Comcast: We Make Old People Pee.

Nobody is getting in before I talk about how most old people are a threat to all other drivers on the road.

It's Comcastic!

@Norislolz:

I can vouch for that fact. I was nearly killed by an 80 year old guy that went around two people in the left turn lane to turn left in front of them. I had to go from 30 to zero in 5 feet or end up under a bumper/tires. Shattered my leg in the process, now I'll never so much as jog again.

Personally, if ANYONE causes an injury bearing accident while breaking the law, they should have to retake their written and driven tests before they're allowed to drive again. FYI teenagers are annoying, but I've been put in more danger by older drivers that don't know when to hang it up. My grandparents had the commonsense to stop driving themselves. My grandmother still has the minivan, but she won't drive it. Nope, it exists so that when one of the kids or grandkids shows up, we drive it for her.

I was more of less run off the road by a Cox driver yesterday myself. I was going through an intersection, he was heading the opposite direction but making an unprotected left turn and failed to yield.... I had to swerve.

Never assume the other guy respect that whole 'right of way' thing boys and girls.

Hmm... could Comcast be doing shit like this because they want a sure win next year for the "WORST company in the world" award?

Hmm... I would say that the biggest risk to me is not old people hogging the road (or Comcast drivers) but self entitled ass hats who think that they are the only ones driving. As a pedestrian, I have been nearly run over numerous times at crosswalks by drivers who don't stop for people walking. They are not old people.
The plan is simple:
Slow down.
Be aware of your surroundings.
Slow down.

@Inglix_the_Mad: Agreed. Though I was not injured at any point, I've had my fair share of 30 mph in the left lane codgers. As far as I'm concerned any DUI whatsoever, accident or not, license revoked for life. Cause any casualties, lose your license for minimum 2 years, then take remedial driving courses and license tests all over again. And yes, there are some maniacal teenage drivers, but when I was a teenager, most of my friends actually knew how to drive. Driving is a privilege, and if some codger with a cane puts everyone's life in danger with their shoddy driver, goodbye license

@ThinkerTDM: I was nearly mowed down by an SUV a few weeks ago. I literally ran from the crosswalk back to the curb to avoid being killed by a bimbo in an SUV and then a prick in a bmw. Pedestrians have the right of way. Period. I flip drivers off and yell obscenities when I am cut off crossing the street

I love hearsay, especially Comcast hearsay.

Dammit people, TAKE PICTURES!

You know, I wonder if anyone talked to the other person involved. As much as I think too many people use the courts for stupid stuff, I think this guy should take Comcast to the cleaners. The guy was representing Comcast, and was using Comcast property to commit this act. they should be held responsible

this would be a darwin award if grandpa had a concealed weapon. it's better to have a gun and not to need it than the other way around.

Are we sure the driver didn't just mean to get the old man out of his car so the driver could ask whether he was a Comcast subscriber?

@categorically: Seriously! I want photos! Practically everyone has a camera in their cell phone, where is the incriminating evidence?

Of course, Comcast could just take it "very seriously" and commit to placing more of those, "how is my driving?" stickers on the back of their vehicles. I am always so tempted to call them and simply ask, "I think your driver just hit a group of girl scouts. How is your cleaning department at removing blood and thin mint?"

Wow, just... wow. I can't imagine how it would feel to be witnessing that situation. I really don't think that firing that person is enough..

I live in Florida, and you may think since there are a lot of old people it would be dangerous. Actually the most dangerous people are middle aged white males. They cause more accidents than anyone else down here. I don't care how careless or dumb an old person is, there are far more dangerous people on the road. I really really really think they should have a test for hand eye coordination and critical thinking IQ tests before you even get a license. If you talk on a phone, smoke, drink coffee and excessively speed all at the same time in rush hour traffic... you should not be allowed to handle anything more complicated than a stapler. Believe it or not I see this situation daily.

And this is any different than the drivers for UPS, FedEx, Well Fargo, School Buses etc etc etc ?

I have quite a few late finishes at work and the worst offenders I see here in my town (in th UK) are taxi drivers, tailgate you till the least appropriate moment and then overtake and speed off. Some major red light jumping too.

@Corporate-Shill: There's no reports of them verbally assulting senior citizens....or drag racing...or running over children.

This is SUCH an outrage. I can't believe they named a road after a golfer.

Anyone take this guys plate number and put it on platewire ([www.platewire.com])? ;)

@narq: Many businesses have made employees sign statements that they will not talk on company phones or about company business due to vicarious liability. Although there's plenty of mindless chatter about nail polish color, etc for that to not matter

@Darkwing_Duck: "Many businesses have made employees sign statements that they will not talk on company phones or about company business" add "while driving" to the end of that

Comcast is responsible.

Just because they didn't sanction it, they hire lowest bidder employees.

When I had comcast installed at my new place, the tech arrived in a rusted pickup with the comcast logo pasted on the side, and didn't speak any English, and then left.

I ended up having to have them dispatch someone else.

What nobody has mentioned is that the Comcast driver's actions constituted assault with a deadly weapon and felony (I believe) hit and run, and possibly lots of other crimes. Whether there's enough evidence to charge him is the question.

