What the hell is wrong with some people?

Pineapple1 · 02-08-2019 5:18pm #1

Today, driving through my small town, traffic was fairly busy as is always the case on Fridays. Car in front of me stops and puts car into reverse as he wants to parallel park. No problem I said, so I put my own car into reverse to give him enough space to do so.
The car behind me though....would not budge an inch despite me clearly displaying my reverse lights. So I kept reversing slowly towards him. Then car behind me proceeds to blow the horn at me for this?! Like hello I actually need you to move back for me I dont know what your blowing your horn at me for it should be me beeping at you. He still has not moved back himself, to allow me to move back, to allow the car in front of me to move back into the parking pace. I couldnt just over take the car in front of me either as street was too narrow and lots of oncoming traffic. What a horriffic bastard.

What would you have done in this situation?

02-08-2019 5:28pm

Some sad people just love the feeling of power it gives them when they won't budge to oblige you.

I'd probably get out and stand beside my door and wave him back with my hand and just stare him out of it until he is shamed into reversing.

Tell me how · 02-08-2019 5:30pm

Pineapple1 wrote: »

What would you have done in this situation?

Reversed as far as I could.
Think about plans for bank holiday weekend.
Wait until driver in front either parked or drives off.
Carry on my journey.

mikeymouse · 02-08-2019 5:30pm

Parallel parkers that don't indicate in good time should be blocked !

Steve · 02-08-2019 5:48pm

Pineapple1 wrote: »

What would you have done in this situation?

Not been so close to the car in front that you can't stop in time to allow enough space for them to park?

Pineapple1 · 02-08-2019 6:04pm

mikeymouse wrote:

Parallel parkers that don't indicate in good time should be blocked !

True! But imo I think what the guy behind was doing (or not doing) was a lot more shameful than the guy in front of me who just wanted to park their car when spaces were already hard to come by.

Addle · 02-08-2019 6:05pm

Could the driver behind you even see what was going on immediately in front of you?
Was there another vehicle right behind him?

Pineapple1 · 02-08-2019 6:06pm

Wasnt right up his back passage if thats what you reckon. I must agree though hindsight is a wonderful thing. Guy in front of me actually passed up the space by a bit but me being a considerate person allowed him the grace to move back in.

Pineapple1 · 02-08-2019 6:07pm

Addle wrote:

Could the driver behind you even see what was going on immediately in front of you? Was there another vehicle right behind him?

Yes. And No.

Addle · 02-08-2019 6:07pm

Pineapple1 wrote: »

Wasnt right up his back passage if thats what you reckon. I must agree though hindsight is a wonderful thing isnt it.

Would have been wonderful for the driver behind you too.
Your moan is completely unreasonable.

Rubberchikken · 02-08-2019 6:08pm

maybe the beeper didn't realise what you were doing and thought you were just sitting there.
not supporting him/her btw. hate beepers but some people just dont think.

Pineapple1 · 02-08-2019 6:10pm

Addle wrote:

Would have been wonderful for the driver behind you too. Your moan is completely unreasonable.

Wonderful for what? For him to not be diffucult to not only me but the person in front of me? Your answer is completely unreasonable.

Addle · 02-08-2019 6:12pm

Pineapple1 wrote: »

Wonderful for what? For him to not be diffucult to not only me but the person in front of me? Your answer is completely unreasonable.

He wasn’t causing an unnecessary difficulty.

Pineapple1 · 02-08-2019 6:14pm

Addle wrote:

He wasnâ€™t causing an unnecessary difficulty.

Did you even read the OP? He was being about as unnecessary as a driver could possibly be.

magicbastarder · 02-08-2019 6:19pm

it's this simple; people become more antisocial when they get behind the wheel of a car; and it's largely to do with the methods of communication with other drivers being shut off to them.

mikeymouse · 02-08-2019 6:19pm

Pineapple1 wrote: »

Did you even read the OP? He was being about as unnecessary as a driver could possibly be.

Was it a little beep to let you know he was there,
or a BEEP BEEP BEEP to tell you to proceed please?

TCM · 02-08-2019 6:23pm

Steve wrote:

Not been so close to the car in front that you can't stop in time to allow enough space for them to park?

In slowly moving congested traffic, simply not practicable.

punisher5112 · 02-08-2019 6:23pm

Gas gas gas, honk honk honk, punch punch punch.....

