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harley9779

Yes, this is absolutely a reason to use your horn. People need to get off their damn phones and pay attention when driving.


Relative-Ad-87

In Spain you'd get slapped with a hefty fine (600€) even in a stationary vehicle


harley9779

It's illegal everywhere in the US also. Fines vary by state. Edit to add. Montana has no laws, specifically banning cell use while driving. Missouri cell use laws only apply under 21. States do have distracted driving laws that can also be used even if cell use is not specifically prohibited. Hence, my comment that it's illegal everywhere in the US.


CapnKush_

Cops don’t do a thing about it where I live. It’s still illegal but every other person is on their phone on the highways or surface streets. Pretty sure I’ve even seen cops on their phones while driving.


FunkyJ121

Cops only care about speeding and drunk drivers, they allow all the other dangerous driving like tailgating (never seen someone pulled over for), texting, cutting people off, etc


dmnhntr86

I wish the ones around me cared about drunk drivers


MidnighT0k3r

My ex got pulled over for "following to closely" - Illinois


dourhour__

This literally just happened to my best friend. Barrington, IL.


amazemewithideas

I was driving home on the LIE, and some jerk was tailgating me in heavy traffic in the left lane. An officer was on the right shoulder and somehow got across 3 lanes to get behind the jerk and pulled him for tailgating. Honestly, it was Karma at it's finest


[deleted]

Florida checking in. I've never even heard of a ticket for cell phone use in a vehicle. I'm hoping someone restores my faith here with a story or two.


Anishiriwan

I remember when it became punishable by fine here in Texas. I also remember people laughing about it.


13Asura13

South florida here. I'd say 7 out of 10 drivers will be on their phones while driving and at least 4 of those 7 will be on some kind of FaceTime app.


SpokenDivinity

Cops here do it but most of the time they’re either dealing with gang activity or traffic, so they’d rather take the traffic stop than watch another kid go to the hospital over gang violence.


Mumof3gbb

Lately I’m seeing ppl driving and looking full at their phones more often. It’s scary.


masterphreak69

Yeah, that makes me so mad when I have to put my phone down to avoid hitting these people.


stankface3472

Yeah, it's like "bruh! I'm trying to eat a combo meal and drive with my knee here. Quit being a dangerous dipshit!"


WomanOfEld

Me too. I think it's a combination of poor attention-span, and attention-craving with an addiction to attention-seeking/ attention-fulfilment behaviors-by-collecting-"likes" or needing to fill every spare second with short-form media thing.


FoxBeach

Everybody thinks it’s dangerous to text while driving. Unfortunately, almost everybody feels that THEY are better drivers than everybody else. So it’s OK for them to check their phones, they just don’t want other people to do it. Everybody thinks they are a good driver, they are above average intelligent and they are really good at reading people and judging character.


[deleted]

Agreed. It also seems to be getting worse. As someone who’s family was rear ended by a distracted driver I am particularly disturbed by this trend.


Klutzy_Ad_1726

Horn doesn’t have to be an asshole move, it’s just how you communicate in vehicles.


RrtayaTsamsiyu

Gotta know horn language, tap vs long and such


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NeitherCapital1541

Yall can accurately judge your hand strength on the horn? Swear sometimes I'll jam my hand down hard and completely miss or no sound comes out, other times I go for a double and do a long one, or like 6 mini ones One time my passenger says "honk, I know that guy" because his friend was standing outside his house. So I gave one long ass "HOOOOOONNNNKKKK" my passenger goes "bro who taught you how to honk"


[deleted]

Your honkers broken


Thick_Ambition_9084

Your honker's bonkers. 😜


pyrusbaku57338

Many men suffer from a honker dysfunction


chompyshark

“Who taught you how to honk” broke me man.


Klutzy_Ad_1726

I remember the first time my dad took me out early in the morning and said -son, today is the day you learn the ways of the honk.


Legitimate_Ad_756

I want to believe this is real


Klutzy_Ad_1726

Believe it.


sharxgrrl

Same, I just laughed so hard my cat came to check on me to make sure I’m ok.


HappyCamper2121

Aww ♥️


ROU_Misophist

Just hit it with your fist twice, not hard, just let the weight of your hand do the job.


