Crossing the road

[newwave]

7-30 Sunday morning driving along a residential street approaching a T junction say a couple both femail about 16 and 40 waiting to cross the road (not a pedestrian crossing) I pulled up short of the junction and flashed my lights to signal them to cross.

They crossed without a look in my direction, not a nod or a raised hand, this pissed me off and when I went passed them I opened my window and called the them "a pair of fucking ignorant bitches" I know the language was OTT but I think i was right to get the hump.

erm.... yes, you were pretty much unreasonable

What's wrong with just saying a sarcastic "you're welcome"?

Just a leetle bit unreasonable yes.

Is this a reverse AIBU btw?

Uh... Are you even asking a question here? YABVU. You treated them far worse than they treated you.

YABU either let them across and except their response (or lack of it) or don't stop in the first place

Sorry- if I remember my highway code rightly, I'm pretty sure that you should give way to pedestrians anyway when approaching a junction. I know this because I failed my driving test for slowing, then carrying on when old lady decided to stay on the pavement- apparently I should have waited for her to cross!!

So technically they had no need to thank you as they had the right of way (although a wave/smile would have been nice)

YABU for flashing at them. Its against the highway code.

I ignore anyone who flashes at me. I will decide when I cross and that is when I can see what is coming, not when a driver thinks it's safe.

Either this is a joke or you are vile.

Fair enough, I see these two about quite a lot, just waiting for them to be beside a puddle when I am driving past :)

You've already been abusive to them - why also start a hate campaign against them?

newwave - you sound as though you drive like someone who has been unlucky in love many, many, many times. Have you thought about counselling?

jybay, no, not a joke, it wasnt you was it.

Paisley, think about it, what bloody chance of the circumstances I described coming about, do get a grip.

I am a very considerate driver, anyone who lets me out of a side road or gives way to me will always get a raised hand as a thank you. I invariably stop at crossings and also will pull up in a slow moving queue of traffic to let a Mother with kids/buggy cross over, I detest ill manners and will ALWAYS react in that way.

animula, please please help me out here and explain your seemingly incoherent statement and the juxtaposition between my driving and "love"

I detest ill manners and will ALWAYS react in that way.

Ah yes, there is no better defence of good manners to swear at passers-by.

You are so narcissistic that you believe that you have the right to abuse someone just because she doesn't thank you for following the Highway Code.

You have to be a joke - surely no one could be this self-important?

jybay, so it was you. No doubt from your replies you wouldnt acnowledge someone either how sad.

Narcisstic, hmm possibly but self important no.

Was the junction otherwise clear/no cars waiting ?

I know we're not supposed to troll-hunt but...

I do understand where you are coming from regarding the lack of acknowledgement- I often let other drivers out/ let pedestrians cross and am ignored for my efforts. It warrants a bit of chuntering under my breath, but I would never open the window and directly lambast someone! It does seem a little bit of an overreaction, tbh!

Does it not occur to you that, since you don't (I assume) have a big sign on your car saying 'I'm only ever polite in order to get THANKS', they might not have realized it's such a big deal to you?

What proportion of YANBUs were you anticipating ?

omg yabvu!!! shouting and calling them bitches is such an over reaction, they probably thought you are a right weirdo, understandably so... come across very unhinged to behave this way. i dont really think they have done anything wrong in the first place, they didnt force or ask u to stop its your own choice, why do you need a wave or nod for? a bit needy isnt it to be that bothered!

Cumfy, one car behind me no other traffic.

jybay, troll, dont be dumb, I wasnt posting for effect or to wind anyone up.

LDR no i dont and yes it is in the same way if I hold a door open for someone.

Maybe I just expect others to have manners, probably silly of me.

It annoys me intensely when people don't acknowledge a polite act but I wouldn't swear at them directly if they didn't thank me.

I literally cannot think of any circumstance in which I would call someone a "fucking ignorant bitch".

But I guess that's just because I don't understand good manners.

Cumfy, about zero but i thought I would test the water. I did not expect any to like my verbal assult but didnt realise how many would not that acknowlege someone trying to do the right thing, that suprised me tbh.