Steve · 02-08-2019 6:28pm

Pineapple1 wrote: »

Wasnt right up his back passage if thats what you reckon. I must agree though hindsight is a wonderful thing. Guy in front of me actually passed up the space by a bit but me being a considerate person allowed him the grace to move back in.

I agree hindsight is great - and you learn lots from it.

I read a book 20 years ago about 'tactical' driving, the one thing that stuck in my head was 'always have a means of escape'. That translates to the lane you're in and the space you leave in front. It's total whimsy I know but the tips stuck in my head way back then and now I just do them automatically..

Sorry for going OT.

Pineapple1 · 02-08-2019 7:32pm

Steve wrote:

I agree hindsight is great - and you learn lots from it.

Steve wrote:

I read a book 20 years ago about 'tactical' driving, the one thing that stuck in my head was 'always have a means of escape'. That translates to the lane you're in and the space you leave in front. It's total whimsy I know but the tips stuck in my head way back then and now I just do them automatically..

Steve wrote:

Sorry for going OT.

Yes totally agree....we learn as best we can from these things.

HeidiHeidi · 02-08-2019 7:54pm

Steve wrote: »

I agree hindsight is great - and you learn lots from it.

I read a book 20 years ago about 'tactical' driving, the one thing that stuck in my head was 'always have a means of escape'. That translates to the lane you're in and the space you leave in front. It's total whimsy I know but the tips stuck in my head way back then and now I just do them automatically..

Sorry for going OT.

"Road and rubber" or "tyre and tarmac" is how I was taught.

Always be able to see both and you'll have a means of getting out of where you are.

Not always practical, admittedly, but it's ingrained habit at this stage!

Guy:Incognito · 02-08-2019 7:58pm

If someone needs a line of traffic behind them to reverse so they can get in to a parking space, they've missed it........

ForestFire · 02-08-2019 8:04pm

I often indicate in plenty of time to reverse parallel park and still drivers behind seem oblivious to what's happening and continue to drive up so far to block the space.

Now I normally indicate for the space and stop directly parallel to it, until the drive behind is stopped, then move forward again before reversing in.

In the ops case maybe the driver behind knew you needed to come back and already had his car in reverse but was waiting for the car behine them.... who had there car in reverse and was waiting............

Westernyelp · 02-08-2019 8:48pm

Seriously. Do we have to start a thread for every little inconsequential event that happens in our lives now?

I'll have to take someone on!

Pineapple1 · 02-08-2019 10:45pm

Westernyelp wrote:

Seriously. Do we have to start a thread for every little inconsequential event that happens in our lives now?

Old news.

Westernyelp · 03-08-2019 9:07am

Pineapple1 wrote:

Old news.

If it was a bit of old news it might be interesting

Pineapple1 · 03-08-2019 9:09am

Westernyelp wrote:

If it was a bit of old news it might be interesting

If your post made any sense...

Westernyelp · 03-08-2019 9:11am

Pineapple1 wrote:

If your post made any sense...

Haha. Your quick on the reply. Fair play

Pineapple1 · 03-08-2019 9:13am

Westernyelp wrote:

Haha. Your quick on the reply. Fair play

Haha indeed

Westernyelp · 03-08-2019 9:14am

Pineapple1 wrote:

Haha indeed

Alright. Let's just go and get ready to beat Donegal

The chan chan man · 03-08-2019 9:15am

Some people are so courteous on the road they abandon all logic, common sense and safety. I’m not sure what the exact situation was, but I would have beeped you as well if I couldn’t reverse. For all you know there was a buggy (extreme example) behind him waiting to cross.

The clown in front of you can’t expect the whole street to reverse because he decides too late that he’d like to pull in.

Pineapple1 · 03-08-2019 9:24am

Westernyelp wrote:

Alright. Let's just go and get ready to beat Donegal

Fecking yes! Here here

Pineapple1 · 03-08-2019 10:06am

MODS - feel free to close thread. Thanks.

Isambard · 06-08-2019 7:28am

fwiw if I want to reverse park with traffic behind me, in addition to indicating, I adjust my road position to give a clue what I am doing. Hard to describe but if you first aim your nose towards the space and then swing the nose out again, it might give a savvy driver behind a clue.

HeidiHeidi · 06-08-2019 10:17am

Isambard wrote: »

fwiw if I want to reverse park with traffic behind me, in addition to indicating, I adjust my road position to give a clue what I am doing. Hard to describe but if you first aim your nose towards the space and then swing the nose out again, it might give a savvy driver behind a clue.

