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Car blocking crossing and hand signal telling me to go

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TomorrowToday · 09/03/2024 00:55

I'm walking to the Drs minding my own business with my baby in his bassinet.

A car wants to turn direction so drives into a side street to do it. The side street is a dead end and like all drivers they want to turn their car at the entrance to the road.

I stop a couple of metres from the crossing as the car starts to reverse into the pavement and goes up it a little bit. I'm unsure if the driver sees me.

The passenger winds down their window and hand signals to me to pass.... When they've blocked the dropped curb as well as are making my journey harder.... basically the car bonnet was facing the pram and the direction of the pavement. I don't see why a pedestrian should be inconvenienced by a car, especially with a bassinet.

Aibu for not following the orders/direction of the car driver?

OP posts:
OutOfTheHouse · 10/03/2024 14:03

BIossomtoes · 10/03/2024 13:06

Apparently Americans spell it the other way. Given the timing of the OP and the reference to a bassinet, I suspect this happened outside the UK.

Outside the U.K. and entirely in their head.

SoupDragon · 10/03/2024 14:08

puzzledout · 10/03/2024 05:04

Again I'll ask why does the title and first post talk of hand gestures and then it's both car occupants shouting at you?

Which is far more aggressive than hand signals?

Also how did the car manage to reverse bonnet first towards the pram?

whatsappdoc · 10/03/2024 14:22

Is this REALLY worth more than a second's thought?

whatsappdoc · 10/03/2024 14:24

GrazingSheep · 09/03/2024 10:00

*TomorrowToday · Today 09:36

I swear this site is full of absolute dumb fucks sometimes without brain cells*

🙄

I know, I'm seriously thinking of switching to Netmums

whatsappdoc · 10/03/2024 14:25

....I meant the op obvs...

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