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AIBU?

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To beep my horn?

38 replies

KIMv · 06/09/2018 14:43

When some rude dickhead looks straight at me, while I'm already on the roundabout, and decides to pull out in front of me anyway. I had right of way and he just went anyway, right on top of me.

I'm assuming he knows the rules of the roundabout, and was more a case of just not caring. He was in a van and had a trailer so I had to come to a complete sudden stop. And yes, he knew exactly what he was doing.

So I beep at him (nothing rude or prolonged, just a polite beep)... but then he rolls down the window, roars at me, gives me the fingers, big red face on him. WTF? Is he so precious that how dare anyone beep at him?

And my heart literally jumps into my mouth, feeling vulnerable as a woman- with a new baby in the back of the car. It was scarey and has put me off ever beeping again (esp with baby in car), i actually panicked and drove off in the opposite direction in case we got stuck at traffic lights together!

AIBU to have beeped? If I'm in the wrong and someone beeps at me, I either wave to say sorry (if I made a mistake) or kind of just duck and shrug if I was being a bit cheeky, which I'd never do anymore anyway now that I've baby in car.
Now I'd be afraid to beep at someone just in case!

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VeniVidiWeeWee · 06/09/2018 17:36

Because what you wrote was "Its always men." Not "in my experience its always men." Still, why let facts get in the way of prejudice.

Howhot · 06/09/2018 18:10

I've seen many bad female drivers but I've not once had a female look me dead in the eye and pull out in front of me regardless. That's my experience.

VeniVidiWeeWee · 06/09/2018 18:20

I have. Try riding a motorbike.

Both sexes can be idiot drivers.

KIMv · 06/09/2018 19:05

Thanks everyone. Yeah true- part of me was alerting him of my presence, just in case he didn't realise he shouldn't be advancing forward, and part was saying "there's another driver here, get the fuck back, you know what you're doing" 😂😂. Maybe that's the less reasonable side of me, and as several of you have said, probably best just to let it go in these situations, not really worth the risk and let's face it, it's not like he'll learn from it.

VeniVidiWeeWee I know the rules of the road, I was moving around the roundabout. I beeped and began breaking- yes I can use my hands and feet at the same time.
Also, agreed there are lots of bad drivers out there of both sexes, but in my experience it's mainly men that act in a bullying way on the road.

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overnightangel · 06/09/2018 19:17

@ThirdChildFourthPile
Sorry my real life experiences don’t fit in with your pre prescribed narrative Biscuit

safariboot · 06/09/2018 19:22

There's a reason "white van man" is a stereotype.

ThirdChildFourthPile · 06/09/2018 19:47

Overnightangel what are you on about, you sensitive soul?

I was asked to refer to your post. I just said that my experience was different from yours, and asked the pp why she was referring me to your post.

I didn't post about you, to you, or for you.
But you have managed to take personal offence to my post. 😂

VeniVidiWeeWee · 06/09/2018 20:09

Kimv

In your first post you wrote "I had to come to a complete and sudden stop. So I beep at him."

Which version should I believe?

KIMv · 06/09/2018 20:46

which version should I believe? I'm not really concerned about what you believe to be honest VeniVidiWeeWee

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VeniVidiWeeWee · 06/09/2018 20:54

Fair enough. I'll think incompetent and aggressive driver then

KIMv · 06/09/2018 21:08

Fair enough. And I'll think pedantic and obtuse poster then. Happy driving! Grin

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overnightangel · 06/09/2018 21:15

@ThirdChildFourthPile
My apologies,
Once you posted “it’s always men” I got lost in your agenda driven nonsense, I’ll pay more attention in future Smile

ThirdChildFourthPile · 06/09/2018 21:28

Well! Aren't we a bunch of cunts on here tonight?! 😂😂

Beep beep!

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