Beeped at for Not Queuing across an Intersection

babykingdom on 16/12/2019 - 19:16
Last edited 16/12/2019 - 21:17

I was first in line at an intersection. The lights were green but the lane was filled on the other side so I did what any normal person would do and stayed back so I wouldn't block the intersection. Then I hear a beep from the car behind me. I thought it was just a mistake. Maybe they didn't see the other side. Then I heard it again and see the couple inside throwing their hands up like I am doing something wrong. A bus goes through the intersection. Then I hear the beep again. This time its longer and the couple are still throwing their arms up. Almost like apes. Maybe they want to turn left and are impatient? Nope because when the lane clears up they continue straight. So what was all the beeping about? Maybe I did something else wrong? Maybe its better not to think about what idiots think like.

MS paint diagram: https://imgur.com/a/pILxhmJ

Automotive

Comments

  • UserNameAlreadyTaken on 16/12/2019 - 19:26
    +146

    You done nothing wrong.

    • magic8ballgag on 17/12/2019 - 09:06
      +19

      did*

      • Ozpit on 17/12/2019 - 09:09

        noeenevvah

      • Melong on 19/12/2019 - 07:18
        +1

        Didn’t dun nuffing wrong

        • Hangryuman on 20/12/2019 - 01:39

          I never did nothing !

        • Ozpit on 22/12/2019 - 10:10

          nuffink*

    • HighAndDry on 17/12/2019 - 10:01
      -4

      Depends if OP misjudged how much space was on the other side of the intersection.

      • Bargain80 on 17/12/2019 - 12:32
        +2

        based on the ms paint, it looks like there is enough space for half a car. which usually people just force it through.
        maybe that's why the car behind was angry.

        • HighAndDry on 17/12/2019 - 12:56
          -5

          Yeah. Depending on the space and the design of the intersection, that might well be enough for OP to cross and not impede traffic even if they're stuck there.

          • abb on 19/12/2019 - 09:47
            +11

            @HighAndDry: Impeding traffic or not, it's still illegal to enter the intersection if you're not able to make it through. I mean, I would probably do it if I could squeeze in without impeding cross traffic, and every day I see people entering blocked intersections without even making it half way across so…

            http://www5.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/nsw/consol_reg/rr2014104…

        • [Deactivated] on 18/12/2019 - 19:22
          +8

          If there's half a car length, the angry drivers are still not going to have enough room once OP goes forward.

          so either way dunno what the fuss is

          • Bargain80 on 19/12/2019 - 09:56
            +2

            @[Deactivated]: at least there will be 1 car less in the queue.
            I've seen case where the car at the front very pedantic with it so it's not moving at all until there is a full space in front.
            So traffic went red and the space was filled up with cars from another direction. and this repeated several time.

            • [Deactivated] on 20/12/2019 - 08:54
              +3

              @Bargain80: Yeah but that car in front is observing the law. Unless there's a full space in front it's illegal to enter the intersection. End of.

    • GoldenDragon888 on 19/12/2019 - 11:52

      The problem comes when people are looking at turning right. They are meant to enter the intersection and wait till they can proceed.

      • [Deactivated] on 20/12/2019 - 08:55

        There is no rule saying they must do that, it's permitted not mandated.

  • spackbace on 16/12/2019 - 19:26
    +37

    Maybe its better not to think about what idiots think like.

    /thread

  • LuffyTuffyFluffy on 16/12/2019 - 19:28
    +39

    Just another regular day on Sydney roads.

    • Chris Topher on 17/12/2019 - 17:26

      *Australian roads…. well… maybe not in Silverton NSW, but…

  • Stone Monkey on 16/12/2019 - 19:30
    +4

    They were probably just impatient.

    • Ozpit on 17/12/2019 - 09:18
      +1

      Nah, the passenger was probably giving birth. Give them the benefit of the doubt.

      • bigbadboogieman on 19/12/2019 - 08:45
        -1

        Or wanted to take a leak.. you never know man

        • Chandler on 19/12/2019 - 10:54
          -3

          Isn't that the same thing? One's just passing urine, the other passing children?

          • bigbadboogieman on 19/12/2019 - 17:34

            @Chandler: Yeah only that the latter applies to women only and the former can be passed in a bottle if you're brave enough.

