When's the last time you honked at someone, and someone honked at you... and why?

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Anonymous wrote:Last week. I honked at someone who didn't see me as he was backing out. Before that, it's been years. I couldn't tell you the last time I've been honked at

That’s on YOU. You’re supposed to let people back out of spaces.

Nope. The driver in the "flow of traffic" has right of way. Insurance company will put you at fault if you hit someone backing out of a parking space.

You don't understand right of way.

I guess your definition of "right of way" is whatever you are doing is right?

Because in this case, the person backing out is supposed to yield.

No one has the right of way. Someone must yield it. If I start backing out and you turn into the aisle, I do not yield to you. I already started my traffic maneuver. Your presence does not give you immediate right of way because flow of traffic, whatever that is.

DP but you are a terrible driver if this is your interpretation of how backing out and parking lot should operate. If you are most of the way out, then yes parking lot traffic should yield. But if you're less than halfway, you stop. And you should be going slow enough to be paying attention.

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Anonymous wrote:My favorite honker was I was headed to Hamptons by myself very early on a Saturday morning. I wanted to get there by 8 am.

I was driving left lane Long Island Express way out East moody at exit on an empty road. A sports car is up my butt in an empty road flashing me to move over. I was going 80mph.

So I hit the gas up to 100mph. Guy comes up my tail and starts honking. I had the top down as I had an old Mercedes like 18 years old and a V8. Guy Is honking so I say screw it and floor it. OMG I guess for autobahn purposes car downshifted are 120mph and I hear tire chirp. Next thing at 140mph and guy is pulling back. As my pants us crapping as I just took a 18 year old car with 120,000 miles up to 140 mph he pulls up beside me salutes me, gets behind as we go back to a modest 85 and get off next exit.

Who the heck beeps at a car going 100 mph to speed up or move over?

Who doesn’t just pull over and let the person pass? You sound like a d$ck.

+1

Almost as bad as the back-out person who doesn't stop or turn around to look.

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Anonymous wrote:I honk at other people all the time. At least a couple times a week.

Too many people only think about themselves about driving, and I use the honk to let them know: "hey, pay attention please. there are other people in this situation you know." Situations include people using their phones at lights (if there's "one Mississippi" and your brake lights are still on, you get a honk). Or you are making a left turn and refuse to pull up to allow people behind you to go around (and there would be space, if you pulled up). Or if they're not driving center-straight and their tire keeps hitting the line on a multi lane road.

Pay attention, be considerate, and you don't get a honk. I don't do it to be mean but to alert the driver to be more mindful of their surroundings.

The last time I was honked at was months ago, at least. Maybe a year or more. I think I probably succumbed to checking my phone at a light, though usually I'm very good about it.

I always pause a FEW seconds when a light turns green. I make sure the other side stops. I almost got T-boned once by a car that ran a light and I take 3-5 seconds to be safe.

You should be paying attention and looking around while you're stopped at the red light. Once it turns green, is not the time to *start* looking and clearing your surroundings.

Yes, occasionally someone runs a red light but you should not be "always pausing a few seconds" after the light changes. Definitely not every time.

I am watching traffic the whole time. But I can’t predict those who speed through on red. People are so damn inpatient these days.

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Anonymous wrote:Last week. I honked at someone who didn't see me as he was backing out. Before that, it's been years. I couldn't tell you the last time I've been honked at

That’s on YOU. You’re supposed to let people back out of spaces.

Nope. The driver in the "flow of traffic" has right of way. Insurance company will put you at fault if you hit someone backing out of a parking space.

You don't understand right of way.

I guess your definition of "right of way" is whatever you are doing is right?

Because in this case, the person backing out is supposed to yield.

No one has the right of way. Someone must yield it. If I start backing out and you turn into the aisle, I do not yield to you. I already started my traffic maneuver. Your presence does not give you immediate right of way because flow of traffic, whatever that is.

DP but you are a terrible driver if this is your interpretation of how backing out and parking lot should operate. If you are most of the way out, then yes parking lot traffic should yield. But if you're less than halfway, you stop. And you should be going slow enough to be paying attention.

Astounded by the ignorance here. Supports my conclusion some people only learn to pass the driving test, and not how to drive.

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Slightly OT but I'd like to add a driving question here. If I am approaching an intersection with a green light with the intention to turn right, and a driver is approaching the intersection from the opposite direction to turn left (i.e., also with the solid green, not an arrow), who should go first?

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Anonymous wrote:Slightly OT but I'd like to add a driving question here. If I am approaching an intersection with a green light with the intention to turn right, and a driver is approaching the intersection from the opposite direction to turn left (i.e., also with the solid green, not an arrow), who should go first?

The person turning right should go first because the person turning left is crossing a lane of oncoming traffic and must yield.

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Anonymous wrote:Slightly OT but I'd like to add a driving question here. If I am approaching an intersection with a green light with the intention to turn right, and a driver is approaching the intersection from the opposite direction to turn left (i.e., also with the solid green, not an arrow), who should go first?