Savvy drivers generally will spot the parking space, spot the indicator, and slow down a bit just in case.

I've pulled up at a parking space, having indicated left first then put on the hazard lights, tried to "aim" the car as described above, and rolled down the window and pointed out and across the roof at the parking space - only to have the driver behind roll up to within 6" of my rear bumper, oblivious.

Those drivers will never see what's in front of their own bonnet. It's a bit scary, tbh.

chicorytip · 06-08-2019 11:30am

Pineapple1 wrote:

What would you have done in this situation?

Overtake the vehicle in front, if possible. I presume you could not do so because of oncoming traffic. The driver attempting to park needs to ensure he has sufficient room to move backwards and execute the manouevre. If not he should drive on and look for another space. You should have stayed in position instead of trying to reverse on a busy street. The driver behind you may have been fearful you were going to collide with him which is understandable. You were trying to be polite but he could not read your intentions.

BarryD2 · 06-08-2019 12:11pm

mikeymouse wrote: »

Parallel parkers that don't indicate in good time should be blocked !

Don't get me started! Don't know how many times I've indicated that I wish to reverse to parallel park or more commonly to reverse into a parking bay and the driver behind just drives straight up your arse. Or worse still, the odd time tries to drive forward & 'steal' the vacant parking bay.

It's just complete lack of thought and an ever increasing degree of laziness and incompetence in reversing apparent in Irish drivers. They don't do it themselves and it just passes them by as to why anyone else would reverse into a parking spot.

Personally I'd like to see traffic wardens giving tickets to any vehicle that's parked nose to pavement in public on street parking. Bloody menace when they want to get out and just stick their arses into the traffic with little idea as to what's approaching. Rant over

the culture of deference · 06-08-2019 1:32pm

Saw this in Liffey valley car park.

Guy blocks one way row for 2 or 3 mins waiting for another car to back out of space (rows are wide enough for 2 cars), 6 or 7 cars end up stuck behind all beeping.

AlekSmart · 08-08-2019 10:27pm

Pineapple1 wrote: »

Today, driving through my small town, traffic was fairly busy as is always the case on Fridays. Car in front of me stops and puts car into reverse as he wants to parallel park. No problem I said, so I put my own car into reverse to give him enough space to do so.
The car behind me though....would not budge an inch despite me clearly displaying my reverse lights. So I kept reversing slowly towards him. Then car behind me proceeds to blow the horn at me for this?! Like hello I actually need you to move back for me I dont know what your blowing your horn at me for it should be me beeping at you. He still has not moved back himself, to allow me to move back, to allow the car in front of me to move back into the parking pace. I couldnt just over take the car in front of me either as street was too narrow and lots of oncoming traffic. What a horriffic bastard.

What would you have done in this situation?

With it being a small town,with fairly busy traffic and a vehicle stopping in front of you indicating by reverse lights,that it wishes to reverse into a parking space,would you perhaps,be confident that the vehicle/s behind you,had the ability to reverse safely ?....could you see what traffic/pedestrians/children etc were behind them ?

If you had total and comprehensive vision behind your following traffic,then fine,but as it stands,you may be making some assumptions about the driver behind you which could be incorrect.

It is worth bearing in mind that each year,a number of serious injuries and even deaths,occur from vehicles reversing over small children in driveways,farmyards and car parks.

_Kaiser_ · 09-08-2019 11:44am

In cases like this...

- Slow and indicate well in advance. Dead slow if needed
- As you pass the spot move out a bit to make the intention clear. Stick on the hazards if needed
- For idiots who drive up your arse. Stop dead and wait until they back off
- Reverse into your spot.. sorted.

Del2005 · 10-08-2019 11:03pm

_Kaiser_ wrote: »

In cases like this...

- Slow and indicate well in advance. Dead slow if needed
- As you pass the spot move out a bit to make the intention clear. Stick on the hazards if needed
- For idiots who drive up your arse. Stop dead and wait until they back off
- Reverse into your spot.. sorted.

You're the one going the wrong way so you have to go forward if the person behind won't or can't move. You are causing the obstruction not the other road users so you have to move.

Marcusm · 20-08-2019 5:09pm

The chan chan man wrote: »

Some people are so courteous on the road they abandon all logic, common sense and safety.

This is the one I find increasingly frustrating. Cars travelling along a road until to an emergency stop to let someone out of a side road from which the could proceed immediately after their (and my) passing. Shows a complete lack of situational awareness and/or safe driving practices.

What the hell is wrong with some people?

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