Sometimes I'll be driving to work on a 40-mph road and I'll have to come to a sudden and alarming stop because some dude parked on the side of the road is taking his sweet old time getting in his stupid car and left his big fat door open to oncoming traffic.  At times like this, I'm tempted to teach people a lesson.  I'd like to speed up to about 80 or 90mph and run into their open door, propelling it several hundred feet down the road.  Then I'd stop my car, back up a little bit, and say, "That's what you get for parking on the side of the road and leaving your door open to oncoming traffic.  Ya jerk." 

This was a huge problem when I lived in Hoboken.  Like any city, Hoboken isn't meant to be driven through.  It's a city for walkers and parkers.  Driving is highly discouraged, and the people parked on the side of the road know this.  They'll open their doors to oncoming traffic without even thinking about looking.  But it's not too big of a deal because the speed limit is around 25mph. 

This kind of thing shouldn't be a problem for undercrowded country roads.  It's not like there's a scarcity of open space.  The real issue is that stupid people don't park far enough off the road and don't think it's advantageous to use caution on 40-mph roads. #travel