Posted on 08/17/2023 5:47:44 PM PDT by simpson96
In a viral TikTok video, a mom shared a public service announcement about the potential danger of seeing a water bottle behind the back tire of a car.
In the clip, Bri (@real_mom_life_with_bri) is filming from inside her car after noticing a startling trend.(snip)
The TikToker explains that she saw upright water bottles strategically placed behind the back wheel of at least six cars, (snip)
“That just seems too much of a coincidence to me,” Bri says. (snip)
According to one of Jerry’s licensed insurance agents, this is a scheme done by carjackers. The idea is that oftentimes people will not notice the water bottle, and when they back up their vehicle, the tire going over the bottle will make a loud rattling sound “that’s impossible to ignore.”
While some drivers will hear the noise and keep going, car thieves are preying on those who will be alarmed by the noise enough to get out and check what they hit.
“The resulting confrontation could be nothing more than a startling inconvenience—or it could be a life-threatening situation,” wrote Shannon Martin, a licensed insurance agent.
(Excerpt) Read more at dailydot.com ...
And remember... at night if someone has their high beams on, do NOT flash your lights at them. They turn around and kill you. It’s a gang initiation thing.
Always drive (self) defensively.
Less likely than a lightning strike, but I always see clickbait about this
Snopes says this originated as a click-bait online advert created by some Rooskies.
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/bottle-tires-parked/
“at night if someone has their high beams on, do NOT flash your lights at them.”
No way.
I just hang my arm out the window with my estimate of their IQ.
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Hey, free water!
Open with non-gun hand.
You forgot the sarcasm tag. That urban myth was disproved in the 80s.
True.
Unfortunately, while unlikely in this instance, little things like flashing brights can be a catalyst for a psycho’s road rage.
It was sarcasm. If you will indulge, it was a send up of a woman on TikTok explaining that an empty water bottle behind the tire is a favorite tactic of carjackers.
I have doubts.
I thought it was so historically comical that I didn’t need the tag!
Also don’t forget the gang members hiding under your car ready to slash your ankles.
Forgot about that one too.
If you see a water bottle behind the back tire of a car, shoot the first person you see. That person is a carjacker.
You’ve got to walk to and get in the car from somewhere.
Why is a water bottle needed to get you to get out of the car again.
I’m calling bull on this one.
Move to FLA, the gun shine state, where everyone is potentially trigger happy but friendly.
I’m calling bull on this one.
Yes. It doesn’t make sense. Why wait and hope the victim gets out of the car? Many people are just oblivious and will ignore the noise. Why not right there when the victim is approaching?
The key is in the ignition. The vehicle is running. The drivers door is open with no one in the drivers seat. You are distracted trying to figure what the hell you just ran over or struck. None of these conditions exist while you are walking to your vehicle.
Why wait and hope the victim gets out of the car?
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The door may be left open, keys in, and maybe engine running.
Plus, the driver is distracted, worried about his car.
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