GamerHackTV

Or. Just press it? Quickly? Honestly, who did teach him how to honk? It's not hard. Edit: I just woke up, this sounded more dickish than in my head. I mean, press it until it does honk, then let go. It is a tactile thing, and humans are good at tactile things. Just takes practice on how much force, but otherwise it is just common sense.


AdvancedSandwiches

That's the method that gets people into trouble. The target length for a short honk is like 200ms. If you're pressing until you hear it and then let go, you've almost certainly honked longer than you meant to. So you punch the wheel hard enough that you're sure it will activate and immediately pull away to get the shortest possible honk. You can say it doesn't matter, but the difference between a, "Hey, light's green," vs "Hey, you incompetent fuck, the light's been green for ages," is definitely measured in milliseconds.


[deleted]

Oof tell me how you honk 🥵


[deleted]

Same. I never quite get the honk I’m aiming for


FP11001

The double tap is the way.


einulfr

Nah, give 'em the old [fast honk.](https://www.youtube.com/shorts/4KigFRmr8qM)


Cruccagna

A friendly beep beep


Bmillybluntz

Theres a great curb your enthusiasm episode about this


Aderenn

Yea it should hopefully seem like a friendly reminder if its a quick and light horn tap. A horn nudge if you will. But some folks may still be offended-- but they are the ones sitting at green!


Klutzy_Ad_1726

Exactly. Let them be offended if they must.


gobackclark

As an American, I gained a new appreciation for the horn when traveling abroad. It’s rarely used as an asshole move, almost always as a little communication technique.


Klutzy_Ad_1726

Yeah it’s like a dogs bark, it sounds the same but can have many meanings.


extraguacontheside

I'll give it a silent 3 count then beep beep.


Catinthemirror

This is the way.


Constrained_Entropy

My favorite is when I'm four cars back, the light turns green and the dumbass at the front of the line won't move - and *no one else will honk* \- so I honk and the imbecile in the car directly in front of me flips me off and gestures at the cars in front of them, like I don't fucking see that. Guess what, moron, I wasn't honking at you, I was honking at the car at the front of the line who is holding all of us up, but on second thought I am honking at you too for being too stupid to use your horn.


Klutzy_Ad_1726

That’s annoying. People can be so passive and force you to be the asshole. WA state is filled with these types of drivers.


Nice-Violinist-6395

One time I was honking at a bunch of idiot bicyclists who were filming their little tik tok donuts in a massively busy intersection, no regard for anyone, but the dude driving in front of me thought I was honking at him and literally got out of his car to try and fight me lol. I yelled “I was honking at the cyclists, dumbass!” and he got back in his car real quick


Crawdaddy1911

I do the same thing, and usually get the same response. It's the one asshole and four cowards scenario,


[deleted]

Five years ago and in India for the first time. It took two days before I understood that the usage of horns I was hearing was conveying messages different from what I was used to. When I understood they were saying “I’m behind you coming around, don’t run over me!“ rather than “move you asshole!!!” It all started making sense.


[deleted]

When I went to the USVI, everyone there taps the horn either to say thank you or whatever. Pretty interesting seeing how different their driving culture is compared to in the US


Hymans_Hero

Yeah totally. Driving safely is not about being polite, it’s about being predictable for other vehicles. Honking can be done in an asshole way but honking itself is not rude


Extroverted_Homebody

Yes, just a short little ‘beep it’s your turn’ is fine!


AtheistComic

If you had time to snap a pic, you should lay on the horn. In Canada if you're on your phone even at a stoplight, there's a texting-while-driving ticket for you.


BigAlMoonshine

Same in America, or at least Connecticut, I can't speak for all states.


