Car Horn beep annoyance -argh

Ande1975 · 23-04-2014 08:46AM #1

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 · 23-04-2014 08:51AM

Nice to see more considerate drivers on the road.

Personally myself I would have just ran you over.

Joking I cycle

Mr Freeze · 23-04-2014 08:51AM

Beeeeep!

Sparks43 · 23-04-2014 08:54AM

Mr Freeze wrote: »

Beeeeep!

*Wags finger*

jester77 · 23-04-2014 08:56AM

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

blueb · 23-04-2014 08:57AM

why did they beep u?

Alf. A. Male · 23-04-2014 08:57AM

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 · 23-04-2014 08:57AM

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 · 23-04-2014 08:57AM

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 · 23-04-2014 08:58AM

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 · 23-04-2014 09:01AM

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 · 23-04-2014 09:01AM

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 · 23-04-2014 09:03AM

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 · 23-04-2014 09:06AM

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 · 23-04-2014 09:12AM

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 · 23-04-2014 09:16AM

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

Alf. A. Male · 23-04-2014 09:17AM

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 · 23-04-2014 09:17AM

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 · 23-04-2014 09:19AM

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 · 23-04-2014 09:20AM

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 · 23-04-2014 09:29AM

beep beep .. no sympathy from me..

keep your wits about ya

23-04-2014 09:34AM

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 · 23-04-2014 09:44AM

blueb wrote: »

beep beep .. no sympathy from me..

keep your wits about ya

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

23-04-2014 09:45AM

seamus wrote: »

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

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

Ande1975 · 23-04-2014 09:49AM

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 · 23-04-2014 09:49AM

seamus wrote: »

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

Gorilla glass windscreen ?

EazyD · 23-04-2014 09:50AM

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.

23-04-2014 09:53AM

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 · 23-04-2014 09:58AM

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 · 23-04-2014 10:08AM

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 · 23-04-2014 10:20AM

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

Car Horn beep annoyance -argh

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