People getting angry at you NOT 'blocking the box'.
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Anybody else get this shockingly often?
Three way junction in one of the busiest areas of my city, on a four lane road. There actually isn't a yellow hatched box to be honest, but if you block the side exit, people can't turn across your lane, and traffic entering the main road is forced to wait at a green light.
The traffic light was green, but the other side of the junction wasn't clear. So I waited, as doing otherwise would block a minimum of three lanes of traffic. Lady behind me beeps her horn and gives me that silly slow head shake, like I've just stood on her dog. Genuinely, was I in the wrong? I know in NYC there's a $3000 maximum fine for doing what she was effectively thinking I should have done.
Miffed.
Three way junction in one of the busiest areas of my city, on a four lane road. There actually isn't a yellow hatched box to be honest, but if you block the side exit, people can't turn across your lane, and traffic entering the main road is forced to wait at a green light.
The traffic light was green, but the other side of the junction wasn't clear. So I waited, as doing otherwise would block a minimum of three lanes of traffic. Lady behind me beeps her horn and gives me that silly slow head shake, like I've just stood on her dog. Genuinely, was I in the wrong? I know in NYC there's a $3000 maximum fine for doing what she was effectively thinking I should have done.
Miffed.
You are totally in the right.
Any chance you could have moved over, perhaps she was hoping to turn left behind you, and you were blocking her or something?
I always try to keep my wits about me as it's annoying getting caught out and blocking someone waiting to turn right, or being blocked yourself
Any chance you could have moved over, perhaps she was hoping to turn left behind you, and you were blocking her or something?
I always try to keep my wits about me as it's annoying getting caught out and blocking someone waiting to turn right, or being blocked yourself
in London for it every week by primitives driving vans.An ex-girlfriend had the same situation, shortly after passing her driving test.
She got out and asked the (huge) guy what his problem was. He made a sarcastic comment about women drivers, so she explained the Highway code rule word for word and told him to behave himself!
He went crimson, while his girlfriend in the passenger seat laughed out loud at his embarrassment.
Tim
She got out and asked the (huge) guy what his problem was. He made a sarcastic comment about women drivers, so she explained the Highway code rule word for word and told him to behave himself!
He went crimson, while his girlfriend in the passenger seat laughed out loud at his embarrassment.
Tim
iphonedyou said:
The traffic light was green, but the other side of the junction wasn't clear. So I waited, as doing otherwise would block a minimum of three lanes of traffic. Lady behind me beeps her horn and gives me that silly slow head shake, like I've just stood on her dog.
Suspect the people in the three lanes you didn't block could see what was going on and thought she was just being a complete cocksocket.7mike said:
I once had some old fella going red in the face and waving his hands about because I dared leave the fire station entrance clear on the way out of Harrogate. Feck'em
Tsk! How daft of you to allow room for people saving lives... I think I'd have beeped you, too. [/sarcasm]I've been beeped there, too. I think because it's such a large frontage.
Guy in a council van did this to me, sat revving the engine then down the road just stared at me, waved his hands and laughed with his mate as if I was thick. I was going to flick him the bird but noticed the van number on the wheel arch so called the council. They took it seriously and I went along with the investigation but once they had found and spoken to the guy I said I didntt want to take it further and they should just tell him not to do it again.
I felt a bit bad being a grass but if he is thick enough to do it in a works van.. Plus it was the laughing at me that really wound me up. I couldn't care less about revving the engine.
I felt a bit bad being a grass but if he is thick enough to do it in a works van.. Plus it was the laughing at me that really wound me up. I couldn't care less about revving the engine.
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