If the situation's on the other foot and I'm getting honked at I have no qualms about putting the gun finger up to my temple and pulling the trigger to let the other guy know yeah, I F'd up and I know it.
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Riding etiquettes: honking at distracted drivers?
- Thread starter hymnz
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If the situation's on the other foot and I'm getting honked at I have no qualms about putting the gun finger up to my temple and pulling the trigger to let the other guy know yeah, I F'd up and I know it.
You know who you sound like right?
This is exactly what the people who say we shouldn't be riding motorcycles say.
If somebody is cruising along a quiet 2 lane 5kph below the limit why be a dick? Maybe he's/she is just out for some motion therapy like us when we go for a ride. Other people have crappy days too and don't need our unrequested input or corrective measures as metaphorical condiments on their crap sandwich.
Just pass them safely at the first chance and live and let live.
Yup. It's easy enough to pass someone while on a motorcycle without the need to honk and be a jerk.
... Might want to read that again.
(I didn't say anything about two lane street, I said single lane street)
Honk.
One day you'll honk at the wrong person having a ****** day, too many cuckoo ppl out there, and the #'s are increasing every year.
Remember the old saying, ride like you are invisible
I'm already riding like everyone is trying to kill me. Why would someone trying to kill me care if I honked at them or not? Doesn't make any sense.One day you'll honk at the wrong person having a ****** day, too many cuckoo ppl out there, and the #'s are increasing every year.
Remember the old saying, ride like you are invisible
Must be a short, or residential street. All the more reason NOT to be an impatient dick.
"Honk"
We don't put signs on the back of our vehicles to advise others following us of how our day is going.
Maybe the person isn't a local and is looking for an address and there's no place to pull over. To make it worse there's someone riding his bumper and blowing a horn.
If I'm carrying a tray of coffees or a can of paint I drive a bit more cautiously. I see +/- 10% of the posted limit acceptable in the right lane. As gas prices rise along with interest rates more people may take more time to get home but bring more groceries.
I try to come to full stops at stop signs. I'm sure it bothers the people that run them.
While most of the things that annoy us are probably lack of awareness by the offender we don't know for sure what every individual is going through. Maybe the passenger in the car is going for their cancer treatment.
And there are the brainless twits carrying plywood home on the roof of the car, held down by a piece of string. Four ways and 40 KPH in the left lane of the 401. To them it makes sense as there's no one in front of them and they don't have to use their brakes.
You annoy me. My kitchen isn't that clean.
Don't look at hardwrkrs garage pics. His garage may get vacuumed more often than my kitchen.You annoy me. My kitchen isn't that clean.
My Hyundai has a two volume setup but not what comes to mind.
The beep from double tapping the lock button on the fob is far quieter that the horn pad on the steering column. I've never tried the key fob beep while the car is running and in drive. I'll try it later and report.
I have an air horn in the garage that I think about putting on the cage but would want a separate button for it for a couple of reasons. That presents a problem because in the event of a lane intrusion I wouldn't want to waste time reaching for the appropriate button.
Another problem with volume is that volume produced isn't the same as volume received. The other party may be deaf, wearing ear buds or head sets or has the radio volume jacked to all bars. Loud pipes drown out warnings.
On my car, the lock beep is quieter than the horn (less voltage sent to horns). Remote buttons normally do not work when car is running. I changed the coding in my car so they do. I haven't tried to double tap lock while driving to see if I get a quiet honk. With vehicles driving around, I suspect it is too quiet to be useful.
I have to fix my brad nailer and I know I'm going to drop one of the smallest parts. I know it will land on the dirtiest part of the shop floor.
I'm seriously thinking of fixing it while sitting in the bathtub, dry but plug in.
If it works the double tap is a polite "Ahem".
The regular horn is "Hey you!"
The air horn is "Move your F*#%*&% A^$$"
For light-duty repairs, I use the electronics workbench in the basement. It has great light and a vise. Also less chaos than garage so dropped parts can be found.
Also not sure how many Ontarians are using the Monitoring apps that if you drive like an old grandma your insurance rates will/get reduced.
Do you expect that person to speed up when you honk? What do you do if they don't?
Yes, they typically look up from their texting and driving, realize they have a train of cars behind them, and pick up the pace.
Do you guys even live in Toronto? lol
Re: if it doesn't work, you've got three options: do nothing, try something else, or go doctor mode (if the medicine doesn't work, increase the dosage haha)
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