          • sarahlump on 20/12/2019 - 19:01
            +1

            @Chandler: (profanity) you must get some massive kidney stones.

    • Kamsi on 19/12/2019 - 16:07
      -1

      Probably drug addict who can't wait to take a hit at the dealer place.

  • Baysew on 16/12/2019 - 19:32
    +40

    Maybe it was This Guy and you were in their private lane.

    • dufflover on 18/12/2019 - 21:48
      +1

      LOL.
      All we need next is a road complaint which factors in a grad rushing to his new job in his $80k investment vehicle.

  • Yummy on 16/12/2019 - 19:36
    +6

    Flip the bird, maybe they'll shut up… Or maybe they'll jumps on your bonnet, almost like apes.

    • djones145 on 16/12/2019 - 20:54
      +2

      nah blow them a kiss
      wave
      smile
      do a little dance

      that will piss them off more

      • HardlyCharly on 17/12/2019 - 01:05
        +4

        Nope. In my experience the only people who do those things are the ones who are in the wrong, know it, and just want to be c**** about it.

        • zhenjie on 20/12/2019 - 09:55
          +1

          You're the type of agro person this works so great on.

  • Flow220 on 16/12/2019 - 19:41
    +18

    Try not to let those idiots affect your driving…i once saw a P plated driver waiting at the intersection for traffic to clear, the car behind him kept beeping at him. the P plated driver then started turning and hit another car because the gap wasn't enough. Then the car behind him drove off with a long beep and a happy smile on his ugly face. =x

    • HighAndDry on 17/12/2019 - 10:02
      +2

      That's still on the P plater for not being able to turn without hitting someone…

      • fratzhaus on 18/12/2019 - 22:04
        +2

        Not wrong, same thing happened to me though :/ really stresses you out in the moment when you aren't confident in yourself. It was my one and only crash - trusted myself more than others from that point.

        The several times people have beeped at me, i give them the good ol' double thumbs up with a big ass smile. Makes them madder but that's the whole point.

        • capslock janitor on 19/12/2019 - 10:33

          I'm scared the road rage will come out and hit stuff then run

  • kerfuffle on 16/12/2019 - 19:42
    +7

    Just ignore them. I get them all the time on Parramatta Road

    • rave75 on 18/12/2019 - 19:19

      hmm.. only at Parramatta rd, I wonder why.

  • pegaxs on 16/12/2019 - 20:12
    +4

    Wasn’t a Mustang by any chance? Might have been SlavOz. They like to get on the horn and give it to other road users.

    • SlavOz on 16/12/2019 - 21:21
      -3

      Wouldn't be me - I don't use my horn in the Mustang. It's a V8. Just need to give it some gas with clutch pressed in, maybe drop it a little to throw in the sound of tires screeching ever so slightly. Usually enough to scare off the people in their inferior cars, like Ozbargain's preferred Toyota Corolla.

      • pegaxs on 16/12/2019 - 21:23
        +2

        Just make sure you keep that tyre screeching to under 4,000rpm, ok? :D

        • SlavOz on 16/12/2019 - 21:30
          -2

          No problem. 4,000RPM in a Mustang is like 8,000RPM in any other car. That's plenty of revs to be heard from blocks away without overbearing the engine needlessly.

          • dansblackcat on 18/12/2019 - 18:43
            +4

            @SlavOz: Mustangs can only spin their tyres in the wet so there'd be no screeching.

  • bobbified on 16/12/2019 - 20:20
    +4

    What car do you drive? If you drive a bigger car and they have a smaller car, it could be because they couldn't see past you. Not that they should be using their horn in that situation.

    I have trouble seeing past larger cars all the time (but I never use my horn). I just assume there's more traffic ahead. Sometimes when traffic eventually moves, I find that I was just stuck behind a non-attentive driver.

    • babykingdom on 16/12/2019 - 20:44
      +1

      A sedan. They were in an SUV so they should have been able to see past.

      • bobbified on 16/12/2019 - 22:30
        +24

        Probably just a bunch of clowns then. Ignore them.

        • capslock janitor on 19/12/2019 - 10:39
          +2

          Yup silent treatment is best. No reaction. If the honks are a bother I like to shut my windows and turn up the tunes til I don't hear the honking

  • JimmyF on 16/12/2019 - 20:35
    +11

    So what was all the beeping about?

