Woman jumps from car after seeing spider, causes crash-leaves her kid in the car
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This is why arachnophobia is not healthy. Spiders are everywhere, and an irrational fear of something found everywhere is going to impair one's behavior to a severe degree.
What the fuck? She jumped out of a moving car with her son in it, endangering him. If she had a phobia so extreme it could actually explain that lapse of judgement, she should not have been driving in the first place.
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So no one with a phobia should be doing anything, since you don't know when you're having bad luck that a spider showed up?
Poltergust
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I don't get how this works, honestly. If you were going like 60 on the highway and a bee flies in, wouldn't it get splatted against the back window or something?
Uh, how do you figure? It's not like spiders are included in the driving exam.
If you have a phobia so severe that you would jump out of a moving car with your 9-year-old kid in it, you are a danger to the people around you and need to seek treatment.
LQX
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We as humans have to stop running(or in this case, jumping out of cars) from little creatures. We are like 100x these fuckers sizes. Stop running from them and fight back. There was time I would put on boots, a winter jacket, gloves and goggles to kill some random huge bug that made its way into my place, but not anymore. I chase these fuckers down and murder them.
RustyNails
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GTA in real life
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Absolutely yes, but his post is kind of implying that they can't be doing anything because of the phobia. If she does have a phobia, there was no way to tell that there would be a spider there, and yes she should be receiving treatment.
Vicetrailia
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You are unrealistic. It wasn't a problem until there was an incident. It's not like she has severe narcolepsy while driving. But now she's definitely not getting her license back.
Ragnorok64
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I'm not entirely sure how it worked either. I believe my words at the time amounted to "How is there a bee!!?" I don't recall it being particularly active after getting in. I pulled off at the next exit and got it out of my car in a Wendy's parking lot. That much I remember clearly.
With bootstraps like slick, we could cure depression!!!!
EastOfEden
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Hold up. He opened the door and tried to push another friend out of the car at highway speed. Aka attempted murder. Why the fuck is he still a friend of yours?
Hey it's guy who is afraid of wasps and bees!
Hellwarden
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That kid will probably bond more with spiders now.
He'll grow up to be some super villain with lame non-spiderman like super powers.
Poor guy.
He'll grow up to be some super villain with lame non-spiderman like super powers.
Poor guy.
It was most likely in the car from the beginning.
dafuq
who makes decisions like that when high? if anything she'd be driving straight to the BK lounge or taco bell
foxuzamaki
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You guys must be new to phobias
Coreda
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Reminds me of that Louis CK joke.
EastOfEden
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I mean, if he can't control himself and will literally try and kill people if there's a bee around he's a danger and they shouldn't hang out.
Unmasked Ferret
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When I was a child, this is something I was honestly afraid my mother would do whenever I was in the car with her.
He'd be Antman but with spiders, and without the shrinking.
Controlling large amounts of spiders probably wouldn't be the worst power.
He'd be Antman but with spiders, and without the shrinking.
Controlling large amounts of spiders probably wouldn't be the worst power.
MindGamingMantis
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Fucking stupid, but phobias don't exactly follow logic.
Had it happen as well. Happily driving my car and all of a sudden I spot a big ass house spider walking on the dashboard a few inches away from my hands.
Luckily I'm only mildly arachnophobic and can somewhat control myself but it was a VERY uncomfortable feeling as you can't just walk away or get some distance between you and the creature as I would normally do.
I stumbled around the car trying to find a tissue with one hand while trying not to swerve too much and squished that fucker as best as I could.. I'm not sure what sort of toxic stuff is inside a spider's body but I never completely got the stains out of my dash.. Can still see the marks.
Luckily I'm only mildly arachnophobic and can somewhat control myself but it was a VERY uncomfortable feeling as you can't just walk away or get some distance between you and the creature as I would normally do.
I stumbled around the car trying to find a tissue with one hand while trying not to swerve too much and squished that fucker as best as I could.. I'm not sure what sort of toxic stuff is inside a spider's body but I never completely got the stains out of my dash.. Can still see the marks.
Rabbi_Vole
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A few years ago my rental car was swarmed by ants during a rainstorm in the Okefenokee National Park near Waycross, GA. When I climbed in the next morning, they were literally everywhere... I'd never seen so many ants. I had to make a meeting near Fernadina Beach and had no time to trade the car in. I bought 5 cans of linseed oil spray, coated the entire interior and started my trek. The linseed oil did little and the ants tried their best to take me down Gullivers travels style. I was covered.. In my hair.. In my clothes.. Everywhere. The linseed oil was making me dizzy, so I opened the windows.. NEVER open your windows while driving through the Oke in the summer. All it did was add prehistoric flying insects to the mix. When I arrived at my customers building, I looked awful. Clothes were stained from the oil, dead ant carcasses on my face and body.. Linseed stink. I traded the car in directly after. It smelled like ass fish, but was bug free.
kingwingin
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Robot Pants
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Damn. Took the word right out of my mouth when I read this
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I have a phobia of insects and spiders but I have an even bigger phobia of losing my child.
ThankYouDaletech
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Hahahahaha
deejay8595
my posts are "MEH"
LMAO!
Gordon Shumway
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Mother of the fucking century right there..
Zoe
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Do you have a phobia or a fear of losing your child?
Omegasquash
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There you go.
Jason's Ultimatum
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The kid hit the gas instead of the brake? Well, that's what happens when you map 'gas' to the R2 trigger.
outunderthestars
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The driver of the Hyundai, identified as 22-year-old Jasmine Lacey of
San Bernardino, was taken to a hospital for a non injury-related
reason before CHP officers arrived on scene, the CHP said.(Lacey)
was later contacted and identified at St. Jude Medical Center facility
and, after investigation of the traffic collision, was arrested for
DUI, a CHP officer said.But Lacey was released from custody
early Saturday due to insufficient evidence to support a criminal
complaint, according to Los Angeles County booking records.
http://www.sgvtribune.com/general-n...ra-in-rowland-heights-driver-suspected-of-dui
Marauder Shields
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Don't wanna judge, phobias can be a bitch.
Speaking of bees flying into cars, I was going about 45-50 with my arm resting on the door when a bee flew right into my sleeve. Immediately felt it buzzing around in my shirt. Started slapping at it and got stung. Probably should have pulled over but I wasn't really thinking straight. Still the only time I've ever been stung.
perfectchaos007
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Ziltoidia 9
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I've had a few times where I'm driving at night and a spider drops down from the visor or rear view mirror. It scars the shit out of me, you can turn on the light to see where it is and its just basically the most horrible situation.
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