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To think the police won't care? Slight road rage

35 replies

reallifeboogie · 14/05/2024 17:23

Came up to a small roundabout. I wanted to turn right, car opposite wanted to go straight on so to the side I was on but opposite way.
I had right of way. This other car decided to go straight over as I was passing it (remember, im turning right so had to pass in front of it). I had to put brakes to prevent hitting it. I beeped my horn at them as they could easily have caused an accident.
Carried on with my journey which was down a lane to a small attraction. Realised the other car was following but didn't think much of it other than why hasn't they turned down originally (they would have had to go round the roundabout fully to get to the road).

Parked up and the other car stopped next to me which wasn't a space so I realised something was up. Woman stormed out of her car and asked me if I think its appropriate to beep my horn when her children were in the car. Huh? I said you were in the wrong, I was beeping as you could have caused an accident. She carried on that I'd scared her child. I told her to fuck off and let me enjoy my day out. No I shouldn't have sworn but there was no need for her to follow me and to cause a scene.
She then screamed at me not to swear in front of her child (child was in the car with window and door shut. Child was also in a school blazer so must have been in secondary school). Driver then got back in car, drove round the car park and then stopped and took a photo of me and my car. I asked what was she doing..she said she would report me to the police for "driving in a poor manner" and for "swearing at a minor"

Please tell me the police will just laugh??

OP posts:
Terrribletwos · 14/05/2024 18:35

Yes, beeping your horn should only be used as an indication or warning not as a sign of dominance.

You did the right thing by warning her.

She has over reacted massively!

rwalker · 14/05/2024 18:35

Kalevala · 14/05/2024 18:33

she is approaching you from the right so she will think she has the right of way

The OP would have already been on the roundabout when she entered it.

Difficult to tell without being there depends if it was a large roundabout or a small one which is just a blob of tarmac

also was OP indicating the signal she was going round the roundabout rather than straight across it

Terrribletwos · 14/05/2024 18:37

And yes the police will not take this seriously, especially as you did nothing wrong.

Kalevala · 14/05/2024 18:38

rwalker · 14/05/2024 18:35

Difficult to tell without being there depends if it was a large roundabout or a small one which is just a blob of tarmac

also was OP indicating the signal she was going round the roundabout rather than straight across it

Edited

If they had entered at the same time then the other car would have been on the opposite side exiting the roundabout at the time the OP was crossing the other car's entry point.

toomuchfaff · 14/05/2024 18:41

TonTonMacoute · 14/05/2024 17:37

In my experience the police couldn't give a flying fuck about anything, and wouldn't do anything even if she did have proof.

This.

Police won't give a toss about a tit for tat, "he said she said" at the side of the road. Not even sure there is any crime, and even if there is, there's no proof aside from heresy.

Rightly so too, there are actual crimes that go without police attention, never mind a woman getting miffed because her bad driving was beeped at... forget about it and get on with your day

Radiatorvalves · 14/05/2024 18:46

The police didn’t take it seriously when a driver knocked my 10 yo son off his bike and called me an Fing C in front of 2 very scared and upset kids.

Coconutter24 · 14/05/2024 18:57

Growlybear83 · 14/05/2024 18:25

I'm wondering why you would think a child wearing a blazer must be in secondary school?

From this whole account of what happened that’s the bit you’re focusing on? 🤦‍♀️

SherlockHomies · 14/05/2024 19:03

Coconutter24 · 14/05/2024 18:57

From this whole account of what happened that’s the bit you’re focusing on? 🤦‍♀️

I must admit I wondered that too 🤣🤣

Moveoverdarlin · 14/05/2024 19:11

rwalker · 14/05/2024 18:28

The problem is you were approaching her from right so you think you have right of way

she is approaching you from the right so she will think she has the right of way

Beeping your horn is appropriate if someone was reversing and didn’t realise you were there to alert them of your presence

beeping in this case served no purpose in preventing anything it was just a sign of aggression

This is exactly right. OP’s right was clear, so was the other woman’s. This happens to me a lot at a mini roundabout close to me. You both just needed to proceed with caution. I don’t think you automatically had right of way.

Either way, you lose your argument as soon as you swear and many independent schools wear blazers. I can see why she was annoyed. She didn’t do anything wrong at the roundabout, she was beeped at and then a woman to told her to fuck off in front of her child. But yeah you’re right, the Police won’t care.

Moooooooooooooooooo · 14/05/2024 19:48

You do know she only said this to get you worried, don’t you? She’s succeeded there then. Use your common sense, you know you did no wrong. Forget about it, nowt’ll happen.

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