The origins of ‘horn ok please,’ India’s most ubiquitous phrase (2016)

Re:The origins of ‘horn ok please,’ India’s most ubiquitous ... by jkhdigital on Monday November 29, 2021 @06:56AM (#29378793)

Yes, it’s a bit ironic that the only reasonable use of a horn is often the least likely justification for honking by Western (or at least American) drivers.

As an aside, Japanese drivers flash their lights (both headlights and taillights) as acknowledgement for letting them merge or pass—like the dual behavior of honking a horn as an expletive.

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Re:The origins of ‘horn ok please,’ India’s most ubiquitous ... by OJFord on Monday November 29, 2021 @07:05AM (#29378857)

That's common in the UK too. Rear warning lights that is, can't imagine when headlights would be in the right place for it; they're more often used by the other person in that scenario - 'after you'.

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Re:The origins of ‘horn ok please,’ India’s most ubiquitous ... by claviska on Monday November 29, 2021 @07:23AM (#29378985)

Here in the somewhat rural U.S., we tend to use the horn only when a driver isn’t paying attention when the light turns green and we’re behind them.

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Re:The origins of ‘horn ok please,’ India’s most ubiquitous ... by sokoloff on Monday November 29, 2021 @07:31AM (#29379054)

I’m in a city and over 90% of my horn usage amounts to “put down your damn phone; your light is green!”

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Re:The origins of ‘horn ok please,’ India’s most ubiquitous ... by skhr0680 on Monday November 29, 2021 @07:50AM (#29379206)

Beware that flashing your highs in Japan can mean “GTFO out of my lane”, and some drivers get really mad about it

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