Is the trusty vehicle horn now seen as a tool of aggression?
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I'm a firm believer in only using my car's horn when necessary. I use it to warn others of my presence, not as a tool to show someone else I'm an angry tit.
I had to use it today. Some plonker in front of me in a queue reacted to someone in front of him reversing by slamming his car in reverse without looking, then heading towards my car at great speed. I couldn't move, so gave him a blast of the horn.
The bloke in front slammed his brakes on (I doubt he would have stopped if I hadn't used the horn), turned around in his seat and began screaming profanities at me and giving me all sorts of hand gestures.
Was this just some unhinged moron who was fed up of waiting to find a car parking space for the family Christmas train, or is the vehicle horn now simply seen as a tool of aggression? Much like an audible AK47?
To be fair, the hordes of dickwads on the old dashcam vids haven't helped matters. They seem to use their horn at every opportunity.
I had to use it today. Some plonker in front of me in a queue reacted to someone in front of him reversing by slamming his car in reverse without looking, then heading towards my car at great speed. I couldn't move, so gave him a blast of the horn.
The bloke in front slammed his brakes on (I doubt he would have stopped if I hadn't used the horn), turned around in his seat and began screaming profanities at me and giving me all sorts of hand gestures.
Was this just some unhinged moron who was fed up of waiting to find a car parking space for the family Christmas train, or is the vehicle horn now simply seen as a tool of aggression? Much like an audible AK47?
To be fair, the hordes of dickwads on the old dashcam vids haven't helped matters. They seem to use their horn at every opportunity.
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