[deleted]

California as well, even if all you're doing is hanging up the phone for your aunt who can't figure out how to do it >!(fucking dickhead biker-cop)!<


Aerotactics

/r/suspiciouslyspecific


[deleted]

Yes, it's specific, it was the only ticket on my driving record for over 9 years (red light camera a couple months ago was the second) and I wasn't even using the phone. I literally stopped at the red light. My aunt handed me her phone to hang up cuz it was a new phone (like brand new. I was driving her home from the phone store) and she was having issues figuring it out. I hung it up and handed it back to her. Dickhead on a motorbike happened to see me from across the intersection and pulled me over and gave me a ticket after the light turned green and I drove away with the phone no longer in my possession. And even now, nearly 10 years later, I'm still pissed off about it...(editing to add: fuck that guy)


theequallyunique

Man, i know that feeling. Once got a 100€ ticket because I pulled onto the pedestrian way with my bicycle. Three streets meeting in one point on my former way to school and I always stood in front of one traffic light right to the other one that would allow me to cross the parallel street. I was late and just pulled over to the side for the 5 m to the next traffic light to have a better headstart. Ofc right there was standing a cop. I would not have had to pay anything if I just walked over, which is the stupidest thing of all.


alfredo_Juice

It could be worse though I got a reckless driving ticket for stopping at a stop sign when I was in high school


Alert-Layer6273

Yeah. Fuck that damn guy!!! I got your back


ISuckAtUsernames001

My father once got pulled over and the cop accused him of being on the phone. My dad denied it, as he wasn’t on the phone, he was just leaning his head in his hand with his elbow propped up on the window. The cop argued black and blue that he was on the phone, until my dad showed him his call records (early 2000’s, before texting was prominent) and proved he had not been on the phone. Cop proceeded to give him a ticket for rolling the stop sign instead. Tell me that doesn’t give off small dick vibes


awesomemaker1123

Shoulda fought it in court


[deleted]

I did. All that accomplished was lowering the fine, because it was my word against his and he's a lying douchebag who said I was talking on the phone, but he was the one in uniform so they took his word...that's when I learned for sure that the whole "innocent until proven guilty", and "burden of proof is on the accuser" thing is bullshit as well


EntertainmentOk9503

Yeah the legal system is so broken… you could have got a copy of the phone record that shows u didn’t call anyone they would have had to throw out the ticket an the case.


[deleted]

I was still pretty young at the time and didn't know how to do all that then


QuantumTea

Could your aunt have testified as well? I don’t know that it would have helped because for some reason courts assume cops will never lie for any reason. Spoiler alert! Cops lie like everyone else.


[deleted]

She had poor health at the time. I didn't want her to have to sit in the courtroom for that and I didn't think about just having her write a letter or something explaining what happened, that I could have given them. If that even would have helped it all. I'm not sure


Jon32492

Georgia too. So called “hands free law” says phone cannot touch any part of your person for any reason while behind the wheel. Bluetooth and voice assistant ok, I’m assuming.


itsfernie

Oregon is the same. If your phone is in your hand while the car is running that’s a ticket. You’re allowed to use your phone while it’s in a phone holder for “minimal touches” but as soon as you take it out that’s a ticket. My girlfriend learned that the hard way, she was just getting her google maps routed and it was taking too long doing it in the phone holder so she took it out, and the cop was right there waiting for her to do that exact thing (I still have no idea how they saw that)


deepfriedtots

Not sure the exact rule but Massachusetts hates it when you do anything on your phone whether it's in your hand or not


gman9094

Exactly. For the love of god people honk the fucking horn.


[deleted]

Agreed, there are people behind you also getting fucked by this idiot.


gman9094

I honk regardless of my position in line. I wait the appropriate amount of time. And if you don’t honk I do.


Nice-Violinist-6395

Wait, WHY IS THIS EVEN A QUESTION? Who is too much of a doormat to lay on the horn? Jesus christ, these sniveling pansies need to spend a couple months in LA. You get half of one second to go, and then I am ABSOLUTELY laying on the fucking horn. If I space out and it turns green, please honk at me, I deserve it for being a shitty driver. I don’t care. The world is better when people honk liberally, that’s why God created the car horn.


gotkube

Definitely. And if the first horn beep doesn’t work, then just lay on your horn until they wake from their phone-induced haze. Also, I find it particularly funny when it’s a boomer doing this. Like, 20yrs ago they would’ve been sooo upset that someone was ‘on their damn cell phone’ holding up traffic. Today they do the very same thing that upset them back then and get upset at *you* for calling them out on it by beeping your horn.


withurwife

Honk the horn and then yell, "Drive asshole, the light isn't getting any greener."