    Some people are batshit crazy

    Maybe I did something else wrong?

    Nope, you did what a NORMAL person would do.

  • Kranbone on 16/12/2019 - 20:39
    +8

    You did nothing wrong.

    They are either

    1// (profanity)
    2// in a hurry
    3// Don't know the rules

    • AdosHouse on 16/12/2019 - 21:12
      +12

      4) All of the above.

      • funnysht on 18/12/2019 - 18:10
        +4

        5) whirlpool forum user

  • PissLUR on 16/12/2019 - 20:47
    +4

    can you provide mspaint diagram. thanks.

    • babykingdom on 16/12/2019 - 21:17
      +20

      Crappy diagram as requested: https://imgur.com/a/pILxhmJ

      • Yummy on 16/12/2019 - 21:40
        +1

        Looks like drippin' boogers.

      • PissLUR on 16/12/2019 - 22:27

        Is there yellow box marked on the intersection?
        If not, you can drive through and not wait at the green light.

        • kerfuffle on 16/12/2019 - 22:30
          +4

          OP is from NSW. We have no yellow boxes on our roads

        • babykingdom on 16/12/2019 - 22:44
          +1

          We have people blocking that intersection all the time which stops cars turning right from the opposite direction from passing through. Not sure which state you are in but as the other person said in NSW we aren't supposed to queue across intersections.

        • [Deactivated] on 20/12/2019 - 08:57

          It is absolutely NOT true that you can queue across it unless there's a yellow box. You cannot enter an intersection unless there is space on the other side, no matter what.

  • Donaldhump on 16/12/2019 - 21:21
    +8

    You answered your own question

    They are apes, gronks, morons, halfwits, unfortunately more of these type breed than intelligent people so the world will get dumber and dumber

    • HardlyCharly on 17/12/2019 - 01:04
      -7

      It's absolutely true, as evidenced by conservatives gaining power in the US, UK and Australia in recent years. How do you fight against such a large mindless horde of mentally weak zombies?

      HardlyCharly on 17/12/2019 - 01:04 (Collapsed - Offtopic. Show)
      • Baysew on 17/12/2019 - 16:35

        Has something happened to Digi1? Is there a protest or something on?

    • kerfuffle on 16/12/2019 - 21:34
      +6

      Perhaps the car behind you was trying to say that queuing up over the intersection is only an issue if the light turns red while you're waiting in the middle. It's OK to proceed and wait a few seconds for traffic to move up while the intersection lights are still green.

      Clearly you haven't heard of the do not queue across intersections rule, like the giant ones flashing on Broadway …

        • kerfuffle on 17/12/2019 - 05:54
          +1

          Hope you don't drive in the city because you're gonna get hit by the new light rail at the rate you're going.

          • lunartemis on 18/12/2019 - 18:42
            +2

            @kerfuffle: If he gets hit and loses his car, that will at least reduce one selfish driver off our roads

        • Kandrew on 17/12/2019 - 14:43
          +6

          @SlavOz
          It doesn’t change anything about the rules.

          And a police officer is still within their rights to issue an infringement notice for entering a blocked intersection. They have done so before, and they will do so in the future. The officer doesn’t have to wait until the lights turn red before issuing the infringement notice. If you enter a blocked intersection, you can be booked.

          I don’t normally say anything like this, and I don’t even think like this usually. And I’m nervous posting my following comment. (That’s how much it goes against the grain for me.)

          And with the arrogance that you display towards the road rules, I hope that they get you sooner rather than later.

      • dufflover on 18/12/2019 - 21:50
        +2

        Next time there's a Mustang blocking an interesting from moving in the other direction we'll all know who it is …

    • babykingdom on 16/12/2019 - 21:40

      Possibly but I always use this road and with the timing of the lights, even during busy periods that situation will never happen as the light on the other side will always turn red after the light at that intersection turns red.

    • deme on 18/12/2019 - 18:01

      Not sure if butthurt or troll

    • [Deactivated] on 18/12/2019 - 18:46

      Negged for the sake of it.

    • RJK on 19/12/2019 - 07:31

      SlavOz - are you trolling at this point?

      Aren't you the same guy who posted this about having your own private lane?
      https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/505840

      If you're in anyway serious, then honestly I think you'd benefit from reading the road rules and try to consider situations from the POV of all drivers.

