Car Horn beep annoyance -argh

Ande1975

To the lovely lady in the silver car followed by the nice gentleman and his partner in their following car taking a right off the Sandford Road this morning.


I just want to say a massive thank you to both of you for individually beeping your horns at me (not that I didn't hear the First Lady) but the gentleman also happened to wave his big fat thick finger at me. I regret any delay I may have caused while on my daily call to my mother in hospital (which is what I was doing and listening to her upset).

In all my years driving, I would NEVER blow my horn at a pedestrian.
Rant over!

Sparks43

Nice to see more considerate drivers on the road.

Personally myself I would have just ran you over.










Joking I cycle

Mr Freeze

Beeeeep!

Sparks43

Mr Freeze wrote: »

Beeeeep!

*Wags finger*

jester77

By any chance, were you in the middle of the road?

blueb

why did they beep u?

Alf. A. Male

Ande1975 wrote: »

In all my years driving, I would NEVER blow my horn at a pedestrian.
Rant over!

Really? It's there for warning other road users, including those on foot. Perhaps you could consider using it in times of necessity, like those people did this morning.

Penny Tration

Were you in their way, or on the middle of the road walking very slowly? I'd have beeped you too, if you were.

Bubbaclaus

Why did you cross the road while clearly not paying attention?


They did you a favour by pointing out how much of an idiot you are.

NSAman

Isn't it nice to see people warning you.

You could have been in hospital with Mother based on what I see people walking across roads on phones not paying attention to the traffic.

blueb

to be honest it is quite irritating.. pedestrians walking out without looking.. but its the drivers fault if they hit you!

Imagine walking in front of a shooting range then suing because you got shot

Pat Mustard

Ande1975 wrote: »

In all my years driving, I would NEVER blow my horn at a pedestrian.
Rant over!

Were you on the road when you should not have been?

They are supposed to use the car horn to warn other road users of their approach or to prevent accidents.

seamus

As a pedestrian, if you are crossing the road they're turning into, then they are required to yield to you. So I would have told them to go fnck themselves.

blueb

seamus wrote: »

As a pedestrian, if you are crossing the road they're turning into, then they are required to yield to you. So I would have told them to go fnck themselves.

ya the drivers are in the wrong there.. but not if he was standing in the road on the phone.... more clarification is needed here!

Ande1975

Erm - this is why I don't beep at Pedestrians!


You must always yield to:

• pedestrians already crossing at a junction,
• pedestrians on a zebra crossing,
• pedestrians on a pelican crossing when the amber light is flashing, and
• pedestrians and traffic when you are moving off from a stationary position (for example from your position at a stop sign or a parking space).

blueb

So what was your situation? ....what happend

Alf. A. Male

Ande1975 wrote: »

Erm - this is why I don't beep at Pedestrians!



You must always yield to:

• pedestrians already crossing at a junction,
• pedestrians on a zebra crossing,
• pedestrians on a pelican crossing when the amber light is flashing, and
• pedestrians and traffic when you are moving off from a stationary position (for example from your position at a stop sign or a parking space).

And which of these categories are you going to tell us you fall into?

Cantremember

I recommend this matter be moved further up the scale. Only Joe could deal with this. Joe Joe Joe Joe Joe Joe Joe etc.

Sparks43

Alf. A. Male wrote: »

And which of these categories are you going to tell us you fall into?

He thought he was in Tiananmen square stopping tanks.

Ande1975

Alf. A. Male wrote: »

And which of these categories are you going to tell us you fall into?

I was already crossing at a junction (minor junction) more than half way across and picked up the pace.
I was further down the road when the massive a$$hole beeped after the first beep (that was also when I was on the footpath).

blueb

beep beep .. no sympathy from me..

keep your wits about ya

Don't know why people are giving the OP a hard time, if he's telling it the way it happened then the dude sticking his finger up sounds like an asshole. So he does.

seamus

blueb wrote: »

beep beep .. no sympathy from me..

keep your wits about ya

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seamus

seamus wrote: »

http://i.imgur.com/r0bBGDS.gif

So weird that there's banana skins in every bin he hits....

Ande1975

Deleted User wrote: »

Don't know why people are giving the OP a hard time, if he's telling it the way it happened then the dude sticking his finger up sounds like an asshole. So he does.

Thanks Whoopsadaisydoodles! I'm a gal
That is how it happened.
I was half way across the road and picked up tempo when I caught sight of the first car.
Can't believe its still pi$$in me off :rolleyes:

dodzy

seamus wrote: »

http://i.imgur.com/r0bBGDS.gif

Gorilla glass windscreen ?

