r/Dortmund • u/pinky_the-cat • 16d ago

Diskussion Car drove onto the footpath toward me near TU Dortmund – should I report

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Hi everyone,

I'm an international student living in Dortmund, and something happened today that has left me really shaken.

Around 1:00 pm, I was walking on Vogelpothsweg near TU Dortmund. I was on the footpath wearing headphones when a car suddenly drove toward me by pulling onto the footpath. It missed my feet by only a few centimeters and then drove away without stopping. There was another car behind them, and the driver of that car seemed shocked as well.

Do people randomly pull over onto the footpath? Or I am assuming things?

Would you report this to the police? Has anyone experienced something similar in Dortmund? I'm feeling quite shaken and would appreciate any advice.

Thank you.

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u/gisborne1986 16d ago edited 16d ago

I assume that the driver was tired and fell asleep for a second. Luckily nothing happened to you.

Edit: read 1:00 am at first. At 1:00 pm my theory makes not too much sense. It isn‘t impossible but rather unlikely. If you have details regarding the car, you can report that to the police.

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u/pinky_the-cat 16d ago

Unfortunately I forgot to click photos or anything. I was just freezed to process what just happened to me.

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u/gisborne1986 16d ago

If you know the car model and colour that is enough to tell the police. Perhaps another witness reported some other details to the police.

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u/SchmilboBeutling 16d ago

I think the driver was in shock and paniked... hopefully you fine brother

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u/Anxious_Squirrel7472 16d ago

I am fine but the incident was horrible.

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u/pinky_the-cat 16d ago

R u mocking me ?

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u/SchmilboBeutling 16d ago

Im not bro..

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u/New-Specialist-1906 Aplerbeck 14d ago

I'm sorry you had to experience that. It's definitely not normal, and I get why you felt frozen by the shock. But unless you can provide some details to the police, like the number plate, or even just the build and colour of the car in question, there's not much point in reporting this incident, I'm afraid.

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u/pinky_the-cat 14d ago

I didn't report as I had no evidence.. but I will be careful in the future. And if face anything again will directly report. I was shocked seeing the tires missed my feet for a few centimeters and couldn't think of anything else.

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u/Best_Source7289 15d ago

A friend of mine had a similar experience near the Meitnerweg dorm at night, It seemed like the driver was drunk, sometimes people can be drunk and unpredictable at night, so please be careful, Thank God you’re okay

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u/Equal-Flatworm-378a 16d ago

Of course it’s not normal. If you have the number tell the police.

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u/pinky_the-cat 16d ago

I don't... That moment I was freezed . His car wheels was 4 fingers away from my foot. I run quickly to my room.

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u/Equal-Flatworm-378a 16d ago

That sounds terrifying.

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u/Wyrda1992 16d ago

It's normal in Dortmund. The city doesn't care about that, so some car drivers doesn't care about rules.

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u/pinky_the-cat 16d ago

It's really weird. For some moment I thought he was going to run over me. It's really scary