bumper cars

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When I was growing up there was a privately owned amusement park in town complete with roller coaster, Ferris Wheel etc. When I was in the bumper car area, I couldn't figure out why people kept ramming into me. I was just trying to be a safe driver and it made me afraid. I thought people were trying to pick a fight with me. It was years later before I realized. Anyone else not "get the memo" on typical childhood things?

I remember when my mother finnaly let me ride them. I sighted a kid who bullied the crap out of me in school and bumped him like no body's buisness. I came across him later, vomiting. Serves him right.

Maybe this isn't a typical childhood thing, but I'm told it's a typical thing with brothers and sisters. Something called sibling rivalry. I thought it was just my sister being horrible to me, and I still think that, but apparently it happens to more siblings, but why?

I remember riding in the bumper cars, for the first time. I seeked out my bullies, and than I rammed into each of them, five times in a row. I was a different person, at the age of 12. I let the kids who treated me bad, have it.

I'd love to play bumper cars on the road

They have a bumper cars for adults...Demolition Derby

I'm gonna mount rubber bumpers on my Toyota...ALL THE WAY AROUND

Guess I was even more clueless than I realized.

I tried the bumper car ride once as a kid and very quickly realized that I had just paid good money to let other people clobber me.

I'm usually terrible at bumper cars. I try to get away and make a good pass, but it never works. Also, some places make you all drive in the same direction, which isn't very conducive to bumping.

I remember one place in Seaside, OR that had circular vehicles controlled by two levers, so you can spin-attack people and whatnot. Played with my uncle's wife; very fun.

Yeah I think they have a no bumping rule now. But back then, it was just too much for me.

Bumper cars where my favorite thing at the fair when I was a kid.

I have always loved bumper cars. I knew from the start you were supposed to ram into people. Everyone was doing it so it was obvious.

Around my part of the world they're called "Dodge 'em" cars, so we took that name as it's meaning and dodged everyone who tried to ram us .

I hated bumper cars. The sensation of being bumped was extremely uncomfortable, and I couldn't make it stop.

The Simpsons taught me about bumper cars, before that I had no idea.

That was pretty much my childhood - not having a clue about anything.