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Re:California targets loud exhaust with sound activated cameras by derobert on Sunday May 08, 2022 @03:24AM (#31302002)
Unfortunately, high beams also risk blinding oncoming traffic, potentially causing a collision.

In addition, I wonder if the blinking would be distracting, calling attention away from the problem (at least when the horn is being used as intended, not just by someone complaining about slow traffic).

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Re:California targets loud exhaust with sound activated cameras by gomox on Monday May 09, 2022 @10:06AM (#31314148)
Can you describe such a situation? As far as my thought process goes, the horn is meant to attract attention, and lights only help that purpose.

If you are driving on a dark road with traffic coming on the opposite lane (the only situation I can conceive where high beam blinding is a problem), why would you sit on the horn for more than 1/2 a second?

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Re:California targets loud exhaust with sound activated cameras by jrootabega on Sunday May 08, 2022 @10:59AM (#31304682)
It could do a quick pulse at night, and a longer one during the day.
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