Dodgems or Bumper Cars?

[rokhed00]

Me and the missus have been having an argument abot, of all things, Dodgems/Bumper Cars. The missus thinks you are meant to avoid everything and not crash, and that's why they're called Dodgems. I think you're meant to crash into each other, because they're Bumper cars.
But names aside, what is the objective of them?

[AshMat]

I call them dodgems, even though my aim is to crash into everything.

[triforcemario]

I call 'em both, and my objective is to crack everyone else's spines by crashing into them as fast as humanly possible.

[Ryan]

You have a missus?

I call both and then do what comes naturally when I get in one :P

[Kurtle Squad]

Bumper Cars...The word Dodge-'ems is shite.

[Babooo]

Bumper cars indeed.

[Katie]

I call them Dodgems, but still always go for people in them.

[Meik]

Depends how safety-conscious the park owner is, to be honest. And how anal the ride operator is.

At the park I work at we're supposed to "encourage" the guests to drive normally and go round the track anti-clockwise. There are a couple of ride operators there who strictly enforce this rule and tell people off for bumping.

However when i'm the operator it's a no-holds-barred battle royale. I encourage kids to smash the shit out of others. Where's the fun in driving normally?

[mario114]

I call them bumper cars and aim for everything in sight.

[The Peeps]

I call them dodgems, you have to dodge anyone coming at you whilst charging them yourself :D

[gaggle64]

Pick out about 3-5 other guys in the arena and make them your nemisi, and everyone else is the panicking hostages you must defend. Now go nuts.

[mcj metroid]

everyone in ireland calls them bumpers!The idea is to bump damn it!

[rokhed00]

So, that's pretty much unanimous then, the whole point is to crash into each other.
The missus will not be pleased.

[DiemetriX]

never heard the name "dodgems" before. But yeah, the whole point is to crash into each other.

[Ramar]

Either name, I've never been interested in them. Usually because its stupid prices like £5 for a token for like 10 minutes, and to be quite honest as a child I'm not going to pay to bump into stuff when I could do that in my garden.

[The3rdChildren]

It's all about Bumper Cars. Men bump, pussies dodge.

[mario_jr]

Bumper Cars FTW. I was at the county fair last Saturday, too bad I didn't get pictures :weep: . I have never heard of them being refered to as Dodgems:shakehead . I would've looked weird if I had called them Dodgems:heh: .

[KKOB]

BUMPER CARS!!!!

[Charlie]

Dodgems, but its all about hitting into people :)

[DiemetriX]

Using two dictionaries:

Dodgems: bumper car, small electrically powered vehicle driven on a special platform where there are many others to be dodged

Bumpercar:Bumper car is the generic name for a type of flat ride consisting of several small electric cars that draw their power from an overhead grid, which is turned off by the operator at the end of a session. They are also known as dodgem cars. A rubber bumper surrounds each vehicle, and drivers ram each other as they travel. The controls are usually an accelerator and a steering wheel. The car can be made to go backwards by turning the steering wheel far enough in either direction, necessary in the frequent pile-ups that occur.

[mike-zim]

ask her this. if the whole point is for there to be no impact why dont people just stay still? that would be the best form of dodging.

answer: BORING.

she will agree if not threaten to never take her anywhere again because she embarreses you too much. it always works.

[Kurtle Squad]

Either name, I've never been interested in them. Usually because its stupid prices like £5 for a token for like 10 minutes, and to be quite honest as a child I'm not going to pay to bump into stuff when I could do that in my garden.

Well If you go to a theme park with them, they're more-or-less 'free' :heh:

[EEVILMURRAY]

I call them Dodgems but like many here I remix the term to involve smacking the shit outta people.

[BeerMonkey]

i call there dodgems but always go for mates and others in them.

[Roostophe]

I call them both, never thought it actually mattered.

Depends how safety-conscious the park owner is, to be honest. And how anal the ride operator is.

At the park I work at we're supposed to "encourage" the guests to drive normally and go round the track anti-clockwise. There are a couple of ride operators there who strictly enforce this rule and tell people off for bumping.

However when i'm the operator it's a no-holds-barred battle royale. I encourage kids to smash the shit out of others. Where's the fun in driving normally?

ell-oh-ell. :laughing:

[Ten10]

Matters what version of the ride you are playing. Dodgems you have to dodge. Bumper cars. Mass bashing of whoever's birthday it is.

[Atomic Boo]

I call them dodgems but if you specify what one you want to drive then i say bumper car
e.g "i want that red bumper car"
its ironic because today i had a go on the dodgems in drayton manor

[Retro_Link]

Bumper Cars all the way!!

[MoogleViper]

I call them Dodgems but i bash as much as I can. I think Bumper cars sounds like something a child would call them.

I don't see the point in going on them just to dodge people though. Doesn't that sort of defeat the object.