Anonymous
Post 07/20/2021 15:18     Subject: When's the last time you honked at someone, and someone honked at you... and why?
Anyone who is at the front of the line at a red light and then wastes 10 seconds of green time by not moving gets a honk. Nearly all of these people are staring at their cellphones.

This is especially bad in DC, where the traffic lights are laughably mistimed just about everywhere.
Anonymous
Post 07/20/2021 15:15     Subject: When's the last time you honked at someone, and someone honked at you... and why?
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 was passing someone on the left legally on a Maine interstate last week when that person decided to start changing lanes into mine. They clearly did not check their mirrors. My honk kept them from continuing into my lane. So your driver's ed teacher is wrong.
Anonymous
Post 07/20/2021 15:10     Subject: When's the last time you honked at someone, and someone honked at you... and why?
Anonymous wrote:
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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.
Anonymous
Post 07/20/2021 15:09     Subject: Re:When's the last time you honked at someone, and someone honked at you... and why?
I honked (and pointed) when I saw a woman about to drive off with a coffee cup on the roof of her car.

A guy parked next to me honked. I turned to look and the passenger rolled down his window and asked me for directions. Rare to get asked for directions anymore.
Anonymous
Post 07/20/2021 14:48     Subject: When's the last time you honked at someone, and someone honked at you... and why?
Anonymous wrote:
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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.
Anonymous
Post 07/20/2021 14:45     Subject: When's the last time you honked at someone, and someone honked at you... and why?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
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.
Anonymous
Post 07/20/2021 14:44     Subject: When's the last time you honked at someone, and someone honked at you... and why?
Anonymous wrote:
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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.



Wrong! You are supposed to gun the engine and attempt to race past them before you have to watch their 30-minute traffic maneuver.

Anonymous
Post 07/20/2021 14:38     Subject: When's the last time you honked at someone, and someone honked at you... and why?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
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.


There are plenty of intersections around where you can see clearly as the second or third car. It may not be required, but it's annoying when someone sits there for no good reason. Which is often as evidenced by PP.
Anonymous
Post 07/20/2021 14:36     Subject: When's the last time you honked at someone, and someone honked at you... and why?
Anonymous wrote:
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.
Anonymous
Post 07/20/2021 14:35     Subject: Re:When's the last time you honked at someone, and someone honked at you... and why?
Besides gentle taps to remind people the light has turned, a couple weeks ago. I was driving about 40mph on a two lane road and had the right of way and a trash truck, came out of the side street. He had stopped, no blind curves then just pulled right out making a left turn. I leaned on the horn while locking up the brakes. And the moron actually leaned on his horn and flipped me off while yelling and cussing at me.I am amazed at the amount of horrible drivers we have in the DC area.
Anonymous
Post 07/20/2021 14:31     Subject: When's the last time you honked at someone, and someone honked at you... and why?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Right on red after stop is optional, not required.

If you drive a sedan and are parked between two larger vehicles (that were not there when you parked), it’s very difficult to see oncoming parking lot traffic when backing out.


If you can’t see through vehicles beside you when backing out of a space you have no business driving. People who back into spaces because it’s easier to pull out are just stupid and inept.


Let’s assume a Toyota Corolla parked between two white panel vans. How would you propose the Corolla driver see through the vans? Are you also assuming everyone has x-ray vision? What color is the sky on Krypton anyway?

Anonymous
Post 07/20/2021 14:30     Subject: Re:When's the last time you honked at someone, and someone honked at you... and why?
Anonymous wrote:I had a green light and was going about 35 mph on a major road and some lady walked into the crosswalk right in front of me. I honked as I breaked hard to make the lady aware, as well as to alert the cars behind me. Instead of getting out of the road, the lady stood right their and glared at me, refusing to move. She was totally crossing against the signal on a major busy road with fast moving traffic! If I'd hit her or been rear ended it would 100% have been her fault. My best guess was dementia, but it was scary.

I also recently honked at a car that misread a signal and went straight on a green arrow + red light. As a left turner coming from the other direction with a green arrow, I almost got hit. Totally his error.


So scary. A young woman (college area) RAN in front of my car when I had a green. It was terrifying. I screamed "YOU NEED TO BE CAREFUL" out the window and realized that I am an old lady.
Anonymous
Post 07/20/2021 14:29     Subject: When's the last time you honked at someone, and someone honked at you... and why?
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.
Anonymous
Post 07/20/2021 14:28     Subject: When's the last time you honked at someone, and someone honked at you... and why?
I was recently at an intersection and waiting for the pedestrians to safely cross the street before I made a right hand turn into my neighborhood. The person behind me honked at me because he couldn't see why I was waiting. I'm glad he didn't speed around me to turn right, that is how pedestrians die.
Anonymous
Post 07/20/2021 14:26     Subject: Re:When's the last time you honked at someone, and someone honked at you... and why?
Guy was riding my a** when I was doing 21 in 15 zone, so I slowed down to 15. He leaned on his horn and then drove illegally across a big median to get to a service road. The road we are on is super slow and annoying but it's also fun of kids, dogs, and runners who I"m not looking to mow down.

I honked at someone who wasn't moving after the light turned green.