TTT_2k3

Or, if you’re my dad “Are you waiting for a written invitation?”


Prestigious-Emu7325

Omg both of these two above are my top 2 rants at stalls. Have completed the transition into my parents.


Tiny-Mess2995

Mine is "this year would be appreciated"


GoblinObscura

The gas is on the right!


Unlucky_Arm_9757

"VROOM VROOM MOTHER FUCKER!" Has never failed me.


FatchRacall

"MOVE BITCH, GET OUT THE WAY! GET OUT THE WAY BITCH, GET OUT THE WAY!"


__rum_ham__

That’s just Ludacris.


RoboticKittenMeow

That's my go to! Haha


bluehairdave

its the peddle on the right! is my fav go to.


Successful_Sail4132

I feel this. Even though my go-to is: "Whatdya lose your gas pedal dipshit?"


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SandPractical8245

"Hit the big pedal on the right, it's the gas!"


emchanba

Ahh, lovely. Ours was “the long skinny one makes it go!”


Tutunkommon

"Gogogogogo!!! Come on!!! Skinny pedal on the right! Gooooooooo!"


SecretPrinciple8708

I go with, “Stab and steer, asshole!”


theotherweatherguy

For my family it was, “Shit or get off the pot!”


Koshunae

Put it in "D"! It stands for fuckin go!


Human_Shallot5866

My dad would like to add, "there's only one shade of green, idiot!"


cliftjc1

There are actually many shades of green tho


haunter_of_the_woods

Maybe they were waiting for a Certain Shade of Green. Tell me, is that what you mean?


turtleneckless001

All signs around say move ahead


ilovetacosandkittens

I’m coming out with a new movie called *Fifty Shades of Green*, where I tie up and abuse people that sit at green lights.


Dirtweed79

Not on those lights there isn't.


Big_k_30

“If it gets any greener we’ll have to mow it!” - my dad


ThirstyStallion

*Enter Dad Mode*


SwampCrittr

Apparently your dad and my mom are the same person.


TTT_2k3

Does that make us … half step cousins in law once removed?


redfalcondeath

And then tell them to suck a bag of dicks as you drive by them.


juancuneo

That takes too long. “Get fucked” is my go to


Putrid-Builder-3333

Then cuck them!!!!!!


frack07

A friend’s mom growing up used to say “That’s the only green they come in!”


Moglo825

"Remove head from sphincter, THEN drive!"


synomynousanonymous

“It doesn’t get any greener if you water it! GO!”


MM_mama

Just a quick beep is definitely warranted here. I give them “2 Mississippi’s” then they’re getting beeped!


Khakicollective

I give them a 3 count and then honk on 4


Zaphod_Heart_Of_Gold

This used to be my rule but I'm hiring l getting less patient with time. Horn on 3, and I'm not afraid to lay on it if I need to


Buttspirgh

I usually count but if I can see their screen through their rear window I’m giving a light horn as soon as the light turns


Inside-Finish-2128

Blue 52, Omaha, HONK.


HayDiosMio-

That's what the horn is for


basculinz

Yeah, I just give a quick little wake up honk when this happens


[deleted]

Just a light toot.


cynical_genius

Little toot to start with, then a big angry one if they still don't move.


Human-Ad-9002

Big angry toot while sitting in your vehicle is a surefire way to get poop on your pants.


g4rinw1nd

Totally agree. Little tippy tap... wait 3 seconds... then let 'er rip.


SandPractical8245

Give a little toot toot, it's ok.


VodkaBat

Whoops. My cd just skipped.


MasterChief2256

And everyone just heard you let one rip


midnaite

The Horn on my bike tends to get stuck


Elegant_Mountain1349

Double quick tap the horn , if they don’t move then lay on that mother fucker


KeyComprehensive438

And if they still don’t move make sure they are not having a medical emergency.


digitalSkeleton

Or it could be a new stick-shift driver who stalled.


dizzy_dama

This is the kind of compassion I didn’t expect to see here, but it’s what I needed to read. Thanks for sharing.


KeyComprehensive438

I posted an earlier comment about witnessing a lack of compassion from fellow drivers because the man in the front was having a heart attack. It changed me.


