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Smart Car Tipping Trending In San Francisco

Posted by timothy on from the siphoning-next-the-gas-from-this-tesla dept.

First time accepted submitter hackajar1 (1700328) writes "Is it a crime of opportunity or another page in the current chapter of Anti-Tech movement in San Francisco? Either way, the new crime trending in San Francisco invloves tipping Smart Cars on their side. While they only take 3 — 4 people to tip, this could just be kids simply having "fun" at the very expensive cost of car owners. Alternatively it could be part of a larger movement in San Francisco against anyone associated with HiTech, which is largely being blamed for neighborhood gentrification and rent spikes in recent years." This sounds like a story that would catch the ears of veteran reporter Roland Hedley.

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  1. It's not trending. by Michael+O-P · · Score: 5, Insightful

    This wouldn't even be an issue if the damn local news didn't report on it. 3 cars?! A night of drunken stupidity. Now it's going to be trending.

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    1. Re:It's not trending. by LordLimecat · · Score: 5, Funny

      If it were Tesla Motors, the NHTSA would be starting an investigation.

    2. Re:It's not trending. by The+Grim+Reefer · · Score: 5, Funny

      No kidding. Back in the 80's 4-5 of us would pick up compact cars and move them onto the sidewalk out of drunken stupidity.

      One of my friends had an MG back then. A couple of people lifted the rear end off the ground right before he was getting ready to drive off. While they were all laughing, he put the car in reverse and stepped on the gas. While laughing himslef, he asked them how long they thought they could hold it.

    3. Re:It's not trending. by slinches · · Score: 5, Funny

      If it were Teslas being tipped, I think the NFL and/or the military would be the ones investigating. Those things weigh over two tons and have a very low CG, making them nearly impossible to roll over without some heavy duty lifting apparatus.

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  2. So 2001 by onproton · · Score: 5, Interesting

    This actually was a fad in Europe for a while - of course it moved to San Francisco.

  3. Re:Smart Cars = HiTech ??? by Control-Z · · Score: 5, Funny

    36MPG is not good gas mileage, especially for a tiny car like that. I think that's what is bothering the vandals.

  4. It's not the Midwest by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    There is a shortage of cattle in San Francisco. These might be the only alternative.

  5. Re:It happened one time in a spree. Trending? by The+Grim+Reefer · · Score: 5, Insightful

    obligatory XKCD

  6. Re:San Fran = the new Detroit by lgw · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Detroit was once a very nice city. This exact sort of behavior made Detroit the smoking crater it is today. If you drive everyone with money away from your tax base, there won't be anything left. There was a deliberate effort in Detroit's case, and while it took a decade or more to drive out the middle class, and another couple decades to run out of money, it was inevitable from just a few years in.

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  7. Re:San Fran = the new Detroit by Gordo_1 · · Score: 5, Insightful

    > This exact sort of behavior made Detroit the smoking crater it is today.

    Not really.

    There may be some parallels, but Detroit was mostly a different situation. The Detroit lower classes did not actively try to push away those with money the way the SF leaches are trying to do. In Detroit, there were decades of major race relation problems that culminated in black riots in the downtown core. This scared the white middle-class who pretty much all picked up and moved to the suburbs willingly.

    In SF, the complainers are a small group of mostly young, white folks who are bored, unemployed and looking for handouts to sustain their leach-like lifestyle.