Do you ever honk your car horn?

Toot , Toot , Beep , Beep , Yeah !

we honk a lot around here wrote:

runs with scissors wrote:

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.....

Nah. Back seat honking comes out too tentative.

You’ve gotta lean on the horn and stay there. Only the driver can do that properly.

People that honk their horn all the time are just like people who audibly say ouch, just looking for attention. It should be used sparingly otherwise it loses any meaning.

I was approaching a red light in the right hand land at 10 pm, preparing to stop and then make a right hand turn. I saw in my rear view mirror a car in the left land coming very fast. As he was going through the red light, I honk my horn. There were three pedestrians and two dogs half way across the street as they had the walk sign. The pedestrians, hearing my honk, stopped. As it turn out they were neighbors of mine and said my honking my horn saved their lives.

I've read your story 3 times and I still can't figure it out.

If you are turning left, traffic next to you turning right, how are you yielding to them? If they're turning right and you're turning left, you don't need to yield, you're going in opposite directions.

Do you mean oncoming traffic was turning right so you couldn't turn left?

If that's not it, then I think you were super confused and you got honked at because you were trying to yield to traffic that isn't even crossing your path. I don't know why anyone would do that.

Until I perfect my exterior voice-activated scrolling marquee to convey my exact thoughts to fellow drivers, honking remains my only reliable form of communication with the surrounding area.

TLDR: Yes.

Didn't Bekele have a lucky escape from a car accident here somewhere in USA. I know he mentioned an accident. This thread got me thinking of Bekele and I wonder how it happened. The road is literally full of crazy people who can easily hurt you so you have to be careful.

Not so fast bro wrote:

I've read your story 3 times and I still can't figure it out.

If you are turning left, traffic next to you turning right, how are you yielding to them? If they're turning right and you're turning left, you don't need to yield, you're going in opposite directions.

Do you mean oncoming traffic was turning right so you couldn't turn left?

If that's not it, then I think you were super confused and you got honked at because you were trying to yield to traffic that isn't even crossing your path. I don't know why anyone would do that.

I'm with you. What does the OP even mean?

Let's refresh:

"It is a fact that cars on the right-lane making a left-lane turn must yield to cars on the right-lane making a right-lane turn."

Cars in the right lane turning left with cars in the right turning right? Do you mean oncoming traffic?

Yes, you always yield to oncoming traffic. If you are both turning in front of each other, then you yield to cars behind them.

As long as you have your turn signal on, and there is no sign prohibiting turns, then no one should honk at you. If they do, it's their problem.

Maybe they did not see your signal. Maybe they are having an emergency. Maybe they are jerks.

Let is pass and go on with your life.

And yes, I honk: 1) a short beep if someone has fallen asleep. 2) a honk if someone is turning into me.

If no, then why do cars have horns?

In San Diego - rarely. In San Francisco or New York - frequently.

Yes, like if I see Ricky on the sidewalk.

I honked my horn just to get her attention

She said, "Was that for me?"

I said, "Yeah"

She said, "Why?"

I said, "Come on and take a ride with a helluva guy"

I was making a left-lane turn. I signaled. There were cars on the opposite lane in front of me making a right-lane turn from the right-lane.

Even then, I still get honked.

Looks like we got a badass over here! Remember kids - people who brag about their accomplishments like this are usually lying.

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.

I used to like to honk my x-GFs luscious boobs while she was driving. I too, almost lost my arm doing this.

If he follows through and moves off of the grid then we won't have to put up with his braggadocio attitude and extreme machismo.

It is funny how people who want to be off of the grid still are all over websites like this. Also, he says he wants to forget that driving exists. I'll bet he drives a big ass four wheel drive pick-up truck. As we all know, driving a big ass pick-up truck is compensating for short-comings in other areas.

I lived in Chicago so I picked up the habit of honking pretty much daily. Now I live in a small town and nobody ever honks here. It’s still a habit for me though I can’t break.

That's one of the best posts that I've ever seen, and I know exactly how you fee.

I think you meant "pee".

I rarely honk. The only time I will is if I'm behind someone at a red light and the light turns green. I'll wait a 4-5 seconds for them to go and if they still haven't gone, i'll assume they are on their phone and honk.

I f**king hate when people honk at me while i'm running. I jump every time and lose my rhythm.