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

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Anonymous wrote:People don't honk often enough. Yesterday I honked twice - first for someone veering into my lane, and the second was for someone distracted when the light turned green. imho people need to use their horn more often. It's not an insult and there's no need to get offended, but a reminder to pay attention and keep your eyes focused on the road.

I don't get honked at often (maybe 2-3x a year), because I'm a competent driver that uses my mirrors and pays attention to my surroundings.

+1. Honkers unite!

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Failure to honk is enabling bad behavior.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:People don't honk often enough. Yesterday I honked twice - first for someone veering into my lane, and the second was for someone distracted when the light turned green. imho people need to use their horn more often. It's not an insult and there's no need to get offended, but a reminder to pay attention and keep your eyes focused on the road.

I don't get honked at often (maybe 2-3x a year), because I'm a competent driver that uses my mirrors and pays attention to my surroundings.

+1. Honkers unite!

+1

Failure to honk is enabling bad behavior.

This is exactly the same mindset of those driving the speed limit in the left lane on the interstate.
EXACTLY the same.

[Anonymous]

Yesterday, at a driver who stopped in a roundabout to let a car in. A brief honk to tell them that yielding to incoming cars in a roundabout is not correct.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I get honked at more that I honk.

Yesterday I got honked at for not turning right on red in a situation where I thought it not yet safe to turn.

I don't honk much, so it's probably been a few months. I probably tapped the horn on somebody snoozing through the turn arrow on to Connecticut Avenue.

Why did you deem it not safe to turn? What makes you think a green light would suddenly make it safer?

There are genuine cases when it's not safe to turn right on red, but way too many people rely on the light to make it seem safe. Look around, pull forward a little, and you should know point blank whether it's safe or not to go whether red or green (provided there isn't a "no turn on red" sign, without the "when pedestrians are present" addition).

You certainly cannot be this stupid?

I’m not, but apparently you’re a naive rule follower who doesn’t understand that safe driving means relying on your eyes and other senses, and not what color the light is.

I’m baffled that you think turning right on red is unequivocally safer than turning green. That’s kind of frightening.

I am willing to bet that someone who uses caution and judgement before turning on red does not also blindly go when the light turns green, both of which are appropriate driving behavior. If you hit the gas the second the light turns green without scanning to make sure there aren’t stray pedestrians cars in the intersection then you are a bad driver.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:And do you think it's an even ratio? Do others honk at you more often thank you use your horn on others... or vice versa?

Last week when some idiot got into a right turn only lane and then decided at the last minute that they didn't want to do that and almost sideswiped the rental car I had.

Prior to that, when the person missed the left turn lane on 123 for Tyson's Mall and then thinks it's ok to hang out in the left through lane and back up traffic. I actually lay on my horn when people do this. Just go to the next light.

For me, it would have been when I wasn't paying attention to or have missed the light turning green, which is perfectly understandable.

DS says that it’s only bad drivers who never miss an exit.

[Anonymous]

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.

I think this was true before cell phones. Now, even very good drivers have to warn distracted drivers that they are drifting into another lane or about to plow into a stopped care or pedestrian.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yesterday, at a driver who stopped in a roundabout to let a car in. A brief honk to tell them that yielding to incoming cars in a roundabout is not correct.

Sometimes, it’s the safest thing though.

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Anonymous wrote:I was honked yesterday when I wouldn't make a right on red. In my defense, there was a No Right on Red sign.

Was it a No Right On Red or a No Right on Red when pedestrians are present sign? I see lots of people sitting at those and not turning, and I confess to honking at them.pretty often. It's like people see the first half and then have a reading comprehension fail on the second part.

Rght on red is permitted, not required. It is at the discretion of the driver who is the one who not only can see more of the intersection than the driver behind them but will also be liable if they hit someone or something because they just had to make that right turn right now. Or the person behind them thought they had to.

If it is permitted, and the intersection is clear, and you're choosing to block everyone behind you by not turning right on red... then it just makes you a willful ahole.

Honking at the driver in front of you who is not making the turn fast enough for you is worse. You should try going around really fast but do be careful of that pedestrian you can’t see until you hit them.

If simple reading comprehension is so hard for you, you really, REALLY should not be permitted to drive.

And you know this sitting behind a car waiting to turn at the intersection?

This actually happened to me once. I was the lead driver and a guy two cars back honked because I wasn’t going right on red. It was one of those wide open intersections near the Tysons Galleria - good lines of sight, etc. He didn’t see the wheelchair crossing in front of me due to the larger vehicle between us. But he sure thought he could.

You seem a bit ragey about this, PP. perhaps you shouldn’t be driving with all that pent up inside.

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[Anonymous]

I honked at someone who was sitting at a green light reading their phone. I got honked at while driving around a traffic circle - the person had plates from the midwest and I don't think they knew how to navigate a circle.

[Anonymous]

I can't really tell if people are honking at me because I'm just driving in my lane, not bothering anyone.
I just honked the other day because a car sped through a red light crosswalk (the ones where pedestrians push to indicate they would like to cross), and I honked both to let the driver and pedestrians know

[Anonymous]

I always get honked at the ‘no turn on red’. Geez, sorry I can read, and am obeying the sign.

[Anonymous]

I agree with others -- I have no problem honking at dork asses who are on their phones not paying attention to the light when it's a long time between opportunities to turn left. Otherwise, I'm surprised here in the 'burbs that no one really honks

[Anonymous]

I honked at someone who was coming into my lane while I was in it. Right on 270. I don't get honked

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:People don't honk often enough. Yesterday I honked twice - first for someone veering into my lane, and the second was for someone distracted when the light turned green. imho people need to use their horn more often. It's not an insult and there's no need to get offended, but a reminder to pay attention and keep your eyes focused on the road.

I don't get honked at often (maybe 2-3x a year), because I'm a competent driver that uses my mirrors and pays attention to my surroundings.

+1. Honkers unite!

+1

Failure to honk is enabling bad behavior.

This is exactly the same mindset of those driving the speed limit in the left lane on the interstate.
EXACTLY the same.

Not really, bc “slower traffic keep right” is a rule of the road.

[Anonymous]

I try to never honk except for the gentle “the light is green” tap or if I really needed to alert someone that I’m there for some reason like if they’re about to back into me.

But sometimes I do it in anger. It’s not smart because it doesn’t achieve anything and puts you at risk because people are nuts.