To have stuck my 2 fingers up at being beeped?

[TheC]

Crossing the road on my bike (on a crossroad, no crossing to the side of the road I needed to get to but it’s a steep hill so I had to cross at s certain point.

I started crossing when the lights changed, car moved forward slammed on brakes and held the horn down for the entire time I cycled in front.

I didn’t even look at them, just stayed nice and calm staring ahead (whilst their head probably exploded) and held my fingers up at them.

You both sound like you behaved badly.

you potentially committed a crime specifically [F34A Intentional harassment, alarm or distress.
'(1)A person is guilty of an offence if, with intent to cause a person harassment, alarm or distress, he—
(a)uses threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour, or disorderly behaviour, or
(b)displays any writing, sign or other visible representation which is threatening, abusive or insulting,thereby causing that or another person harassment, alarm or distress.'

If you crossed the road at a cross roads he will have come round the corner straight into you. i'm not surprised he beeped. I would have done the same. he had to slam his brakes on, you frightened the life out of him.
Cross the road further up and give him a chance to see you

LOL smoove only in the insane Mumsnet Universe.

SHE didn’t come round any corner, it’s a straight road at an incline.

She was stopped at a red light, I’d started crossing when the light changed. She started to move then put brakes on and held down horn at me.

So you crossed at a crossing when the lights had changed to green for traffic? YABU, should have waited for lights to change back red

Not sure I’ve got this right....the lights had changed to green - for the driver - when you were crossing in front of her?

So you started crossing as the lights changed to green?

I often stick two fingers up at people who beep me for no reason. It shocks them as I look like a mild mannered older lady. It makes me feel better too

So you started to cross just as the light went green? Yeah the driver shouldn't have used the horn like that, but I would have actually held a hand up to apologise to the driver for crossing at an inappropriate time that caused then to have to slam on their brakes, rather than act like a child when you was in the wrong in the first place

Presumably you don't realise how incredibly frustrating it is when you have been waiting at a red light for ages and the second it changes some knob strolls or cycles across. No wonder she beeped. I'm surprised she didnt get out and slap you.

I’d moved about as far as my first tyre on that part of the road when the lights changed so I carried on.

She probably did have right if way but it took me all of 5 seconds to cross and I’d already started.

You crossed when the lights changed.

So yes, you were in the wrong.

rather than act like a child

It was childish but then I was reacting to her childish behaviour of holding the horn down.

To be fair to you, green means go when clear, not go and fuck anyone or anything else that's in their way.
The driver sounds like a dick!

If you crossed in front of me as my light turned green I would have beeped at you too and then shouted a mouthful of abuse in my car at you for giving me the finger.

Easy for you to move back then

You were in the wrong for crossing when you did and for making the rude gesture.

YABU. The driver was a dick.

It reads as if the OP started crossing when the lights were still on red, so not unreasonable.

What kind of crossing was It?
We're you riding the bike or walking with It?
What was the colour of the lights when you set off?

You shouldn't have crossed and she shouldn't beeped. The better thing to do than stick up your fingers would have been to be the bigger person and hold up a hand in apology.