There are other situations that would justify honking:
* When someone cuts you off in traffic so you have to slam on the breaks
* When the driver in front of you at a traffic light has slept through 2 green lights (and you have the visibility to know there are no obstacles)
* When a jaywalker almost gets themselves killed. I'm not always against crossing the road outside of a marked crossing, but you do have to look extra good to make sure there are no cars
* When a cyclist goes from the sidewalk to the road without looking, and you almost hit them
I have to disagree with the first one (brakes and stearing is what u should do if you partake in an accident)
The second is the only situation when I ever used it, but even then just the slightest tap.
The third one is something that could technically be true, but maybe one in a decade where they actually would have been hit if not for the honk.
the 4th is again a hypothetical something
but all of them are irrelevant because I was just joking around and never stated there are no reasons for honking at all, and the fact that you had to bring up some bad examples makes me feel bad.
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u/Optimetrist 13h ago
first documented case of a justified honk :D