Walking to get coffee, a car honked at me. Not a mean “get out of the way” honk, just a friendly “it’s your turn to cross the street” honk. But it still pissed me off! Austin is not New York City. There is zero reason to honk unless a wreck is imminent. Be more patient.
@manton A honk of a full second or more is totally obnoxious, but I consider a quick “beep” a courtesy saying “I acknowledge you.” But then again, I’m a California driver… Austin is probably way more chill. 🤣
@manton With all the tech going into cars these days, you’d think someone would’ve figured out a better way to communicate.
@moonmehta I’d love to. And I’d be totally fine with that! In another city, it’s just part of the culture. In my own city, it offends me. 🙂
@manton Lorries and tractors here honk as a way of saying ‘hello’, right outside my house. It annoys me greatly.
@manton I’m guessing the driver is not normally a walker and hasn’t experienced how violent this feels. I won’t even do that in DC unless I see a very dangerous situation.
@manton I’d love see all cars have a 2nd sound option. How about in addition to the honk, we also have a ding? Specifically this ding. (It’s from the Knog Oi Luxe bicycle bell.) And maybe we could find some way to activate it other than a center-body palm heel strike?
@manton.org I had a job as a UPS driver when I was in college (in Austin), and I remember one part of our training was “how to honk politely” — two light short taps is what was recommended to say “hey, just want to make sure you see this big truck”
@manton I had a job as a UPS driver when I was in college (in Austin), and I remember one part of our training was “how to honk politely” — two light short taps is what was recommended to say “hey, just want to make sure you see this big truck”