    • cashless on 19/12/2019 - 08:34
      +1

      To think that there are drivers who really think like this…
      No wonder the roads are in such a mess.

  • Euphemistic on 16/12/2019 - 22:07
    +16

    Options:

    1. Ignore
    2. Wave to them, blow kisses.
    3. Flip them off
    4. Drop the clutch to stall the car, then start again before moving off.
    5. Wait until the light goes orange then head across
    6. Place car in reverse and move back a tad each time they honk.
    7. Put hazards on, pop the bonnet, get out and have a look around. Better effect, slam the door, kick the tyre sweat at the car.
    • crentist on 16/12/2019 - 22:27
      +1

      Start to move, then change your mind.

    • MS Paint on 16/12/2019 - 22:49
      +3

      Use your car horn to direct them to this URL via Morse code. That will teach them.

      sounds like this

    • HardlyCharly on 17/12/2019 - 01:03
      -2

      In my experience the only people who do 2. are those who are in the wrong, know it, and just want to be c**** about it.

    • papachris on 17/12/2019 - 22:13
      -1

      or 8. Move to USA, obtain firearms and wait for the next opportunity…

    • lunartemis on 18/12/2019 - 18:40
      -3

      Stalling damages the engine. Not much point damaging your car to entertain idiots

      • Euphemistic on 18/12/2019 - 20:40
        +1

        What damage does it do? I’ve stalled my cars plenty over the years after a brain fart. They still seem to run alright afterwards.

      • trapper on 19/12/2019 - 12:30

        It does no damage to the engine.

    • bigbadboogieman on 19/12/2019 - 08:53

      I like no. 5 alot combined with 2.

    • trapper on 19/12/2019 - 12:29

      7 is my go-to

  • sa-ozzie on 16/12/2019 - 23:32

    You are in the right…no comment on artistic merit of the drawing

  • HardlyCharly on 17/12/2019 - 01:02
    -6

    Just a couple of LNP voters, don't give it another thought, just flip people like that the bird and ignore their oblivious stupidity.

    HardlyCharly on 17/12/2019 - 01:02 (Collapsed - Offtopic. Show)
    • OBEY YOUR MASTERS on 17/12/2019 - 07:26
      +6

      What the hell is it with you and LNP voters? Seems to be your answer for everything.

      • Orion au on 17/12/2019 - 16:22
        +2

        It's a very immature way to view the world.

    • Eeples on 18/12/2019 - 22:43

      You say don't give it another thought but you also say to flip them off?

      Which is it?

  • blawler05 on 17/12/2019 - 08:21
    +2

    You did nothing wrong.

    Do not worry about them. Do not argue with Idiots, they just bring you down to their level and beat you with experience.

  • stueyh on 17/12/2019 - 09:50
    +3

    Great job in not blocking the intersection, glad to see someone that finally uses their brain on the road.

  • OzHunterNSW on 17/12/2019 - 09:50
    +2

    Are you describing a dream… if so, then you are procrastinating at a cross road in life. At the back of your mind your geo is saying go for it, but then you hear the voice of your mother, don't go, you can't go, you know you will fail. The bus represents your opportunity to escape the situation - which you failed to do. If it began to rain, then I'm afraid you wet the bed.

  • trilby on 17/12/2019 - 14:25
    +2

    they obviously have misjudged how much space you had and just want you to go so they can go before the light turns. They don't care a toot that they would be blocking the intersection.

  • eggles01 on 17/12/2019 - 17:02
    +1

    YOU WIND YOUR WINDOW DOWN THEN YOU BUNCH YOUR HAND INTO A FIST YOU THEN RAISE YOUR MIDDLE FINGER UP INTO THE AIR AND STICK YOUR HAND OUT THE WINDOW AND SAY TO YOURSELF,:COP THIS IDIOT:

    • Lockieasy on 18/12/2019 - 18:37
      +2

      Best not to escalate things. If they're honking at someone following the rules then they're probably road raging meth heads.

  • Windows98 on 18/12/2019 - 17:32
    +2

    A big smile and a thumbs up always makes road ragers more infuriated. that's always my revenge tool.

  • HeWhoKnows on 18/12/2019 - 17:34
    -5

    This post is a complete waste of time.

    I would conclude that OP did something wrong otherwise the people behind would not be so dramatic.

    So what is the purpose of this post?

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