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Car Forum / Driving, Maintenance, Tuning / Driving / February 2006Did I make a mistake?
Here's the situtation. Terrible icy roads this morning. Pulled into a 2 lane, 55mph road by my house, it was at a near stand still. Was creeping up the road at about 5-10 mph, stop and go. I decided to turn around, because the next light a *2 miles* away, so I didn't know if there was a wreck up ahead or what. I waited until I got up to the next intersection, which happened to be a sidestreet to a sub-division. I put my blinker on, and started to make a left into the sub. There were no oncoming cars. I'm halfway through the turn, when the guy in front of me decides to make the same turn I'm make. He doesn't see me, and I lay on the horn. He shoots me a dirty look. Was I deserving of that? I was at the proper place for the turn. It's not like I drove up the wrong way to get to the sidestreet sooner. > I put my blinker on, and started to make a left into the sub. There > were no oncoming cars. I'm halfway through the turn, when the guy in > front of me decides to make the same turn I'm make. He doesn't see me, > and I lay on the horn. He shoots me a dirty look. > Was I deserving of that? I was at the proper place for the turn. It's > not like I drove up the wrong way to get to the sidestreet sooner. You were in the right. correct location, first to signal, only one to signal? > > I put my blinker on, and started to make a left into the sub. There > > were no oncoming cars. I'm halfway through the turn, when the guy in [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > You were in the right. correct location, first to signal, only one to > signal? I believe he did signal immediately as he turned, so I was already halfway done. > > > I put my blinker on, and started to make a left into the sub. There > > > were no oncoming cars. I'm halfway through the turn, when the guy in [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > I believe he did signal immediately as he turned, so I was already > halfway done. In the UK at least you are meant to signal *in advance* of the manouvre. Signalling *as you turn* is effectively useless/redundant. They guy was an idiot. Graham > Larry Bud: > Here's the situtation. Terrible icy roads this morning. Pulled into a [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > Was I deserving of that? I was at the proper place for the turn. It's > not like I drove up the wrong way to get to the sidestreet sooner. IMO, you were in the right (presuming that the guy infrout of you made no signal to turn before you started your maneuver). From your description, you were in the proper place to make the turn, signalled your intention and made your move. SInce you were already well into your maneuver, your were in the right. If the other guy wanted to make the same move, he should have waited untill you were out of the intersection. > Here's the situtation. Terrible icy roads this morning. Pulled into a > 2 lane, 55mph road by my house, it was at a near stand still. Was [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > Was I deserving of that? I was at the proper place for the turn. It's > not like I drove up the wrong way to get to the sidestreet sooner. Your only mistake was underestimating the stupidity of your fellow road users, then being amazed/bewildered when said stupidity was put on full display :-) Usually a dirty look, the traffic finger, hurled invective, etc. translate into "You caught me with my hand in the cookie jar and I instinctively react to that with a face-saving display of aggression." Think nothing of it. As for the horn, sounds to me like you used it for exactly the right purpose (warning) and soon enough to keep somebody from doing something that could've ended badly. --Joe |
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