“I think we should only get three honks a month on the car horn…”
March 20, 2008 – 4:01 pm“…Then, someone cuts you off, you press the horn and nothing happens. You’re like, “Crap! I wish I hadn’t see Ricky on the sidewalk!”
This is easily the Mitch Hedberg joke I agree with the most. To me, a car horn is a safety device, not an outlet for your rage. A car horn is to alert someone to present danger. Here are some examples of what I’m talking about.
- Someone pulling out of a driveway unaware that you are trying to drive where they intend to be? A polite honk to alert them of your presence.
- Backed up traffic moving slowly through an intersection? Sure, there are probably a couple people up the line that could be moving faster and are fucking it up for everyone else, but honking is just rude and doesn’t solve anything.
- Honking at me after you almost ran me over because I was crossing the street (legally) and you weren’t paying any fucking attention to where you were turning? Bad idea!
The driver in that last scenario also proceeded to glare at me as though it was my fault that she had nearly smeared me all over the pavement. Then, she drove off, denying me the opportunity to “explain” my view of the situation to her.
There are a lot of other drivers on the road that stress me out too but laying on the horn to voice your disapproval is just annoying to everyone around you. So the next time you use your car horn to get someone’s attention, make sure you’re saving someone from a potentially bloody accident.