If you are turning onto a multilane road you can both turn at the same time. Just stay in your lane.

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Anonymous wrote:Someone honked at me a couple of weeks ago when my lane ended and I was merging into the traffic and (mistakenly) thought they would slow down to let me in.

I can’t remember the last time I honked at someone. My drivers Ed instructor told us that having to honk is a sign of bad driving on the honker’s part.

LOL. Where was this?

It was in VA. For example, for some of the scenarios expressed by PP's, he would have said that if you see someone is backing out, then you should stop and let them back out, rather than honking to make them stop. If they swerved to get into my lane at the last minute, I should be able to see them and slow down to let them in; no need for a honk. I only honk if someone is about to collide with me and I wouldn't be able to avoid the collision.

I am an old and one of the Driver's Ed movie reel we watched was probably filmed in the late 60's (but we were watching it in the '80's) and distinctly remember the instructor in the film driving around in his '60's sedan with fins and tapping the horn at all these different scenarios (horn was on the side, like where your blinker is), including one where the person was backing out of their driveway. 1960's driving instructor wasn't stopping for people backing out. No way.

Ah yes, the friendly tap of the horn! I'm passing you BEEP!

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Great thread. I have calmed down and will wait a bit at a green for the stupids to get off their phone. Likewise, I wait behind the chickenshits who don't wanna turn right on red even if there is no sign.

Last time I got beeped, recently, is a quick merge I do regularly from left, merge all the way to right exit. I had my blinker on and was waiting for asswipe to either pick it up or slow down (pick one, asswipe!) and they HONKED at me because I had my blinker on and might just maybe try to merge right into the same physical space they were occupying with their thumb straight up their bottom hole. Mouth breathers driving, seriously.

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Anonymous wrote:Last week. I honked at someone who didn't see me as he was backing out. Before that, it's been years. I couldn't tell you the last time I've been honked at

That’s on YOU. You’re supposed to let people back out of spaces.

Nope. The driver in the "flow of traffic" has right of way. Insurance company will put you at fault if you hit someone backing out of a parking space.

You don't understand right of way.

I guess your definition of "right of way" is whatever you are doing is right?

Because in this case, the person backing out is supposed to yield.

No one has the right of way. Someone must yield it. If I start backing out and you turn into the aisle, I do not yield to you. I already started my traffic maneuver. Your presence does not give you immediate right of way because flow of traffic, whatever that is.

DP but you are a terrible driver if this is your interpretation of how backing out and parking lot should operate. If you are most of the way out, then yes parking lot traffic should yield. But if you're less than halfway, you stop. And you should be going slow enough to be paying attention.

Try applying this "halfway rule" in any other driving situation. For instance, you approach a yield, proceed, but then see a car appear in the distance. You stop halfway way into the road?

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Anonymous wrote:Slightly OT but I'd like to add a driving question here. If I am approaching an intersection with a green light with the intention to turn right, and a driver is approaching the intersection from the opposite direction to turn left (i.e., also with the solid green, not an arrow), who should go first?

If you are turning onto a multilane road you can both turn at the same time. Just stay in your lane.

Sorry, I can't turn the steering wheel too far. It might break.

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Anonymous wrote:Last week. I honked at someone who didn't see me as he was backing out. Before that, it's been years. I couldn't tell you the last time I've been honked at

That’s on YOU. You’re supposed to let people back out of spaces.

Nope. The driver in the "flow of traffic" has right of way. Insurance company will put you at fault if you hit someone backing out of a parking space.

You don't understand right of way.

I guess your definition of "right of way" is whatever you are doing is right?

Because in this case, the person backing out is supposed to yield.

No one has the right of way. Someone must yield it. If I start backing out and you turn into the aisle, I do not yield to you. I already started my traffic maneuver. Your presence does not give you immediate right of way because flow of traffic, whatever that is.

DP but you are a terrible driver if this is your interpretation of how backing out and parking lot should operate. If you are most of the way out, then yes parking lot traffic should yield. But if you're less than halfway, you stop. And you should be going slow enough to be paying attention.

Astounded by the ignorance here. Supports my conclusion some people only learn to pass the driving test, and not how to drive.

Again, for the slow people in the back. No one has the right of way. One driver is required to yield the right of way.

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[Anonymous]

I honked at people daily. I've never been honked at. I moved here from L.A. and am still amazed at how many terrible drivers there are here.

[Anonymous]

I Honked yesterday. I was turning right and I guess the guy behind me didn't think I was turning right fast enough (I was just waiting for traffic to pass). He comes up to zoom around me and turn just as I was turning right and almost hit me. I honked.

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Anonymous wrote:I tap/gentle honk when the person in front of me doesn't realize the light has changed from red to green (usuallybecause they are on their phone, not because I tapped a split sec9nd after the light changed).

Aha!!! So, you're the one! Lol.