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I had a taxi driver in Kathmandu (where the honking is constant as well) and asked him about it. He was so surprised when told him we don't do that in America, that in fact it could result in a ticket.
"How does everybody near you know you're there??" he wondered. |
I would say that people in the US don't use the horn enough. It's meant for signaling presence and should be used more.
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Originally Posted by vikaga
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I would say that people in the US don't use the horn enough. It's meant for signaling presence and should be used more.
I don't think there's a correlation between "horn cacophony" and low collision rates. (The opposite is true, I think). |
Originally Posted by snic
(Post 17120602)
Come on, of course there is a lot of horn honking in India. Pretty much all the trucks have a sign on the back saying, "Horn OK Please". Which gives everyone permission, constantly.
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Originally Posted by manuc
(Post 17161837)
that's also highway ettiquette in India (i use that term very very loosely) - if you are behind a truck on a single carriageway as many of our highways are, you honk to let him know you want to overtake, most will signal when its safe and let you pass..... a few pshychos will see this as an opportunity to pretend they are in the nascar truck event
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Originally Posted by manuc
(Post 17161837)
that's also highway ettiquette in india (i use that term very very loosely) - if you are behind a truck on a single carriageway as many of our highways are, you honk to let him know you want to overtake, most will signal when its safe and let you pass..... A few pshychos will see this as an opportunity to pretend they are in the nascar truck event
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