@MyPetFly:
I suspect with a bunch of witnesses writing down the license number, there may indeed be enough evidence to charge.

I just want to know what the senior citizen did to the Comcast driver to piss him off so badly!

Carey gets bonus points for the term "asshattery."

Cable/phone companies in my area are notorious for bad customer service. This only affirms that it's not specific to me.

I wonder how he'd be as a pizza delivery guy...

This reminds me of an altercation my husband and I got into with a DHL driver. He cut us off, and as we were trying to go around him, he starts screaming profanities at us and swerving his van into our tiny-by-comparison car. We almost got hit by another car trying to get to safety.

I have severe anxiety about being in cars, so for days I was a wreck.

@FrankReality:

Hopefully... my fingers are crossed.

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I don't think that's the right plate number. California truck plates are normally 1 number, 1 letter, 5 numbers.
(e.g. 1A11111)

6295791 doesn't return any results on the public smog check history lookup.

6S95791 returns a 2001 Toyota Tacoma registered somewhere in the Fresno area.

6Z95791 returns a records with no test history, which means it could either be a newer vehicle (new enough that it doesn't require tests yet), one that hasn't been issued yet, or a vehicle that's exempt from testing due to age or diesel-ness.

[www.bar.ca.gov]

Gotta love the internet.

Serves the old guy right for downloading all those torrents. They're serious about that 250GB cap!

@balthisar

Whats the deal here? On occasion, I'll see a comment that appears with no vowels. I didn't think anything of it until I went to this guy's profile and the comment appears there WITH the vowels.

I guarantee Comcast will just say the guy is with a contractor and leave it to that contractor to deal the discpline out.

@Darkwing_Duck: well, congrags on gettin the darwin award

having the right of way.... so you cross the road, and get hit.... sure, its the driver at fault, but u'll be in the hospital and probably screwed up for some time..

at least have teh common sense to make sure the vehicle slows down and stops when u cross....

@SMSDHubbard: I'm an idiot. Nevermind. Didn't see the little "a" icon.

That's Comcastic.

I saw a Verizon van go down my one way street the wrong way earlier. Good times.

@Darkwing_Duck: Peds have the right away, depending on the circumstances. I don't care what the pavement is painted. If you have a don't walk sign, and you step in front of me, you're going to end up with the rest of the bugs on my grill.

Everyone should respect proper signage.

@categorically: It's not hearsay if she witnessed it.

@the-perfect-face-for-radio: I definately agree, esp in the SF area -- and Daly City is right next to it -- you practically NEED to own a gun to defend yourself against people with extreme roadrage. If I was the old man, I would sue the S#!% out of Comcast.

I constantly see trucks and cars crossing busy roads downtown on a red light, makes me want to carry a bat with me ... or at the very least wear steel-toed boots to work. lol.

That is disgraceful. I certainly wouldn't want anyone I love abused in such a way. The Comcast person guy needs to learn basic human decency.

(oops take the word person out of that sentence will ya).

Not to defend Comcast or anything but The Coast Guard and the Military also have regulations for making coffee and such too.

Comcast is totally in the wrong here, Geezer season does not open until Oct. 15th!

Am I the only one who is perplexed with the word choice of 'get "down" from your car'? I've never heard it phrased quite like that... usually you'd hear "get OUT of your car"...
@SMSDHubbard: Disemvoweling [en.wikipedia.org] - I love it, it's like a word game! Loves me some word games.

@Darkwing_Duck:

Okay, I learned that we should remove the "right of way, period" last year in Vegas. Why? Because a$$hat$ intentionally walked through green lights on a regular basis nearly causing accidents AND/OR blocking the smooth flow of traffic. I figured if it was tied to the walk/don't walk lights we'd have a bit more competition to clear the intersection or get your stupid a$$ run down for disobeying traffic rules.

The same goes for cyclists that ignore rules. One around here tried to sue a car THEY HIT by speeding through a red light. The car driver, doing zilch wrong, figured the cyclist would follow traffic law and stop at the red light. The cyclist, figuring the law didn't apply to her, sped right on through and was shocked, SHOCKED, that the car had the audacity to be going through the intersection on a green light.

Thank heavens that bint lost.

I find that teenagers/college students and seniors have a lot in common.

Teenagers/college students, as pedestrians, will slowly saunter across a red light, forcing traffic to wait while they take their sweet time getting across the street (last time I checked, red means STOP). Obviously they are moving slowly because they have nothing pressing or important to do and because they have the ability to prevent the progress of people who *do* have something pressing or important to do.

Seniors will drive around well under the speed limit in the fast lane, thinking that since they have nothing pressing or important to do, the other drivers on the road ought to take their sweet time as well. After all, the speed limit is the *maximum,* and you should have left earlier if you are in such a hurry. And if they happen to stop at a *green* light for no apparent reason, or don't get through that left turn because they can always wait for the next one, well that's all right because they are retired after all and have few if any responsibilities at their age.

* Okay, so most people in those two age catergories do not behave in said manner. It is just that I have seen first-hand this sort of behaviour several times over the last couple of days, and I am just a bit fed up with what boils down to others' selfish attitudes.