March 10, 2025 at 8:49 pm

They Honked At A Driver Who Almost Caused An Accident, But Their Stepdad Yelled At Them And Said They Were Wrong

by Matthew Gilligan

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Hey, we all get a little frustrated from time to time when we’re driving, right?

Sure, we do!

That’s why it’s good to sometimes have another person in the car with you to keep you in check from time to time…

That’s what happened to this person and they asked the fine folks on Reddit if they took things too far when they honked their horn at another driver.

Check out what happened!

AITA for honking at driver that stopped in the oncoming lanes mid left turn for a pedestrian?

“Recently, I had a bit of an argument with my stepdad while driving. So, I was the one driving when this happened.

There was a driver from the other side of the road in the center left turn lane, and they were turning left.

If they didn’t stop in the middle of the road, then everything would have been fine.

But they ended up stopping in the middle of the travel lanes.

I ended up having to brake decently hard to avoid t-boning them.

A natural response…

It really frightened me, and in response, I honked at them.

But the thing is, they were stopping because of a crossing pedestrian.

Then, my stepdad gets mad at me for honking, calling me a jerk, saying that they were just letting the pedestrian through, and not running the pedestrian over.

He even accused me of trying to urge that driver to just run over the pedestrian.

Yes, I’m serious.

On the one hand, I can fully understand that one would want to let a pedestrian through.

I’d want drivers to stop for me and not hit or endanger me.

But I counter argue that with this.: f the other driver couldn’t clear the driveway by the time the pedestrian would reach it, then they should have stayed in the CLTL and waited for the pedestrian to get fully across, even if that means having to wait even longer for a gap in oncoming traffic.

If I were that other driver, that’s what I would have have one.

But what do you think?

AITA for honking at that other driver, or not?”

Let’s see what folks said on Reddit.

This reader shared their thoughts.

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Another individual chimed in.

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This person said they’re NTA.

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Another reader said this person was to blame.

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And another individual chimed in.

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Road raging is never a good idea…

It’s best to learn that early on.

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