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Old 10-22-2019, 05:39 PM   #41
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This has been an interesting discussion. Its like in some parts of the country you don’t need a horn very often or almost not at all and some parts they are essential. If you need one it better be one that will get someone’s attention. I’m one of the lucky ones I almost never need one.
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Old 10-23-2019, 11:43 AM   #42
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A agree with you. Unfortunately, some folks have never learned how to enter an expressway/freeway! They need to understand it is their responsibility to MERGE into traffic,
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Old 10-23-2019, 03:34 PM   #43
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A agree with you. Unfortunately, some folks have never learned how to enter an expressway/freeway! They need to understand it is their responsibility to MERGE into traffic,
Exactly, You should get up to and be at the speed of traffic BEFORE merging with the oncoming traffic.
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Old 10-26-2019, 05:29 AM   #44
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Horns seem to be an East Coast thing. Can't remember the last time I used mine.
I too am a "noreaster" but I use my horn so seldom that when I do I have to look for it. If I needed it quickly the issue would pass before I found it.

I do stay clear of the Northway this time of year. In fact right now I'm in North GA which is similar to the Adirondacks and enjoying their fall foliage. oh, did I mention it's warmer too?
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Old 10-26-2019, 05:42 AM   #45
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I too am a "noreaster" but I use my horn so seldom that when I do I have to look for it. If I needed it quickly the issue would pass before I found it.

I do stay clear of the Northway this time of year. In fact right now I'm in North GA which is similar to the Adirondacks and enjoying their fall foliage. oh, did I mention it's warmer too?



If we lived in Northville/Sacandaga Lake, instead of 2 miles from I-87, I too would have little use for that road, use NY30, and seldom if ever need any kind of horn. The Northway was almost bumper to bumper yesterday at 11:30AM between Clifton Park and Saratoga.
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Old 10-26-2019, 09:32 AM   #46
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I feel your pain Dave. That section especially can get very busy at certain times of day. Now if you really want some fun come on down and pull your 5er through Atlanta around 4pm on a Friday. That's when we usually come through after a week in Charleston. DW just shuts her eyes and does the prayin'.
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Old 10-26-2019, 09:57 AM   #47
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I feel your pain Dave. That section especially can get very busy at certain times of day. Now if you really want some fun come on down and pull your 5er through Atlanta around 4pm on a Friday. That's when we usually come through after a week in Charleston. DW just shuts her eyes and does the prayin'.

Jim, I've had that fun along with more then enough other joyous big cities and their drivers to fill my needs. Itisn't getting any better nor will it in my and my kids and grandkids time.
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Old 02-04-2022, 01:35 PM   #48
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I've used this company in the past for train horns.......let me tell you they sound legit and will definitely wake the dead. The Shocker series 4 horn setup. Great service too. I'm thinking of putting them on my newer truck. Drivers in California are some of the worst.

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Old 02-04-2022, 03:51 PM   #49
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Old 02-05-2022, 08:07 AM   #50
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You must live a area where people know how to drive, because they drive like idiots here in the Baltimore/DC area. Hell, you cant even leave a few car lengths in front of you (like you should) or the car behind you will pass and jump in front of you just to be one car ahead.
Wife refuses to leave for a trip if we have to hit 495 to 70 or 95 during morning or evening rush hour, they truly are nuts. The ones with the hair ball on top of their heads are the worst. I think this whole business started with the first "Fast and Furious " movie.
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Entitled drivers are epidemic now in the US with their entitlement attitudes.
In the past couple weeks here I've had several close calls, two of which would have possibly caused serious physical problems.
#1 was a dump truck that blew a stop sign at some ridiculous speed and barely missed T-boning me
#2 was a semi cutting a corner where I had to go across a lawn to avoid him
Then there are the tailgaters where I can't even see any of the car's hood and only the top half of the windshield.



And I live in a very suburban area.


As the OP of this thread, have rethought the need for a louder horn. WAAAY too much road rage and too many warped personalities after 2+ years of virtual lockdown or at least limited ability to wander much, i.e. pre 2020
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Old 02-06-2022, 06:49 AM   #52
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but he`s a nice guy

Road Rage at it`s best. This is what can happen in your conceal carry states.
Apparently this clown thought he was being fired at by the guy he was sparing with from tailgating at high speed. Yeh I`ll heard it all "Have to protect my family", right? So this pinhead is firing wildly in heavy traffic inside this car shooting it up at high speed with total disregard of the other people around him. Good example huh?

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The fool in that video was hoping to find trouble and he did. CCW has nothing to do with what happened here besides, there aren't any states that don't allow CCW. You just have to be careful around strangers especially in cars. An extra loud horn could be helpful or really stir up trouble. Just lika a gun, it must be used responsibly.
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Just another untrained moron carrying a firearm, who obviously has no business in doing so. Well I hope he gets some serious jail time......a felony strike, and he can kiss his 2nd Amendment rights bye bye.
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Entitled drivers are epidemic now in the US with their entitlement attitudes.
In the past couple weeks here I've had several close calls, two of which would have possibly caused serious physical problems.
#1 was a dump truck that blew a stop sign at some ridiculous speed and barely missed T-boning me
#2 was a semi cutting a corner where I had to go across a lawn to avoid him
Then there are the tailgaters where I can't even see any of the car's hood and only the top half of the windshield.



And I live in a very suburban area.


As the OP of this thread, have rethought the need for a louder horn. WAAAY too much road rage and too many warped personalities after 2+ years of virtual lockdown or at least limited ability to wander much, i.e. pre 2020
There was a lengthy discussion on these train horns on another forum . To be honest , and I am sure there has been a time I have heard one , but I sure don't recall in my 59 years hearing one while driving thru towns or on the highways . As one mentioned it must be more a back east thing , not so much here in the west .

Yes you are wise to rethink poking the bear ,as I believe someone mentioned in an earlier post . There is just no fixing stupid , never has been ,and these people will continue to drive like they do, and mostly likely from what I am seeing it's just getting worse . Hopefully we are prepared for the stupid ,and able to avoid them .
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Just another untrained moron carrying a firearm, who obviously has no business in doing so. Well I hope he gets some serious jail time......a felony strike, and he can kiss his 2nd Amendment rights bye bye.
We can hope !!!
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When I am passing an 18 wheeler, and he starts drifting over into my lane, I am not going to worry about bring “discourteous “, I’m going to wake the SOB with a blast of my horn.
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When I am passing an 18 wheeler, and he starts drifting over into my lane, I am not going to worry about bring “discourteous “, I’m going to wake the SOB with a blast of my horn.
That's the best use for these horns I've heard. They can't hear regular horns that far away at highway speeds. Perhaps that's why those trucks have such loud horns, for each other.
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