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Originally Posted by flatbutt

That's when it happens...someone pulls their vehicle up close to me such that I can't fully back out OR a pedestrian starts walking behind me. OK I can wait for the pedestrian but the other vehicle is just making things harder. Then there is the cement head that tries to take their vehicle around me as I try to back out! WTF?

Why do they do it? Or am I just a cranky old man?

I'm completely cool with pedestrians going. I'm comfortably sitting on my butt in the car, and they are walking, potentially in cold, hot, rainy, windy, whatever weather. Don't dawdle. Don't cross diagonally in front of me which will take 4 times longer than crossing perpendicular to the "lane" that I'm in.

Yes, I don't get people that pull in too close, and then honk when I keep backing out. I've got a backup camera with guides that show me where I am, so I can back out pretty darn close without hitting you, but it'll probably scare you.

What I have happen way more often is the folks that shoot past while I'm backing out. If I've just started, that's not too bad, they may not have seen me coming out, or there may be tons of time and space to get past, but some folks do it when you're nearly out and there's hardly any space. I guess it's fortunate (for me and my mental health) that I'm not in that big a hurry.

Obliviousness, stupidity, self-centeredness... take your pick, and maybe take several.