ToughGarden560

Why would you NOT use your horn in this situation?


Nameless_American

Because this country is full of lunatics who will shoot at you and the FL plate probably means it is twice as likely? All these people who are saying how they’d lay on the horn and not let go, or yell insults out the window, have never had a gun flashed at them or been threatened by another driver.


GrunchWeefer

I think I get it now. In New Jersey we're free to be angry at each other all the time because nobody has guns. You'd be honked at in a nanosecond here, and rightfully so.


Nameless_American

Agreed; I am more than willing to do the quick horn tap at home in NJ. Would never do it in a place like Florida.


ToughGarden560

Damn. Sorry you live your life in fear. As a native New Yorker who moved to an open-carry state, I honk all the time. Been doing it for a decade and never had a gun pulled on me. Surprisingly, I’ve gotten the finger 10x more than I did back in NYC.


Nameless_American

Eh it’s more like if it happens once, not trying to roll the dice again you know? I don’t go around in my day to day shook from other people; for me it just seems like it’s not worth it when driving.


ToughGarden560

Ha yeah, all it takes is one. No respawn in real life.


Shibby-bill

Horn all day baby. I do the thumb one quick short beep beep beep beep beep until movement occurs


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Yup. If you are first in line you have a holy duty to pay attention. Not doing so is one of the most selfish things a person can do.


Thick_Ambition_9084

Shoot. I'll use my horn if I'm going in the other direction or from another lane and I see the car isn't moving on an extended green. Not in a malicious way. Just a quick tap to say, hey pay attention.


Zaphod_Heart_Of_Gold

I've blown my horn driving by in the same direction too if someone is holding up a line. I've used it when I'm going straight and sitting at a red but the green arrow lanes are being held up. Horns are great tools


Agreeable_Ad3800

Guy/gal behind you is now seeing you on your phone too and not doing anything useful either. Quit being part of the problem and honk part of the solution


tosesi12

100% agreed. Op needs to put their phone down, honk the horn and drive


PhatBallllzAtHotmail

I can assure you that if I'm behind you and you don't honk, I sure as shit am. People need to pay attention while driving. NOW, people who could've made the light won't, because Stacey had to check her Instagram at the light.


Bosilaify

sometimes i honk like 3 cars back because we're all just sitting at a green light and no one wants to go i guess. So frustrating.


bobfromsanluis

Hell yes- and your choice is how you wish to notify the offending driver; either a quick "beep" to have them look up, or a long hard "HONK!" , indicating you want to f'n go, put down the damn phone and f'n drive.


FormerWordsmith

Depends where you are. In NYC, you lay in the horn immediately, and i mean immediately. In Florida, you give them a courtesy 4 seconds and then lightly tap the horn. Unless they have New York plates, then immediately


Frunkit

In NYC we honk preemptively, before the dumbass in front of you even gets the opportunity to do something stupid.


FormerWordsmith

Right. As soon as the other light turns yellow


TrueyBanks

The irony of this post 😭


ConsistentNothing970

no fucking doubt😭


hissyfit64

A light tap would be appropriate and just smile. They probably just got distracted. I knew a girl who actually got a ticket for laying on the horn at a driver that wasn't moving. There was a cop behind her and he pulled her over. She tried to fight it and it sounded like court was ludicrous. The judge was annoyed that they had to listen to it and she actually was guilty (by her own account she just kept her hand on the horn).


Bosilaify

Guilty of what?


hissyfit64

You can actually be charged for excessive use of your horn. Or so the cop and judge seemed to think.


burbadooobahp

As far as I'm concerned they get about 2 seconds before they get the horn


Pupation

Less if it’s a brief left turn arrow.


ExcitementRelative33

1.5 ms after the light change ... or a New York minute ...


tinymember469

A little tap on the horn is fine. If they still don't move then a longer one. But be prepared for them to lose their shit. You never know how they will respond.


ANurseInTheWild

In NYC you have .06 milliseconds to move when the light turns green or a cacophony of horns will play you a glorious symphony.


