For the second time in Dallas I've had a car driver honk at me while I am on the sidewalk and then later tell me that I need to be careful and pay attention because I could get hit by a car. I honestly think these people see themselves as being kind.
The first time was because I was walking down the street wearing headphones. The guy literally followed me into a CVS to confront me. When I told him to leave me the fuck alone he threatened to hit me with his car when I left the store. Mind you the way the parking lot was set up he would have had to drive over a median to have actually hit me.
Today walking from the parking lot to the voting center a van honked at me. I stopped and just thought, damn what an asshole, I guess they thought I was going to cross the drive way instead of turning right to enter the voting place. The van parks and a little old lady gets out smiling, "you need to be careful, you could get hit."
These people were both at least 60 and really seemed to think that warning me that they could hit me with their car is an act of kindness. Maybe follow the law and don't hit pedestrians on the sidewalk.
Yes since this is this site, I am aware someone is not going to believe me because this has never happened to them so it can't possibly happen to anyone else 😅