Do you ever honk your car horn?

Always whenever someone sit at a green light. Get off of your MF phone and drive!!! Or when people drive like imbeciles.

I was a Marine infantryman, fought in Iraq, Afghanistan, Somalia, and Yemen. I've survived small arms fire, machine gun fire, mortars, rockets, IEDs, even friendly artillery strikes. I've been in hand to hand combat with some of the most formidable enemy combatants this country has ever faced including the early version of ISIS, al Qaeda, al shabaab, and boko haram. Oppressive heat, cobras, PTSD, and government supplied upper and downers.

And there are days driving through Phoenix where I feel my life is in greater jeopardy. People have absolutely no respect for how fast it can all end, not only for themselves but for the family of four in the minivan next to them, on the way to the zoo for their daughter's tenth birthday. Driving in modern America is literally insane.

I want to move to the woods, farm for food, live on solar power, burn my money, drop out of society, and forget that driving even exists.

i've honked out of danger maybe 3 times ever, anger never, and at stop lights occasionally

i don't think you should honk bank. just let the dude get angry.

Only when the light turns green and the person in front of me isn't moving because they are too busy texting away.

Agreed speeding in cities should not be encouraged but people that drive ridiculously slowly are so irritating. That's when I use my horn.

You should drive through India.

I might tap once to let a non-attentive driver know the light changed.

The only time I ever lay on the horn is when someone starts entering my lane as though they didn’t see me.

When I was younger I had some road rage tendencies but after getting into it w a couple scary dudes I decided it was never worth it to put myself (and later my kids ) at risk. That said, I did recently honk and yell at (and scare the crap out of) a teenager on a bike who rolled across an intersection in front of me when I had the green light. She was texting while riding and just not paying attention and I really almost hit her.

Subway Surfers wrote:

Agreed speeding in cities should not be encouraged but people that drive ridiculously slowly are so irritating. That's when I use my horn.

The OP is an obvious snowflake.

No. I live in a large, liberal metropolitan area, and honking your horn is an excellent way to get shot.

Your story is super-confusing.

In the south, it's like people are scared of honking. I don't get it. I'm never afraid to use my horn when needed.

not a honker wrote:

i've honked out of danger maybe 3 times ever, anger never, and at stop lights occasionally

i don't think you should honk bank. just let the dude get angry.

Same here.

i live in Boston. We honk a lot around here. Like a lot. Daily is not uncommon.

While my wife is driving, i will want to honk. I know from experience though that if i simply reach over and honk she will push me away. So i first use my left elbow to block her defense, then honk with my bent left hand at whatever traffic is currently offending me.

i can't believe the people who say they have only ever used their horn 3 times. different environment i guess.

I honk at bicyclists riding side by side that make it dangerous to pass on a winding scenic 2 lane road.

I give people 1.5 seconds when the light turns green.

Also lots of foreigners and out of towners do dumb stuff in my city and I honk at them. Pulling out in front of me without much time, running red lights / rolling through stop signs, not taking turns at stop signs, lost driving 5mph (pull over), u turns, jaywalkers, not signaling, etc.

I also love tailgaters when I'm going 5mph over the limit with tons of traffic in front of me, I then go 5 mph under the limit. Rush hour is the worst. People drive 90-100mph on the freeway bumper to bumper.

I pretty much only honk my horn when I'm tapering.

Of course I honk my horn. How else would the guy in front of me know that the light turned green 0.003 seconds ago?

The only automotive part I cherish more than the horn is the gas pedal.

Subway Surfers wrote:

You should drive through India.

lol true

we honk a lot around here wrote:

While my wife is driving, i will want to honk. I know from experience though that if i simply reach over and honk she will push me away. So i first use my left elbow to block her defense, then honk with my bent left hand at whatever traffic is currently offending me.

My husband almost lost his arm doing this. Honking at offending traffic is fun. No sharing. And yes I hog the blankets too.

runs with scissors wrote:

we honk a lot around here wrote:

While my wife is driving, i will want to honk. I know from experience though that if i simply reach over and honk she will push me away. So i first use my left elbow to block her defense, then honk with my bent left hand at whatever traffic is currently offending me.

My husband almost lost his arm doing this. Honking at offending traffic is fun. No sharing. And yes I hog the blankets too.

your husband sounds like a wise man.....