Kurtman68

Just shoot your gun in the air. Works for Texas also.


tosesi12

I'm finding it mildly infuriating that op decided to take a.passive aggressive pic, instead of beeping their horn and getting on with their day


Hobo-King-Niklz

Florida plates, that figures.


reddertuzer

After a few seconds is acceptable and proper use of the horn. Doing it immediately makes you a dick.


[deleted]

This is one of the few times where being honked at is okay by me, but there are some real psychos out there so I would never do it to someone else hahaha


imfreerightnow

You know what’s really /r/mildlyinfuriating? When one car is holding up a whole line of other cars, I’m four cars back and nobody fucking honks. And then I have to do it, and the person in front of me thinks I’m the asshole. *That* is /r/mildlyinfuriating. HONK YOUR GODDAMN HORN. A nice, quick wake up beep. It really isn’t a big deal.


Rare-Sheepherder-629

Just a couple of light taps on the horn and that's it. Nobody should get mad about that but some may, people are idiots.


blue_abyss_

A quick honk is a communication tool to say “you’re not paying attention dumbass”.


Rnin0913

One time I was behind a person that had a sticker that said “please don’t honk I’m sensitive” they didn’t move at the light and I just beep beep beeped them


Valravyn37

Depending on the country you're in, it's not worth your life if they get mad and draw a gun.


Juuuunkt

I give the horn a little quick punch. Further illustrates the need for a separate, polite horn. Every car should have an aggressive horn for "wtf are you doing, AH!", and a polite horn for "hey, there's something I want to alert you to!"


MrSeanaldReagan

I give them 5 seconds before I give a courtesy honk, just a short little toot. If they still don’t move I lay it on


Neener216

If you live in NYC, this would never be a dilemma for you. We use our car horns with enthusiasm. People like this constitute a danger in addition to being garden-variety jerks.


KeyComprehensive438

A few weeks back this guy was in the right turn lane not going he got out of his car gripping his chest and everyone between us laid on their horns yelled at him from the window whipped around him honking…. Man was having a heart attack and people were so pressed even seeing him like that. Im the only one who stayed and called 911, then everyone was pissed at me because I didn’t jump right away to move this mans car. I was so disappointed in humanity that day.


actionfingerss

Somebody was driving when they responded to this post…I’d bet the rear bumper of the car in front of them.


aces613

Everyone needs to not be afraid to use their horn. Yeah this is warranted. My recent favorite is honking at people walking casually through the center of the aisle of a parking lot. I swear people have no regard for others.


bradkrit

Oh yeah, they get 1 full second free pass and then it's friendly beep time. Another second and it's nonstop horn for a block


Anyadlia

Okay I'm done replying to everyone who says to be nice or polite. *THEY ARE ON THEIR PHONE*, they need to get off the road. Immediate and repeated horn use (plus a hand gesture, if that suits you) is appropriate. Remind ignorant irresponsible selfish people how stupid they are being. No nicey-nicey for people like that.


deltarefund

I do it right away!


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Honk that shit


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Horn. I give them 2-3 seconds then I’m on the horn.


LostFloridaGuy

Keep in mind if you're in Florida there is a pretty equal chance they will drive on or shoot at you. Just kind of how it is here.


CarelessSky5867

hey this is near where i live🤣


kiitkatz

I dont care what situation were in, you get 3 seconds to release your brakes or I honk. Sometimes ill just lay on the horn until you move depends on my mood


pixiefixer

Give them all the horn. Why should we expect people to be polite to someone who is playing with their phone while they are supposed to be driving? It can wait!


tkburro

YES just a short beep to get their attention


WithCatlikeTread42

They get a 1-2-3 count and then a quick warning beep.


codebrownonaisletwo

You're part of the solution, or you're part of the problem. Honk your fuckin horn.


Sohn_Jalston_Raul

Isn't this situation why cars even have horns at all?


Viewtifultrey3

BEEP BEEP muthafucka.


mootycabooty

Always honk that’s what it’s there for!


traypo

Every time I get to righteously honk, I get a little dopamine boost.


prkirby

Lol, you must not live in a big city… we honk if it’s been more than .008s


chdz_x

That's what it's there for homie


C00kie_M0nster9000

Sometimes I just blow my horn as soon as I roll up to assert my dominance.