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I don't even know if my horn works, I don't ever use it. In SE Michigan though people honk their horns at each other nonstop. People are rude as hell here.
Last edited by EugeneOnegin; 11-16-2013 at 11:07 PM..
The horn is the most important component on my car. I'll give a beep if the car infront doesn't move when the light turns green. If someone cuts me off or tries to move into my lane, I'll give a long blast. If the car infront is driving very slow, I'll give a long blast as I pass it.
With the average motorist having the IQ of a grain of sand and the attention span of a gold fish, a horn is critical. When the horn on my car stopped working, I had it promptly replaced.
How long and how often do you blow your horn. Give one answer in each part, frequency and duration.
Would depend on the reason for blowing the horn in the first place,about the only time i'll give a courteous tap of the horn is when the light turns green and the person in front of me is distracted and doesnt realize the light has changed. Most horn blowing is just rude obnoxious people who think leaning on their horn will accomplish something or somehow make all the traffic go away.
I will BLARE my horn whenever I see a blind person with a cane out of courtesy, it seems to startle them but I'm sure they appreciate me sounding my presence and they probably wish everyone else would do this too.
One of the things that used to drive me nuts about Miami is how many people laid on their horns the millisecond the light turned green. I mean, these people had it down to the exact moment that light turned green.
I used to live at an intersection with a light, and I wanted to beat the ever loving crap out of every single one of those people. It wasn't just one or two, and it wasn't just a quick beep, it was full on aggressive, ahole blaring by hundreds of drivers an hour. I wish those people got tickets for laying on their horns when they were NOT in an emergency situation. I understand, if someone is about to hit you, damn straight, hit the horn, but not just because you think you're spit don't stink, and everyone needs to get the hell out of your way right. fricken. now. or. you'll. go. crazy.
A small beep when someone isn't paying attention at the light? Fine. Anything longer than that? You're a jerk. People LIVE IN THOSE BUILDINGS AROUND YOU.
A car is about to ram in to you? Fine, make sure you get their attention. When they have corrected themselves? GET OFF THE DAMN HORN.
You're mad because someone isn't moving over? Don't care, stay off your damn horn, obnoxious creature.
I'm really saying this to the people in Miami more than anyone on this particular thread....but if you act like that, then it does apply to you. You guys should really spend some time in Miami...I've never, in my life, seen such chaos on the roads as I have there.
in my car not often. In my truck almost daily to test the operation as per DOT regs.
Big trucks have a city horn & an air horn. The air horn is best saved for the highway. The city horn is best used in the city. On a few occasions there have been pedi's that just wander out into the street oblvious to where they are. The city horn get's their attention without freezing them in their tracks like the airhorn does.
Recently returned from a trip to NYC, the horn blowing capitol of the world, all you hear are horns blowing, if you do not have a working horn on your car in Manhattan, you will be unable to drive, I don't think your vehicle would start..another one of those devices installed at the factory...for your safety.
I have noticed here in Florida that there are certain ethnic origins that love to play with their horns. I have a family down the street that will blow their horns two houses from theirs to announce their arrival to their home, like their home really needs to know. When they pull into their driveway, they give it another toot, double checking...I guess.
Now when they leave, while still in the driveway, they toot, I guess to say goodbye to their home, and, in some cases when they want everyone in the neighborhood to know they are leaving, they lay on the horn for 50ft or more, can't tell you how much I love that little move.
As for Miami, just returned from the Keys, drove thru Miami in my motor home, towing my car, going the speed limit. Now, we are talking about having some fun! Horns blowing, drivers cutting you off so close that you can see their breath and music is a blar'in...windows open of coarse, how else could they hear their horns? Indeed a very festive ride!
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