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How Much Do You Use Your Horn?

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yukon25008.1 Senior Enthusiast

yukon25008.1

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Just curious how often everyone uses there horn.. Maybe its just me being impatient, but i find my self beeping at least once every trip. people just drive me crazy like theres no one behind them.. Or taking like way to long to move from the stop light, sign or yield.

JUST FU>>>NG MOVE!!! :D Or just total confusion.. if you dont know where you are or where your going GET THE F..CK OUT OF THE WAY!

Superperv23 Enthusiast

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I rarely use it, and mainly it is just when people cause me to brake when I am on the highway when they are merging on and speed up to get ahead and then slow down to slower than I was traveling.

Zembonez Senior Enthusiast

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I use mine very rarely. I leave an "out" anytime I am behind anybody - and I go around a LOT of people, but I don't give them the satisfaction of a horn or finger... just me flying by.

tyhuck Senior Enthusiast

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I only use it to get people's attention. Usually when people drift into my lane, or dont move when the light turns green. Most of the time its due to texting and not paying attention while driving. I also like to honk when Im driving next to people and I can see them texting on the freeway. Sometimes it scares the hell out of them and they start paying attention to actually driving.

 

Hell Im only 26, and most people my age cant seem to get by without their phones for 30 seconds. THe younger they are the worse it seems to be. Im a firm opponent of cell phones having more than one feature. Its a phone people, its used for making phone calls. There is no need for constant interaction with other people. You are not going to be forgotten that easily. Hell wen I got my first cell phone in HS I was only allowed to used it in emercency situations. I think that anyone caught using a cell phone while driving should have their license suspended for 6 months and have to repeat their drivers safety course, and have to take a defensive driving course.

 

Can you tell that people using cell phones on the road pisses me off.

MikeNH Senior Enthusiast

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Mostly use it just to get people moving when the light turns green. So many people are messing with the radio, phone or whatever and wait too damn long to go. Some lights in the surrounding towns are stupidly short, even for the primary road and it drives me up the wall when people don't just go when it turns green.

GasHog369 Senior Enthusiast

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Stock horn never...

 

 

Hornblasters conductor special train horns ... somewhat a bunch....

 

 

Nathan airchime, K3LA train horn, any chance i get :rolleyes:

 

I highly recommend these horns to anyone that wants to make there commute more enjoyable! :P

tyhuck Senior Enthusiast

tyhuck

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Stock horn never...

 

 

Hornblasters conductor special train horns ... somewhat a bunch....

 

 

Nathan airchime, K3LA train horn, any chance i get :rolleyes:

 

I highly recommend these horns to anyone that wants to make there commute more enjoyable! :P

 

 

Not to be off topic, but are you a member of ZR2USA.com? I recognise the decal on the back glass.

MikeNH Senior Enthusiast

MikeNH

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Stock horn never...

 

 

Hornblasters conductor special train horns ... somewhat a bunch....

 

 

Nathan airchime, K3LA train horn, any chance i get :rolleyes:

 

I highly recommend these horns to anyone that wants to make there commute more enjoyable! :P

 

 

Not to be off topic, but are you a member of ZR2USA.com? I recognise the decal on the back glass.

 

I'm on there too (Mike) and had the same reaction so I'd say that's a yes! :P

tyhuck Senior Enthusiast

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Cool, nice to meet you guys. My handle over there is Tyhuck. Just in case you were wondering.

GasHog369 Senior Enthusiast

GasHog369

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:P

 

Damn, my cover is blown...

 

No thats not me... ummm, i drive a zr2 tracker... They call me frisco zee :rolleyes:

 

j/k, yes sir i am over there to... Same username too..

 

But anyway, i love my horn's :P

chakis24 Senior Enthusiast

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enough. iv been starting to use it when i pass people on the right though. i get pissed when im in the left lane and someone is in front of me not passing anybody and wont move over- or if im coming up behind and they move over in front of me and impeded my driving.

 

at night i'll throw all my lights on instead.

 

I only use it to get people's attention. Usually when people drift into my lane, or dont move when the light turns green. Most of the time its due to texting and not paying attention while driving. I also like to honk when Im driving next to people and I can see them texting on the freeway. Sometimes it scares the hell out of them and they start paying attention to actually driving.

 

Hell Im only 26, and most people my age cant seem to get by without their phones for 30 seconds. THe younger they are the worse it seems to be. Im a firm opponent of cell phones having more than one feature. Its a phone people, its used for making phone calls. There is no need for constant interaction with other people. You are not going to be forgotten that easily. Hell wen I got my first cell phone in HS I was only allowed to used it in emercency situations. I think that anyone caught using a cell phone while driving should have their license suspended for 6 months and have to repeat their drivers safety course, and have to take a defensive driving course.

 

Can you tell that people using cell phones on the road pisses me off.

 

glad to see im not the only one (im 24).

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