EazyD

Ande1975 wrote: »

Thanks Whoopsadaisydoodles! I'm a gal
That is how it happened.
I was half way across the road and picked up tempo when I caught sight of the first car.
Can't believe its still pi$$in me off :rolleyes:

Why let it piss you off? I get my fair share of beeps both in car and on foot (sometimes warranted/sometimes not), if I were to get upset everytime I'd be one miserable fooker.

Ande1975

Ande1975 wrote: »

Thanks Whoopsadaisydoodles! I'm a gal
That is how it happened.
I was half way across the road and picked up tempo when I caught sight of the first car.
Can't believe its still pi$$in me off :rolleyes:

Gurlz on the Internet :eek: whatever next!

I hate when something like that happens and it gets to you for a while after but remember he's an asshole, he's gone to wherever he's going all stressed out and cranky, don't let him do the same to you, you've proper things to worry about without adding grumpy assholes to the list!

Get well soon Ande's Mammy!

OldNotWIse

Deleted User wrote: »

Gurlz on the Internet :eek: whatever next!

I hate when something like that happens and it gets to you for a while after but remember he's an asshole, he's gone to wherever he's going all stressed out and cranky, don't let him do the same to you, you've proper things to worry about without adding grumpy assholes to the list!

Get well soon Ande's Mammy!

and....one has to wonder what the driver tooting furiously is trying to make up for.... a smallness in the nether region perhaps?

fortwilliam

I never quite understand why people get upset, angry and sometimes retaliate to being beeped at.
Think about it, someone in a car disapproved of whatever I was doing and pressed a little button to display it.

That's all it is, ...don't get stressed about someone in a car pressing a button.

Colser

Remember rule num3 of The Safe Cross Code..Look ALL around and listen BEFORE you cross the road....:)

Ande1975

fortwilliam wrote: »

I never quite understand why people get upset, angry and sometimes retaliate to being beeped at.
Think about it, someone in a car disapproved of whatever I was doing and pressed a little button to display it.

That's all it is, ...don't get stressed about someone in a car pressing a button.

In the grand scheme of things perhaps BUT when your emotions are already running high (as I said in my OP, I was talking to my distressed mother in hospital) having not one but two jack asses who clearly doesn't know the rules of the road beep their horn at you - doesn't f-ing help....

punisher5112

Are you sure the cars weren't closer when you stepped out which then caused the 1st car to brake hard and in turn causing a chain reaction with cars behind.

Quite possible you could have caused an accident and just merrily walked on cause you were so busy on the phone(sorry to hear your mum is not well).

I wouldn't be able to keep count the amount of vehicles, cyclists and pedestrians I nearly make contact with on a daily basis.

Sure last night while already half way around a junction a woman decides to just walk out and was an inch away from going under the rear 2axles(3 wheels) I was going through a green and from what I could see she was to busy talking to her friends..

Ande1975

punisher5112 wrote: »

Are you sure the cars weren't closer when you stepped out which then caused the 1st car to brake hard and in turn causing a chain reaction with cars behind.

Quite possible you could have caused an accident and just merrily walked on cause you were so busy on the phone(sorry to hear your mum is not well).

I wouldn't be able to keep count the amount of vehicles, cyclists and pedestrians I nearly make contact with on a daily basis.

Sure last night while already half way around a junction a woman decides to just walk out and was an inch away from going under the rear 2axles(3 wheels) I was going through a green and from what I could see she was to busy talking to her friends..

I understand what you are saying but hand on heart the cars could not have been closer when I stepped out as I was half way across the road when I heard the first car.
Also these cars were taking a right turn off a major road to a minor road which means that they both would have indicated, slowed down (well you'd gotta hope) and also I have the RIGHT OF WAY!

punisher5112

Ande1975 wrote: »

I understand what you are saying but hand on heart the cars could not have been closer when I stepped out as I was half way across the road when I heard the first car.
Also these cars were taking a right turn off a major road to a minor road which means that they both would have indicated, slowed down (well you'd gotta hope) and also I have the RIGHT OF WAY!

then from what you have said they definitely should have slowed and you should have been safe to cross.

I really hate walking when you look to see anyone is turning and no indicators used.

I wouldn't worry about it let them tools on their way plenty of better things to be thinking about. Think happy thoughts

MarkR

If two separate people beeped you, you were probably doing something you shouldn't.

