Was I wrong for saying it out loud?

[FairfaxAikman]

DH and I want to look at cots today. We parked up in a big retail park on the outskirts of town and started walking towards Mothercare.

Just as I was crossing the road a young blonde woman in a soft-top German sports car swung into the junction without indicating, forcing me to jump back.

I said to DH: “She just about ran me over”. Then as she passed I noticed she was on her phone and added: “Probably cos she’s on her phone and not paying attention”.

Because of the soft top the woman obviously heard me. She slammed on her brakes and jumped out of her car - her opening gambit was “Oi Skinny!”.
Now I am broad of arse (size 20 pre pregnancy but had lost three stone to get there) but I am also almost six months pregnant (this is he downside to being overweight and pregnant- it isn’t obvious).

She then ranted that she has every right to be in her phone, it’s not illegal on private property (wrong!).

I ended up in tears in Mothercare 😥.

She's reacted because she knew she was wrong.
Don't let it stick with you. Xxx

Moomichi is right.

The worst people to take offence are those who know they've been caught doing something wrong and don't like being called out on it.

Take care of yourself and work on trying to forget that heedless, entitled bitch.

You were being very reasonable and she was being an arse and endangering lives.

Wot a cow (not OP, the loopy driver).
It's not your bad. Sorry we can't filter jerks out of our lives.

Don't dwell on it. She was indeed a twat and unfortunately most of us will come across one in our daily lives.

Congrats on the pregnancy! Hope you find a lovely cot.

She was being a cunt. Don't give her another thought.

No, she sounds awful.

Don't let it spoil your Sunday (though it does leave you frazzled when someone acts like a twat)

I would have told her she was wrong and if she wanted to make sure i would be happy to phone the police and so she could ask them what the rules are. I would also add that I would tell them that while she was talking on her phone while driving, she failed to indicate, nearly ran over a pregnant woman and then started intimidating her.

Absolutely awful. What if she'd hit someone. Selfish and stupid

She was in the wrong. And knew it. A better person would have apologised and not trotted out a random insult.
Reminds me of a total jerk who cut me and DH up in a car park, causing an emergency stop situation and then gave us the wanker sign. As he parked, I approached him and politely reminded him of the highway code. I really was polite!
His wife jumped out and told me I was a fat bitch and to fuck off. I was stunned.
I gulped and then said....I can lose weight, you can't lose ugly.
I then legged it onto nearest store!

You should have written down her index and reported her. Horrible cow.

Report it to the police. There is probably CCTV if it is a big retail park. You are legally entitled to a copy of any CCTV footage containing you.

I’d have reported her tbh

You should have told her she is in the wrong and you stand by it. Such a danger to others

She's totally in the wrong, but I am a bit of a believer in only saying something if you are ok to engage with the person afterwards - even if you're in the right. My DH occasionally shouts at people out the car window if he feels they are in the wrong. I feel like he is just inviting someone to come and argue with him.

Likewise my mum is forever making loud comments in shops about other people but would be mortified if someone challenged her!

So I guess I'm trying to say whilst you're in the right, you do need to toughen up to idiots shouting back if you are brave enough to say things loudly near them. Sorry!

You should have got a sudden wave of HG and puked on her seats - yanbu

What Moomichi said.

The worst people to take offence are those who know they've been caught doing something wrong and don't like being called out on it.

THIS ^

People get more angry and defensive when they KNOW they are in the wrong.

Fuck her. Hopefully she steps on lego later, and gets a bout of the shits when there's no toilet for at least half an hour's walk/car drive.

What a nice woman. Wish she was my friend.

You can complete and allegation of dangerous driving online. See the silly bitch explain to the police she's entitled to use her phone whilst driving

You should have taken her number plate to report her and told her not to be a cunt and walked off.

Doubt shed have got the gob on if she'd hit/nearly hit a child. Dickhead. Don't worry yourself about her.

If I were her I would have scuttled off pretending not to hear cause she's clearly in the wrong

Silly bat. On what planet does she think it's OK not to pay attention and nearly run people over so long as you're on private land?

@PurplePoppySeed I didn't say it all that loudly and she was in a car while I was walking outside - I had no reason to think she would hear. Plus I'd got a fright.
Normally I would have said something to her face, I don't shy away, however the hormones mean I'm not always thinking straight.

And where was your dp in all of this?. Not protecting the mother of his unborn child.