riding a bike in a parking lot, and the driver was speeding. I flew a few feet, but no damage.
I’m embarrassed for you for thinking you can control how you react right after getting hit by a car
I was hit by a car & walked home. Broke my leg though.
There is a stand-up bit by Dane Cook where he tries to stop a pedestrian from walking in front of a car, but he can only let out one syllable instead of “You are about to get struck by a vehicle!” And then he says the guy gets up, embarrassed and acts like he didn’t just get struck by a vehicle!
Somehow, I feel like embarrassment would be the least of my concerns in such a scenario…
Also, if you’re getting hit by a car, lol no you’re not just “getting tf up and running away!” Unless a vehicle bumps into you relatively gently, you’re either lying on the floor, wondering why you’re several dozens meters away from where you last remember being right before the pain starts to register, or you’re waking up from your medically induced coma 6 months later – if you wake up at all.
That is SO REAL
Just make sure it’s not your fault, and if it happens be mad instead of embarrassed
LOL
This is probably the first time an “unpopular opinion” has gotten a genuine laugh out of me. I think it was the “limping off” visual
If I’m not worried about dying in the next few minutes, then I’ll be pumped about the fat paycheck that’s boutta hit my bank account
Humans are doomed man….
You’re worth more.
“If I get hit by a car, I’m getting up and running away” 🤣🤣
I feel like if i got hit by a car id be more worried about my injuries than being embarrassed.
I’d be less worried about being embarrassed and more worried about being killed personally.