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To have wanted to shout MORON! at a passer by this morning?

27 replies

SweetAudrina · 09/02/2009 12:30

So this morning, the roads resembled ice-rinks. I had to drive to school but the wheels where slipping everywhere.

So I creep up to the end of the road, indicating ... and a DOPEY bloke looked at me and then ushered his kids in front of the car to cross the road!! He then stared at me as if to say "what you gonna do? run us over? ha" and I felt like shouting "IT MAY NOT BE MY BLOODY CHOICE YOU MORONIC IMBECILE!"

So, cocky bastard made it safely across the road, thankfully my car managed to break this time but who the hell puts their kids in danger like that and then acts all smug about it?

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phdlife · 09/02/2009 12:34

clearly, a MORON!

chocolatedot · 09/02/2009 12:35

It's incredible isn't it? This has happened to me a lot. It doesn't seem to occur to people that you are essentially drivign without brakes in these conditions.

immediately · 09/02/2009 12:38

He probably thrived on the fact you were a woman driving, yep your right, moron.

FlorenceAndtheWashingMachine · 09/02/2009 13:31

He was silly to walk out, so YANBU. However, I drove in icy conditions last year on my way to pick up my DD from playgroup. My car was written off after hitting a telegraph pole. I mounted a pavement and I hate to think what could have happened if pedestrians had been about.
Afterwards, lots of people were very sympathetic, but actually (as my dad pointed out) it was largely my own fault for deciding to drive in those conditions. There does come a point where you have to think, "This is unsafe, so I'll leave the car where it is and take the consequences."

OrmIrian · 09/02/2009 13:34

Perhaps he thought you were stopping to let him cross. And was looking at you to make sure you weren't going to move.

Ebb · 09/02/2009 13:54

YANBU. I had similar to this when I went to a point to point and the carpark turned into a mud bath. I didn't have 4 wheel drive and was sliding all over the place and people would just wander in front of the car as if I could stop on a sixpence! Muppets!

wastingmyeducation · 09/02/2009 13:57

If it's that dangerous you shouldn't be driving. YABU.

Upwind · 09/02/2009 14:01

agree with the last post - if the road conditions were really so bad that you could not stop at the end of the road to allow other road users have their right-of-way, you were a moron for driving and endangering others.

HecateQueenOfGhosts · 09/02/2009 14:39

I really do hate to seem to be jumping on a bandwagon but if you seriously thought you might not have the choice to stop and were skating around, it was irresponsible in the extreme to get in that car!

I was supposed to be going out today, tried to get car out, skidded all over the place. Got dh to reverse it back into place for me and forgot about it! Kids only went to school one day last week because roads too dangerous and we live 10 miles from school so not walkable!

If you couldn't control the car, you shouldn't have driven it.

ivechangedcosimembaressed · 09/02/2009 14:42

umm some of us have to go to work - imagine if all your GP's closed because it wasn't safe to drive there would be an uproar on here is my guess!

ivechangedcosimembaressed · 09/02/2009 14:42

ah ignore name change was for another thread

chocolatedot · 09/02/2009 14:46

well exactly, on our drive to school while the majority of roads were absolutely fine, there are still a few icy patches. It's not a case of not being able to stop at all but that the danger of skidding means you can't apply the brakes hard.

FlorenceAndtheWashingMachine · 09/02/2009 14:53

OP said: "the roads resembled ice-rinks. I had to drive to school but the wheels where slipping everywhere."

That's what we were responding to, not the odd patch of ice.

Kathyis6incheshigh · 09/02/2009 15:04

I think Orm's probably right.

Plus, if the bloke isn't a driver himself he's probably less aware of how icy the roads are and exactly what cars are like under those conditions.

MitchyInge · 09/02/2009 15:06

accelerate if you see him again (after he has dropped the children at schoo, naturally)

HecateQueenOfGhosts · 09/02/2009 15:13

If it wasn't safe to drive - the roads were ice rinks and cars were out of control and potentially unable to stop, then yes I fucking would expect people to stay at home!

If you are sliding across a road and fear you will be unable to stop - it is too dangerous to drive.

MitchyInge · 09/02/2009 15:14

*school FGS not schoo

Upwind · 09/02/2009 16:08

"So, cocky bastard made it safely across the road, thankfully my car managed to break this time but who the hell puts their kids in danger like that and then acts all smug about it?
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What kind of cocky bastard puts other people's children in danger by driving when it is not safe to do so and then is outraged at pedestrians' impertinence for using the roads?

TheBurnsifiedEffect · 09/02/2009 16:18

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sarah293 · 09/02/2009 16:20

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FattipuffsandThinnifers · 09/02/2009 16:38

YABU, but so was he - both doing something potentially dangerous and moronic.

But I do often wonder why so many people choose to cross the road/walk directly behind a reversing car when it is thoroughly avoidable .

MitchyInge · 09/02/2009 16:43

some people just can't walk any sort of distance though and still have obligations to fulfill - work, school run and so on

the point is not really driving in dodgy conditions but idiotic behaviour on part of that pedestrian

sarah293 · 09/02/2009 16:47

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Upwind · 09/02/2009 16:50

work, school run and so on simply do not justify endangering others

The pedestrians seemingly had right of way and while behaving foolishly, given the incomptence and recklessness of individuals like the OP, it is still the driver's responsiblity to ensure that they can obey the rules of the road and won't skid out at a junction or on to a pavement.

MitchyInge · 09/02/2009 16:53

sometimes you can't tell in advance if a road is going to be bad or not

do not know why I am arguing about this as I don't actually care that much

it is probably to avoid cooking a meal or something?