Was it out of order to have beeped and laughed?

mcwhirter · 02-09-2008 7:15pm #1

I was on robin hood road (from ballymount ind est)waiting behind about 5 cars to turn right onto Longmile road. When a new audi a4 came speeding past everyone on the left to undertake. Unlucky for him he hit the kerb with his nearside tyre and it blew. He pulled in but as I passed I could not resist the urge to beep the horn and laugh.
Should I have stopped and helped the poor helpless driver or was I correct in larfing.

jhegarty · 02-09-2008 7:16pm

that was a very big mistake ... you should have been busy with your camera recording it

10-10-20 · 02-09-2008 7:28pm

Karma caught up with him. Will it catch you too?

Keith186 · 02-09-2008 7:32pm

Ha ha

Guy:Incognito · 02-09-2008 8:06pm

I just wish that happened more often. pointing and laghing is the right thing to do and should be in the rotr.

I see this kind of crap maybe 10 times a day and it doesmy head in.

Steve · 02-09-2008 8:27pm

Hard enough hit to burst a tyre probably cost him an alloy as well..:rolleyes:

I saw something similar recently - guy in front of me started driving erratically as he frantically tried to answer his phone. I backed off a bit - good thing too - he mounted the kerb and side swiped a bollard.

RobAMerc · 02-09-2008 8:27pm

I don't understand what he was doing that was so wrong that gave you the right to laugh - he was in the left lane going left no ?

Steve · 02-09-2008 8:30pm

RobAMerc wrote: »

I don't understand what he was doing that was so wrong that gave you the right to laugh - he was in the left lane going left no ?

I read it as he was going straight but there wasn't enough room to pass on the left.

miju · 02-09-2008 8:35pm

nope you fupped up big time OP. you should have stopped behind him , got out pretending to be a good samaritan took a load of pics for us all to enjoy and THEN pointed and laughed.

prob woulda been a good idea to beep as you drove just to rub it in

Steve · 02-09-2008 8:41pm

Do they sell car horns that go haw-haaw (ala Nelson Muntz...)

miju · 02-09-2008 8:54pm

SteveC wrote: »

Do they sell car horns that go haw-haaw (ala Nelson Muntz...)

actually yes

with this device you could even have your horn have Nelson Muntzs voice :P

guil · 02-09-2008 9:03pm

what really annoys me is when i'm drivin the truck and people keep tryin to cut in accross me comin upto a roundabout

Steve · 02-09-2008 9:04pm

miju wrote: »

actually yes with this device you could even have your horn have Nelson Muntzs voice :P

:D:D

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rX7wtNOkuHo

Hagar · 02-09-2008 9:08pm

Thanks OP I was having a miserable night until I read that. Schadenfreude FTW.:D

L-M · 02-09-2008 9:19pm

If it was the new 1.9 tdi Rs4 model (lol) you had all the more right to laugh. Great fun lol, karma works in wierd and wonderful ways:p

mcwhirter · 02-09-2008 9:21pm

RobAMerc wrote: »

I don't understand what he was doing that was so wrong that gave you the right to laugh - he was in the left lane going left no ?

There was only one lane going right, he tried to squeeze in a small gap at the last minute.

Anan1 · 02-09-2008 9:22pm

RobAMerc wrote: »

I don't understand what he was doing that was so wrong that gave you the right to laugh - he was in the left lane going left no ?

Me neither, the OP hasn't given us enough info. Interesting how everyone else seems to know exactly what happened though, isn't it - guess we're just not as psychic as them, eh?;)

L-M · 02-09-2008 9:24pm

Anan1 wrote: »

Me neither, the OP hasn't given us enough info. Interesting how everyone else seems to know exactly what happened though, isn't it - guess we're just not as psychic as them, eh?;)

I believe we're assuming he did something wrong, as for the reason the OP posted. And karma came along and kicked him where it hurts. I like the way new Audi driver is emphasised, brings some sort of a title with the brand lol.

Guy:Incognito · 02-09-2008 9:24pm

Anan1 wrote: »

Me neither, the OP hasn't given us enough info. Interesting how everyone else seems to know exactly what happened though, isn't it - guess we're just not as psychic as them, eh?;)

We re asuming thats what the OP means. In fairness it doest take a great mind to piece it together.

L-M · 02-09-2008 9:25pm

Great minds think alike Stekelly:D

Anan1 · 02-09-2008 9:28pm

Limerick-man wrote: »

I believe we're assuming he did something wrong, as for the reason the OP posted. And karma came along and kicked him where it hurts. I like the way new Audi driver is emphasised, brings some sort of a title with the brand lol.

Stekelly wrote: »

We re asuming thats what the OP means. In fairness it doest take a great mind to piece it together.

Don't you think you two have been around for a little too long to be 'assuming' what we don't know?

mcwhirter · 02-09-2008 9:29pm

Anan1 wrote: »

Me neither, the OP hasn't given us enough info. Interesting how everyone else seems to know exactly what happened though, isn't it - guess we're just not as psychic as them, eh?;)

I'll try to be more clear. At the junction from robin hood rd to the longmile road there is only one lane to turn right, the other is for left only which turns sharply to the left( so there is no mistaking it for anything but a left turn)and there is a triangle shaped kerb seperating the two. The audi driver tried to squeeze in at speed from the left only lane, which is very clearly marked and therefore wacked the kerb as there wasn't enough room.

Anan1 · 02-09-2008 9:32pm

mcwhirter wrote: »

I'll try to be more clear. At the junction from robin hood rd to the longmile road there is only one lane to turn right, the other is for left only which turns sharply to the left( so there is no mistaking it for anything but a left turn)and there is a triangle shaped kerb seperating the two. The audi driver tried to squeeze in at speed from the left only lane, which is very clearly marked and therefore wacked the kerb as there wasn't enough room.

Ah. Now i'm with you. I think a smile would be ok.;)

WHITE_P · 03-09-2008 8:55am

SteveC wrote: »

I saw something similar recently - guy in front of me started driving erratically as he frantically tried to answer his phone. I backed off a bit - good thing too - he mounted the kerb and side swiped a bollard.

Good enough for him, a car kit would have cost him less, than the repair to the car. I hate to see people driving while using a hand held mobile.

superjosh9 · 03-09-2008 12:30pm

damn low-profile tires. they're weiners.

I've got 195/65 R15s on my car. The sidewalls are so high that should you ever get too close to the kerb when parking - you don't even kerb the alloys, you just rub the rubber a little!!

Hope the Audi driver learns to be more patient. I like a challenge myself when it comes to gaps and things - but I always go slow - and I know when I'm beaten. All that time he saved...

superjosh9 · 03-09-2008 12:33pm

Stevec - I'm seeing a lot of this these days, not so much the hitting the kerb - but lately it seems there has been an explosion of cars meandering between lanes with mobiles in use. I often wonder why do they think its worth it - and as already said - why not use the hands-free function?!

racso1975 · 03-09-2008 12:44pm

I think a lot of the time it's texting on the phone while driving that causes the really bad driving

faceman · 03-09-2008 1:36pm

Admit if OP, you were driving the Audi and you are hoping someone will say that whoever honked at your was being irresponsible!

L-M · 03-09-2008 3:06pm

faceman wrote: »

Admit if OP, you were driving the Audi and you are hoping someone will say that whoever honked at your was being irresponsible!

I'd have to disagree with that, because from what i gather from the OP's posts, the Audi driver was in the wrong, trying to skip traffic. Beeping and what not could of been a little harsh but he deserved what came to him.

Esel · 03-09-2008 3:32pm

^ I read before posting.

Was it out of order to have beeped and laughed?

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