To wonder why anyone would do this?

[JammyGem]

Walking DD 9 months to nursery, it's absolutely chucking it down here. Managed to keep her fairly dry, although I'm pretty drenched.

Then all of a sudden we got soaked by some twat in his little racer swerving to hit a puddle. Covered both me and DD, and woke her up. Absolute cunt.

Poor thing was shivering like mad when we got to the nursery, they got a towel and changed her into something dry so no harm done but I'm fuming.

It isn't the first time I've had iduots hit a puddle to deliberately splash pedestrians, but I thought people would have more decency than to do it to a sleeping baby.

Why? What is the point?

Because he was a cunt, simple! Sucks but that’s just the way some people are. Karma will get them (I like telling myself this even if it’s not true) poor you and DD. So bloody unnecessary.

People who do this are not only twats, they're actually committing an offence which can be punishable with a hefty fine and possibly even penalty points. Haven't a clue how it can be enforced though.

I'm sure your little one (and you) will be fine, but it must have been unpleasant for you both

They must think it's funny, but I don't understand how anyone could laugh at soaking a sleeping baby. She's already got a bad cold, so that's the last thing she needs.

It's so dangerous as well- when the road is wet, what if they skid and end up on the pavement? Hitting people with your car, yeah, that's real funny

@WombleOwl Is it an offence? I didn't realise that. Don't think the police would eb able to prove it though, and I wouldn't want to waste their time!

Why haven't you got a rain cover?

Not excusing what they did, but with weather like this, you need one

Think it's covered by careless driving

And that's not even doing it deliberately, you could get done for allowing it to happen when it would be preventable

Never heard of anyone actually being prosecuted though

I've never seen that, that's appalling! I hope she got to finish her nap at nursery.

Postpartum hair!

How did she get soaked? Didn’t you have a rain cover?

I think it's actually a driving offense to splash someone even if you don't swerve into a puddle and it's not deliberate.

I once accidentally soaked a female police office standing on the centre island on a busy road. My eyes were on several different things as I went through the junction, water-filled potholes on the road wasn't one of them. Luckily for me nothing came of it.

We don't have a rain cover for that buggy (it's just a cheap one for doing nursery drop offs) but it has a gap that's perfect for sticking an umbrella which covers her, so that's what I do. Unfortunately doesnt help when water is coming up towards her rather than rain falling...

What he did was horrible but i don't rhink an umbrella would keep a little one with a cold dry enough either

Some people are selfish idiots. I once had someone chuck an egg at my daughter’s pram from a car while I was walking along pushing the pram. Who does that?!

What a twat. I often wonder what is wrong with people. This is another example of just redic behaviour.

Why haven't you got a rain cover? Victim blaming now.

Yes, I think it's driving "without reasonable consideration for other persons", and I have seen reports of prosecutions for it. Maximum penalty is £5000 fine and points on license. Doesn't have to be deliberate, you can also be prosecuted if it's due to "incompetence, inadvertence or inexperience". Problem is getting car details while you're still gasping from being deluged in water and mud.

@LoisLittsLover Never had a problem keeping her dry with an umbrella before 🤷‍♀️

@Kitsandkids That's terrible! Why would you do that?!

Victim blaming 😂 FFS why anyone would could OP a victim is beyond me because she isn’t a victim. She wasn’t mugged or murdered. Victim indeed, why must everyone be a victim and why must asking a perfectly reasonable question about a rain cover be victim blaming 🙄

Sorry you got wet OP, and yes the driver was a selfish so and so. Happened to a friend of mine once, she was dressed in white for a job interview and someone actually drove in the puddle to soak her rather than round it like other drivers were doing. Some people are just arse holes

How do you know they did it on purpose?

It was so wet here today the whole road was practically a puddle!

It was so wet here today the whole road was practically a puddle!

Still no excuse, you drive in such a way that your speed does not cause a deluge of water over a pedestrian or wait until there is enough space to do so.

It’s an offence to drive without due care for other road users. So if you get their number and preferably details if any witnesses you can report them to the police

Chalk it up to a bad experience and get a rain cover.

I had this happen once about 7 years ago! The car behind was a policeman on his way to work and they got pulled over & the car behind that stopped to offer me and baby a lift home, he had dropped his kid off at preschool & car seat was spare. I did decline but was thankful though.

I ended up feeling quite embarassed by the drama that followed my drenching!

The most stupid part was it a woman driving with 2 kids in the back who apparently found it hilarious when mum did this.

I have never once in my whole history of driving thought that would be a good or funny decision to ruin someones day. I always assume they are on the way to childminders / nursery/ work and think it's plain nasty.

He did it because he feels angry and inadequate in his own life. He made a choice to pass the pain and shame to you and your baby. Some people just feel the need to shame others so they can feel a little better about themselves, even if it's unconscious.