Ande dear, I'll give you one piece of advice, posting in AH about something that raised your blood pressure is only likely to give you a full on cardiac arrest. You'll be poked and prodded in here until you resemble the Incredible Hulk!

You know what happened, you know the dude was an ass, don't be defending yourself to folk on the interwebz who'll pick apart anything you say. After Hours is much more fun when you tell yourself (but not everyone else coz thems against the rulez) that everyone is a troll!

seamus

MarkR wrote: »

If two separate people beeped you, you were probably doing something you shouldn't.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argumentum_ad_populum
By that logic, any argument is automatically won by the side who has more people on it.

If two separate people beeped, that goes to show the level of ignorance of the rules of the road among people.

Ficheall

OldNotWIse wrote: »

and....one has to wonder what the driver tooting furiously is trying to make up for.... a smallness in the nether region perhaps?

And presumably the lady who beeped was on the rag?

Pretzill

Ande1975 wrote: »

I understand what you are saying but hand on heart the cars could not have been closer when I stepped out as I was half way across the road when I heard the first car.
Also these cars were taking a right turn off a major road to a minor road which means that they both would have indicated, slowed down (well you'd gotta hope) and also I have the RIGHT OF WAY!

Perhaps they beeped because you were crossing the road while on the phone? (Hope yer mam is feeling better soon)

Ande1975

Deleted User wrote: »

Ande dear, I'll give you one piece of advice, posting in AH about something that raised your blood pressure is only likely to give you a full on cardiac arrest. You'll be poked and prodded in here until you resemble the Incredible Hulk!

You know what happened, you know the dude was an ass, don't be defending yourself to folk on the interwebz who'll pick apart anything you say. After Hours is much more fun when you tell yourself (but not everyone else coz thems against the rulez) that everyone is a troll!

Ah I know thanks
Its the nature of the forum.

Wasn't sure where to put my rant but needed a rant

Ande1975

Ande1975 wrote: »

Ah I know thanks
Its the nature of the forum.

Wasn't sure where to put my rant but needed a rant

Have you heard of the Ranting & Raving forum where no one is allowed to disagree with you?

Caliden

Were you crossing at a pedestrian crossing or jaywalking?

Did you look before you crossed or go off sound as you said you were half way across when you heard the first car.

there's 2 sides to every story but next time when you're on the phone be more careful when crossing the road, especially a minor road off a major.

Bubbaclaus

seamus wrote: »

By that logic, any argument is automatically won by the side who has more people on it.

I believe that is also known as democracy.

893bet

Ande1975 wrote: »

I regret any delay I may have caused while on my daily call to my mother in hospital (which is what I was doing and listening to her upset).

Relevance=zero but someone play a violin please.

Sir Arthur Daley

People that use their car horns alot usually are very sexually frustrated people.

Cantremember

Ande1975 wrote: »

I understand what you are saying but hand on heart the cars could not have been closer when I stepped out as I was half way across the road when I heard the first car.
Also these cars were taking a right turn off a major road to a minor road which means that they both would have indicated, slowed down (well you'd gotta hope) and also I have the RIGHT OF WAY!

Continuing the AH cross examination can I put it to you that you were talking and listening, presumably, on a mobile phone. You were distracted. Your hearing was focused on your phone. Your concentration was not what it was.
Further, I put it to you that we have no evidence from the motorists and that your version of events has more to do with the feeling of being affronted by those motorists, particularly the one with the allegedly small "nether regions".
Really, it's a job for Joe!

Cantremember

Cantremember wrote: »

Continuing the AH cross examination can I put it to you that you were talking and listening, presumably, on a mobile phone. You were distracted. Your hearing was focused on your phone. Your concentration was not what it was.
Further, I put it to you that we have no evidence from the motorists and that your version of events has more to do with the feeling of being affronted by those motorists, particularly the one with the allegedly small "nether regions".
Really, it's a job for Joe!

Are you paying any attention whatsoever? Well? Are you?

If you were, you'd know that she can't call Joe because she's on the phone to her mam.

Unless the OP has a second phone, in which case the whole story needs to be re examined.

Ande1975

If I wasn't on the phone - bear in mind - I do look before I cross and this happened. I would have turned heel and stood in front of the gentlemen with the tiny appendage with this partner's face stuck in her mirror adminstering the war paint.

I would have knocked in his window, grabbed his finger and shoved it up his nose.

However, I do not tolerate violence - just in the mind

Closed at OP's request!