I saw an idiot today....

[KhoiFather]

Well, I was pulling out from Best Buy parking lot and going to go pick up my little brother from the mall. As I was driving through the parking lot going at about uhhh 20 MPH, there's these people that were about to cross to go to this restaurant across from Best Buy. I'm driving along, I see three people. As I get closer to them, two of the three people stands there and waits for me to drive past. Then there's this idiot! that just keeps on walking, and I have to hit the brakes and turn left real quick to avoid hitting him. Then he's like, "don't you know how to stop." That totally pissed me off, because 1st, I have the right of way, and he should of been smart like those other two and waited until me and a couple cars behind me passed them. I didn't say anything, and I just drove away shaking my head and saying to myself what an a$$hole he was. What's wrong with that man? Does he think he's higher above everyone and expect people to just stop their car even though there's not a stop sign or any sign telling drivers to stop? I mean, I ocassionally stop for people so they can cross, but I was in a rush to pick up my brother and plus there were other cars behind me. Well, what can I say....

 

[Turkish]

you should have kicked his ass... some poeple just deserve that

 

[conjur]

Not sure on the legal issues but if I see a person or persons walking in a parking lot, I give them a wide berth. No sense in having to deal with cops over some moron's inability to realize a car will win any fight with a pedestrian.

 

[Dacalo]

Pedestrians usually get right of the way, at least that's the way I drive

 

[Crimson]

People ALWAYS have the right away in situations like that.. you were wrong.

 

[d33pt]

you were in the wrong here...in a parking lot, no more than 5mph and pedestrains ALWAYS have right of way. it IS a parking lot after all. who's the idiot now?

 

[johnjohn320]

Um...don't pedestrians have the right of way in a parking lot?

 

[Pr0Hawk]

He had the right away. You were wrong.

 

[KhoiFather]

Originally posted by: Dacalo
Pedestrians usually get right of the way, at least that's the way I drive

I guess, but like most smart people, they wait until car passes. I don't just go walking in front of a car when I see it coming. I wait until it passes then I walk.

 

[Ryan]

I don't get it?!??! Did you look at yourself in the rear-view mirror?

 

[Turkish]

who cares though, what if the car wasn't able to stop, does it worth risking? if the other 2 stopped, there must have been a reason, appearently the guy was an idiot.

 

[GhettoFob]

Originally posted by: d33pt
you were in the wrong here...in a parking lot, no more than 5mph and pedestrains ALWAYS have right of way. it IS a parking lot after all. who's the idiot now?

 

[Eli]

*chuckle*

Well, this thread turned around fast.

 

[ReiAyanami]

Speed bumps are like mini roller coasters.

DMV handbook says pedestrians HAVE the right of way, but what do they know. Roadkill says otherwise...

 

[KhoiFather]

It's wasn't exactly a parking lot. Like Best Buy has the parking lot, then there's a road between the parking lot and the Restaurant. This road gets pretty busy so it's not really a parking lot. It wasn't on one of those roads between the left side and right side parking space.

 

[johnjohn320]

Originally posted by: KhoiFather

Originally posted by: Dacalo
Pedestrians usually get right of the way, at least that's the way I drive

I guess, but like most smart people, they wait until car passes. I don't just go walking in front of a car when I see it coming. I wait until it passes then I walk.

Face it dude, what you would have done in his position doesn't matter. What you should have done in your position was not what you did. You screwed up, and we all do, it happens. But calling him an idiot....

You may remove the egg from your face now.

 

[KhoiFather]

Okay so tell me one thing. Pretend you just got done watching a movie, then you come out. There's a crap load of cars coming and going home. Before you walk on the road, do cars stop for you to walk by all the time? Ocassionally they'll be this nice person that stops for you. But most of the time, you have to stand there and wait until all the cars pass by. Right?

 

[dighn]

Originally posted by: KhoiFather
Okay so tell me one thing. Pretend you just got done watching a movie, then you come out. There's a crap load of cars coming and going home. Before you walk in the road, do cars stop for you to walk by all the time? Ocassionally they'll be this nice person that stops for you. But most of the time, you have to stand there and wait until all the cars pass by. Right?

i'd wait but there are always cars that would stop even if they see i'm waiting.

unless this is the middle of the road you are talking about, that is no pedestrian walk thing painted in white

 

[johnjohn320]

Originally posted by: KhoiFather
Okay so tell me one thing. Pretend you just got done watching a movie, then you come out. There's a crap load of cars coming and going home. Before you walk on the road, do cars stop for you to walk by all the time? Ocassionally they'll be this nice person that stops for you. But most of the time, you have to stand there and wait until all the cars pass by. Right?

Right. Doesn't mean they're correct.

 

[Turkish]

to everyone that says the pedestrians always have the right of way, will you expect all cars to stop when you are trying to pass through a regular city road by foot? or will you slow down for an idiot like that?

regards,

xiety.

 

[MacGaven]

Hey, don't pedestrians have the right of way!?!

 

[Hubris]

Originally posted by: KhoiFather
Okay so tell me one thing. Pretend you just got done watching a movie, then you come out. There's a crap load of cars coming and going home. Before you walk on the road, do cars stop for you to walk by all the time? Ocassionally they'll be this nice person that stops for you. But most of the time, you have to stand there and wait until all the cars pass by. Right?

Yes, most pedestrians will wait and cross when a car lets them, but they DO have the right of way.

Just suck it up, quit trying to justify yourself and be a man.

 

[Hubris]

Originally posted by: Xiety
to everyone that says the pedestrians always have the right of way, will you expect all cars to stop when you are trying to pass through interstate 85 by foot? or will you slow down for an idiot like that?

regards,

xiety.

That's why there are signs that say no pedestrians are allowed on highways, genius.

 

[atom]

Originally posted by: Xiety
to everyone that says the pedestrians always have the right of way, will you expect all cars to stop when you are trying to pass through interstate 85 by foot? or will you slow down for an idiot like that?

regards,

xiety.

How can you compare a road where people are allowed to cross to a road forbidden by pedestrians?

 

[randomlinh]

dude, you better not drive on my campus then... no one bothers stopping for cars. they just walk w/o even taking a look most of the time.