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8. manhattan used to have the noisiest intersections

Wed May 1, 2013, 12:58 PM

May 2013

then, years ago, they introduced a law authorizing fines for honking. no excuse, honking is just plain illegal, giving traffic police discretion to enforce it as they please.

i haven't heard of anyone getting a ticket in a long time, but early on they certainly gave out a ton of tickets for this. now it's a LOT quieter. there's still the occasional honk, but i think they figure it's at an acceptable level now. it was really out of control before -- "red means stop, green means honk"

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Drivers should be heavily ticketed for honking at a vehicle waiting for a pedestrian [View all] CreekDog May 2013 OP

In Florida they can be for improper use of emergency horn ti66er8pooh May 2013 #1

manhattan used to have the noisiest intersections unblock May 2013 #8

That explains a lot. skypilot May 2013 #12

I've had idiots practically hit the pedestrian while going around me because I stopped. Mnemosyne May 2013 #2

Agreed dipsydoodle May 2013 #3

I don't think RudynJack May 2013 #7

Full of eggs then. dipsydoodle May 2013 #14

Nonetheless RudynJack May 2013 #17

i've seen studies that show that suggest that horns should be removed from cars entirely unblock May 2013 #4

Except deer on the roads. longship May 2013 #16

i suppose that's true. personally, i just slow down to a crawl and let them cross. unblock May 2013 #25

Me, too. But one time... longship May 2013 #26

It just helped us avoid an accident 20 minutes ago. Common Sense Party May 2013 #30

i can't tell you how many times i've been honked for failing to make an illegal right on red unblock May 2013 #5

Not surpised. I got honked at trying to cross San Bruno Avenue one night, in the crosswalk CreekDog May 2013 #6

If that happens, I GET OUT OF THE CAR. lapislzi May 2013 #32

very funny, and justice perhaps, but strictly for the movies. way too dangerous in real life. unblock May 2013 #38

that is Niceguy1 May 2013 #45

Or worse the doofuses that go around you on a one lane street. Dash87 May 2013 #9

When they do that in NYC leftynyc May 2013 #10

I can't begin to tell you... skypilot May 2013 #11

How about "heavily ticketing for honking in a non-emergency situation"? Nye Bevan May 2013 #13

i think this should be a priority over others because it endangers pedestrians CreekDog May 2013 #15

I see the point in your first paragraph. Nye Bevan May 2013 #18

with respect to the 1st paragraph --thank you. CreekDog May 2013 #19

yes let's contribute to the slow erosion of our rights- ticketing one exorcising their 1st amendment leftyohiolib May 2013 #20

what a stupid post oh and "exorcising" CreekDog May 2013 #23

attack the messenger not the message .. hmmm that sounds very familiar leftyohiolib May 2013 #29

i did attack your message CreekDog May 2013 #31

It seems to me that the poster was attacking your message. Common Sense Party May 2013 #33

effectively? yea that sure was a zinger from which i will never recover- my post was stupid but leftyohiolib May 2013 #39

How is it a 1st amendment violation, exactly? Common Sense Party May 2013 #42

Or pedestrians can hustle out of the way NightWatcher May 2013 #21

almost half the pedestrians hit in SF are senior citizens, are they walking too slowly for you? CreekDog May 2013 #22

Most of the pedestrians hit here are caused by pedestrians who cross improperly NightWatcher May 2013 #35

the OP was about people who get honked at for waiting for pedestrians CreekDog May 2013 #37

Oh yes we can. lapislzi May 2013 #34

On this, we agree. NT JohnnyBoots May 2013 #24

agreed....... dhill926 May 2013 #27

This explains the honking jerks........ rdharma May 2013 #28

I'm sick of drivers--on phones--driving right through crosswalks with pedestrians in them! mnhtnbb May 2013 #36

Why is it that we're so sensitive to stupid honking? LiberalAndProud May 2013 #40

Because the honking is imploring the safe driver to do something unsafe CreekDog May 2013 #41

I'm sure you're right. LiberalAndProud May 2013 #43

If I'm a jerk, I'll take my lumps lapislzi May 2013 #44