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skypilot

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11. I can't begin to tell you...

Wed May 1, 2013, 12:59 PM

May 2013

...how much I agree with this. I see this nonsense all the time. It is fucking ridiculous. It especially bothers me when the honker is in truck, van, or SUV and as a result is sitting high enough to be able to see that the vehicle in front is waiting for pedestrians to cross. WTF!!!! Tickets and additional driver's ed. classes are definitely in order.

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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