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

[Anonymous]

I don’t really honk, I just go around. I do it fast too so I get honked at. But hey they should’ve been paying attention

[Anonymous]

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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.

WHAT? No it's not. You never stop when you are already driving in the roundabout. Someone is going to crash into you if you do that.

Roundabout driving is dependent on predictable behavior - those inside the roundabout have the right of way. Which means you continue driving and don't slam on the breaks. Those trying to enter the roundabout are waiting for you to pass them. Sure they may be impatiently creeping on the stop line, but they are just waiting for you to pass so they can enter.

Don't be a nervous ninny.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote: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.

I remind my teen drivers that they live in a bubble and don't realize how many people have a gun in their car.

[Anonymous]

Traffic circles.

It genuinely seems like 1 out of 20 really don't understand how they work.

Am used to it now. I'll give them a honk and a scare. But I'm prepared for it, so nothing ever dangerous. It's clueless idiots who don't understand that people in the circle have the right of way. Breathtakingly stupid people on Connecticut and Mass Ave.

[Anonymous]

When I see a honk if your horny bumper sticker

[Anonymous]

I got aggressively honked at last week for not turning right on red…when there was a No Turn On Red Sign and several pedestrians crossing the street.

Today I honked at a car that just stopped in the lane mid block, no blinker or flashers. I couldn’t get over to drive around them so I waited a few seconds to see if they would start moving again. When they didn’t, I gave them a couple of polite beeps. Then I see someone sauntering over to hop in the back. It was an Uber. The car still didn’t start moving even after the rider got in so I laid on the horn.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I got aggressively honked at last week for not turning right on red…when there was a No Turn On Red Sign and several pedestrians crossing the street.

Today I honked at a car that just stopped in the lane mid block, no blinker or flashers. I couldn’t get over to drive around them so I waited a few seconds to see if they would start moving again. When they didn’t, I gave them a couple of polite beeps. Then I see someone sauntering over to hop in the back. It was an Uber. The car still didn’t start moving even after the rider got in so I laid on the horn.

Obviously you never turn right on red when pedestrians are crossing, but there are WAY too many drivers who need their vision checked, because they can't see the smaller print under the "No Turn On Red" sign (ie, "when pedestrians are present" or certain hours). And when I can clearly see the that the crosswalk is clear, and can also clearly see the smaller words, I will honk at someone stopping for right on red for no reason (except to probably use their cellphone).

[Anonymous]

This morning.
My kids.
To tell them to move their asses and get in the damn car.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Traffic circles.

It genuinely seems like 1 out of 20 really don't understand how they work.

Am used to it now. I'll give them a honk and a scare. But I'm prepared for it, so nothing ever dangerous. It's clueless idiots who don't understand that people in the circle have the right of way. Breathtakingly stupid people on Connecticut and Mass Ave.

So many people run red lights in DuPont circle. I don’t get it. It’s a miracle there aren’t more accidents involving pedestrians there.

[Anonymous]

Honk every day at the people on first at the red light and on their phones. No, I don't want to wait 3 minutes to go on green.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

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.

DS is dumb

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm a regular green-light honker - sorry! People are too distracted these days. Also, I was distracted and got honked at recently. Other instances are when creeps honk at me from the car when I'm walking down the street dressed up or in yoga clothes smh.

When people honk at me at green lights I start going five miles an hour if the road has no place for them to pass me.

[Anonymous]

I honk at someone at least every other day.

[Anonymous]

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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).

This, and it happens at least 1-2 each week. I am not impatient (I will give people much more time to go than my wife feels is reasonable), but so many drivers aren't paying attention these days. Often you can see they are looking down at their cell phone. I try to make it a short, hey let's go, honk. Most don't care and understand why, some still act surprised/annoyed. I just don't have time to sit there while they go with the program - especially at intersections where the light rotation takes a longer time.

This happens to me every day. I'm never on my phone. Usually, I'm already moving--just not quickly enough for you very important people behind me who have extremely important places to be.

I'd hope that my slowing to a crawl after passing the intersection and continuing to ignore your honks would teach you a lesson, but probably no. On the other hand, I find it hilarious so go, me.

I've been driving enough in this town to realize that half of you think a light turning green means "honk your horn." Sometimes I wonder if it's just that your hand slipped on the way to the turn signal? Because you seem to have no idea how to use those.

[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.

The message I would glean from that is, "the person behind me is an ass. I should slow down and let more people through."