Geez, you try to do the right thing…

This morning on my ride to work, I approached a left turn into a side street. There's a pedestrian waiting at a refuge island to cross in front of me. The car in front of me ignores him and goes.

I stop, because I insist on following right of way laws. Following the law in this situation is the most predictable and therefore safe thing you can do. Plus, though I was on a bike, the biggest problem is with the sense of entitlement drivers have that leads to them presuming right of way when they don't have it.

Anyway, the pedestrian refuses to go. I wave him on, I tell him he has right of way. He says "no I don't". Then a car coming from the other direction who was stopped (for the other car and, presumably, me) starts turning right. No way am I having that. I move forward to block the intersection fully to let the pedestrian go.

Another pedestrian arrives. With the two of them, they eventually go, and then I continue.

But fuck me. I try to follow the law Alby doing something that's both safer and more convenient for this arsehole and all I get in return is spray? Fuck.