Posted on 04/08/2014 7:24:46 PM PDT by Jack Hydrazine
Cows in the San Francisco area will be sleeping better at night since, for the last few days, gangs of angry internal combustion engine-likers have taken to a new trend - Smart car tipping. NBC Bay Area found four of the targeted Smart cars between Sunday night and Monday morning. "Whoever is doing this just has misdirected anger," noted one upset owner, as another witness joked, they reminded him of little dogs: "They look like they are dachshunds sitting up on their hind legs." The exact motives behind the vandalism are unclear, as a parody Facebook page was set up called "Smart Car Tipping" by a creator who does not "practice, promote or condone Smart Car Tipping,' and another site called the Smart Car tippers, "heroes." At a price starting at $13,000 for the tiny cars, perhaps it is the relative cost-benefits that the vandals are considering.
This is not an entirely new occurrence - here is a 2011 "tipping" (video at link)
And NBC Bay Area covering the latest rash of Smart Car tipping... (video at link)
As NBC Bay Area reports,
Someone's been vandalizing compact Smart cars in San Francisco, flipping the tiny vehicles on their front and rear ends in the city's streets
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"Whoever is doing this just has misdirected anger," Gallivan said.
San Francisco Police Officer Gordon Shyy said the suspects are still at large and will face felony vandalism charges if they are caught. Police do have an eye witness account to work from.
Brandon Michael was out having a cigarette about 1 a.m. Monday when he spotted about six to eight people wearing hooded sweatshirts flip over the cars.
"They looked like they were up to no good," Michael said. "And sure enough, they huddled around it and lifted it up."
And the vandalized cars? Michael said they reminded him of little dogs: "They look like they are dachshunds sitting up on their hind legs."
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The exact motives behind the vandalism are unclear. The diminutive cars are smaller and lighter than most vehicles. A Smart car weighs about 1,500 pounds; a Ford Focus S Sedan weighs close to 3,000 pounds, and a Hummer clocks in at 8,600 pounds -- definitely a heft that would pose a flipping challenge.
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One website, however, seemed to be cheering on the tipping. TotalFratMove.com called the Smart car tippers "heroes" and described the cars as "teensy little wheeled boxes."
The morning after... (see pics at link)
I’m confused, do you Tip a Smart Car 15% or 20%?
>”When the first Honda car came out in the dawn of the 70’s our friend had one. Some of us picked it up and put it on his tiny apartment porch sideways. It took the whole porch space up bumper to bumper and the front door of the apartment couldn’t open. Dont know how he ever got it out of there”<
That was you? I was stuck in that Apartment for a week and I was forced to eat my Cat to survive. It was a nightmare I tell you, and the Cat wasn’t amused.
Reminds me of some guys I knew in college who wedged a VW bug lengthwise between two trees. I’ve always wondered about the reaction of the owner coming back to find his bug firmly wedged in tight...and how he got it out. That was a really nasty prank, but you all know college kids.
...another few days and you might’ve had to gnaw off your own leg, too. You’re the luckiest guy I know.
This car flipping could be coming from the anti-tech movement in S.F.
Did she have round heels?
That’s a horse! And I bet Dean Wormer isn’t happy about it!
Kind of like killing Christians in Pakistan. Great fun. Excuse me for saying so.
... Oh, but nobody dies? So what? It's the same thing.
I’ve wanted to do this for some time now.
It’s high up on my bucket list ^^
I really have never seen anything more infuriating and obnoxious than this idiot mobile.
I saw a Pedestrian/Smart Car accident once.
On the shoulder of the road was a fat guy with a rather large rear end and he was bent over attempting to tie his shoe when a lady in a Smart Car doing about 40 Mph ran right into him from behind.
It was horrible!
He had to go to the hospital to have it removed!
At 5’18” (6’6” for those in rio linda), I can’t get in lots of cars.
Forget honda, forget the cool Chrysler crossfire.
I could get in a bmw mini, just couldn’t move my limbs.
Smart car. HA HA HA HA HA what a joke.
Awww, a Smart Car? How cute! My Ford Expedition sh!t one of those this morning.
Just reported reading about it. Do some research, find out who they were then send them your email.
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