This would be useful around Paris...

"Clemsie McKenzie" (thestirringcolumn) 06/14/2017 at 16:29 • Filed to: None

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Little mods to have some sort of a “curtesy” horn. Like “hey, light is green now, gentle sir”, instead of the usual “YOU FUCKTARD BETTER MOVE YOUR BAG OF SHITE”. Would make Paris more pleasant.

facw > Clemsie McKenzie 06/14/2017 at 16:36

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I’m fine just short honk/long honk. This scenario plays out fine:

http://theoatmeal.com/blog/car_needs

Do think the sorry light would be useful though.

deekster_caddy > Clemsie McKenzie 06/14/2017 at 16:36

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My car has this built in - the Chevy Volt. They call it the Pedestrian Horn and it’s trigged by pressing in the end of the turn signal, it gives three quick chirps of the horn for those stealthy silent sneakups on people that EVs can do sometimes...

Kiltedpadre > deekster_caddy 06/14/2017 at 16:39

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I’ve never used it for pedestrians, but I have found it reduces the number of times my “excuse me good sir the light is green” toot gets the middle finger as a response.

Ash78, voting early and often > Clemsie McKenzie 06/14/2017 at 16:40

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I’m always amused at the ratio of “F*ck You!” to “Hey, Buddy!” in the use of a horn. Where I live, it’s about 90% the latter. In Paris, 99.5% the former (from my experience). In the Northeastern US, it’s neither — it’s just “Hey I Wanna Make Some Noise to Express My Surprise and Dismay that This Airport Tunnel is So Busy, Just Like Always.”

deekster_caddy > Kiltedpadre 06/14/2017 at 16:41

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I find that the pedestrian horn doesn’t actually get other drivers to look up. Full blast for that!

RiceRocketeer Extraordinaire > facw 06/14/2017 at 16:48

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need moar full honk

Clemsie McKenzie > deekster_caddy 06/14/2017 at 16:49

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That’s cool!

Clemsie McKenzie > Ash78, voting early and often 06/14/2017 at 16:50

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Yeah Paris is... something. Good thing public transport is actually useful. Although I would love to be able to honk at some people in the metro some days.

Clemsie McKenzie > facw 06/14/2017 at 16:51

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Yeah my honk is also pretty modulable, being a small button on the end of the left stalk. But god knows people around here didn’t learn the short honk.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > Clemsie McKenzie 06/14/2017 at 17:19

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That video was 5 minutes longer than it needed to be:

Nick Has an Exocet > facw 06/14/2017 at 17:24

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That hasn’t gone well.

Nick Has an Exocet > facw 06/14/2017 at 17:30

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I love the R2D2 honk. That thing gives me so many ideas.

4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30 > Clemsie McKenzie 06/14/2017 at 18:40

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There is a way...

deekster_caddy > facw 06/15/2017 at 14:44

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I use full honk when people drop cigarette butts out the window. I don’t think they know I’m honking at them though, they don’t seem to associate the honk with their recent action...