If we want a shift to walking we need to prioritize dignity

Re:If we want a shift to walking we need to prioritize dignity by fragmede on Saturday July 29, 2023 @05:05PM (#36924591)

It's cultural. In India and other places in Asia, honking is just to say "hey, I'm here, did you see me?" and prevent an accident, but it happens so frequently that sitting in traffic is a cacaphony of honking at all times. In (my part of) the US, honking is to express displeasure at whatever it is the other driver did, and is infrequent. In other places, they might as well not install a horn, because it never gets used.

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Re:If we want a shift to walking we need to prioritize dignity by paradox460 on Saturday July 29, 2023 @06:37PM (#36925497)

It's used much the same in NYC and some other than areas. A quick tap to say "hey I'm here and I'm doing something" like changing lanes or pulling out of traffic

Aside: I really wish cars had two different horns. A nice little boop horn, to say "hey I'm here" or "lights green buddy" and then the big honking thing that says "you nearly hit me by rolling through that stop sign, pay better attention"

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Re:If we want a shift to walking we need to prioritize dignity by DANmode on Saturday July 29, 2023 @09:38PM (#36926842)

They're 12V contained electronics with a wire, e.g. adding a boat horn to your car is an hour install at most.

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Re:If we want a shift to walking we need to prioritize dignity by paradox460 on Sunday July 30, 2023 @03:22PM (#36934942)

I've done it. I've got a little loud speaker that plays a soft awooga sound when I press a button, but it would be nice to have a factory option, or even a standard

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Re:If we want a shift to walking we need to prioritize dignity by sdeframond on Sunday July 30, 2023 @03:38AM (#36928789)

> I really wish cars had two different horn

I really wish cars didn't have horns. Or that horns would be louder inside than outside for drivers to "feel" it accordingly.

99% of the honks I hear are useless to prevent any incoming danger (too late, honking to say "hi", honking to express displeasure...)

I've used the horn once in the last 10 years, and I shouldn't have.

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Re:If we want a shift to walking we need to prioritize dignity by fragmede on Sunday July 30, 2023 @09:16PM (#36937838)

If you want to expand your mind, travel to south east Asia or India for a bit and see a different way of how billions of people live and drive every day.

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Re:If we want a shift to walking we need to prioritize dignity by sdeframond on Monday July 31, 2023 @01:43AM (#36939183)

Yep. I cannot speak for India but I lived in China for a few years. Honking is useless there as well.

It is used a lot, but without actual benefit IMHO.

Edit: perhaps less useless since drivers tend not to look before changing lane. That's another issue.

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