Horn Honking

gautam · Aug 13th, 2005, 01:27

honk when u feel like ...dont honk if u dont want to..jst keep it simple folks..
& btw i hve got hell lot of things to do than talking about honking...lolzzz

& i do agree with biswajit...

john.sw · Aug 13th, 2005, 04:35

Sound horn:

Honk when you are on an empty road with no vehicles or people, or animals within miles.

Honk when you see another vehicle: he honks back to let you know that he has seen you too. You honk back to let him know that you heard him honk; he reciprocates with a honk. When you pass each other, you both honk to let each other know that you have passed each other.

Honk when there are 400 vehicles blocking the street. Honking may help to unblock the street.

Honk whenever you see a pothole - this warns the pothole that you are about to cross it.

Honk when there are no potholes. This warns potential potholes that if they appear you will cross them.

Honk on straight roads, or bendy roads or in your own driveway.

Honk whilst going downhill or uphill, or on level ground.

In India, it is only unnecessary to honk at your own funeral - other people will honk for you.

Ah_Seng · Oct 3rd, 2005, 03:48

Honk becos the backside of the truck in front says : "BLOWHORN"

DryState · Jul 24th, 2009, 15:27

Im an Indian and I dont agree w Biswajeet or anyone else trying to defend Indian pride at honking at all....its a bloody pain and i dont find anything amusing abt honking and wish somebody gave them 5 yrs in jail for it..

usually you(I) feel like taking a metal rod and smashing each window personally for honking for no FKing reason...and there usually is NO reason, its BS...and god forbid if ure trying to cross and think anyones bothered to stop or have any courtesy...the BIGGEST goddamn problem is Indians dont admit to their own problems and limited thinking...why the hell to get defensive when you obviously dont care abt ure improving things for society...

alouise · Jul 24th, 2009, 16:09

Travelling for two hours on a busy road in India, the sheer honking diversity of pitch, volume, frequency and syncopated tooting borders on the orchestral .... a symphony of horns. By the next hour of so I find one forgets there are vehicles and drivers attached to these horns which seem to take on characters of their own, sort of like animal calls ... and by that stage it's a very noisy barnyard!

Speaking of, last year (or may be it was early this year?)the Cambodian government passed a law banning what had become the latest fad, horns that make animal sounds. Phnom Penh was starting to sound like a crazy jungle, what with the all the lions roaring at screeching monkeys chased by barking dogs as cows mooed, cockeralls cockledoodledooed and horses neighed at all and sundry.

Please tell me this fad will not catch on in India!

thejag · Jul 24th, 2009, 16:50

naah we have bollywood tunes for horns here... think of a horn beeping to the tune of "didi tera devar deevana...."

bsprasad · Jul 24th, 2009, 16:55

In India, Honking is for Survival most of the times, Because people either walking or driving will never care to look at the roads before they either cross or change lanes.

65% of the drivers (Two & Four) wheelers dont use rear view mirrors. Buses and trucks are least bothered about others vehicles and they will never bother to signal before switching lanes as there will be a minimal damage to them even if they are hit by another vehicle.

We do Honk and there is a disorder called Compulsive Honking discorder which is induced from the car trainer level so that you and your vehicle's access path are left alone.

Some of them come out of this disorder and honk when required. Others are still suffering.

thejag · Jul 24th, 2009, 16:58

Quote:

Originally Posted by bsprasad

Others are still suffering.

chronic sufferers seem to match the honking to their heart beat too....

sarkar · Jul 24th, 2009, 17:36

Of course Honking Horn is free.

When I was learning my car driving lessons the Trainer shouted at me that "Paise lagte hain kya horn bajane me?." Means "Does it cost you anything to press the horn?"

Imagine if we start getting Horn Bills with our Telephone and electricity bills.

thejag · Jul 24th, 2009, 19:06

shhhhhhhhhh*

*dont say it so loud. if someone from the government hears you they will actually start taxing the honking

biswajit_27 · Jul 25th, 2009, 02:45

Quote:

Originally Posted by DryState

Im an Indian and I dont agree w Biswajeet or anyone else trying to defend Indian pride at honking at all....its a bloody pain and i dont find anything amusing abt honking and wish somebody gave them 5 yrs in jail for it..

usually you(I) feel like taking a metal rod and smashing each window personally for honking for no FKing reason...and there usually is NO reason, its BS...and god forbid if ure trying to cross and think anyones bothered to stop or have any courtesy...the BIGGEST goddamn problem is Indians dont admit to their own problems and limited thinking...why the hell to get defensive when you obviously dont care abt ure improving things for society...

You can differ with me and others, but I there is always a reason for everything, including honking. The reasons have been mentioned in the prior threads.

BTW, I notice that you are from the "dry" state...maybe that's the reason

.....for your wanting to "smash each window". Take it easy.

hitanshu · Jul 25th, 2009, 03:00

Drystate,

as long as you have sunday drivers crawling along on expressways at 50 kph or rogue indicas/bikers cutting across other vehicles rashly/stupidly, people will use the horn. Get over it.

and yes, esp those learned rogues who pay cash in a designated automated tag lane.

federica · Jul 25th, 2009, 04:15

I perfectly understand now in which situations Indians honk... what I still don't get is how you know who's honking at the moment when there are several cars. I know, most likely all of them do it, but then there's no reason anymore

thejag · Jul 25th, 2009, 04:24

you respond to the honking by doing what every other indian does - ignore it....

federica · Jul 25th, 2009, 04:27

It gets even more complicated like this

Aug 13th, 2005, 01:27	#16
gautam Super Mode Join Date: May 2005 Location: Chandigarh - Blore NON-STOP Posts: 767	honk when u feel like ...dont honk if u dont want to..jst keep it simple folks.. & btw i hve got hell lot of things to do than talking about honking...lolzzz & i do agree with biswajit... __________________ "Your thoughts could be your prison" My pics on flickr Kerela backwaters - by beach

Aug 13th, 2005, 04:35	#17
john.sw Up in the hills with my head in the clouds... Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: India/UK Posts: 1,021	Sound horn: Honk when you are on an empty road with no vehicles or people, or animals within miles. Honk when you see another vehicle: he honks back to let you know that he has seen you too. You honk back to let him know that you heard him honk; he reciprocates with a honk. When you pass each other, you both honk to let each other know that you have passed each other. Honk when there are 400 vehicles blocking the street. Honking may help to unblock the street. Honk whenever you see a pothole - this warns the pothole that you are about to cross it. Honk when there are no potholes. This warns potential potholes that if they appear you will cross them. Honk on straight roads, or bendy roads or in your own driveway. Honk whilst going downhill or uphill, or on level ground. In India, it is only unnecessary to honk at your own funeral - other people will honk for you. __________________ www.nilgiris.asia your guide to the Nilgiris, Ooty, Coonoor, Kotagiri and Gudalur

Jul 24th, 2009, 17:36	#24
sarkar -(!)- Eve -[^!^]- Wall-E Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Shyamnagar, India Posts: 127	Of course Honking Horn is free. When I was learning my car driving lessons the Trainer shouted at me that "Paise lagte hain kya horn bajane me?." Means "Does it cost you anything to press the horn?" Imagine if we start getting Horn Bills with our Telephone and electricity bills. Last edited by sarkar : Jul 24th, 2009 at 20:49.

Jul 25th, 2009, 03:00	#27
hitanshu Renegade Killer Bee Join Date: May 2006 Location: Out of coverage area! Posts: 879	Drystate, as long as you have sunday drivers crawling along on expressways at 50 kph or rogue indicas/bikers cutting across other vehicles rashly/stupidly, people will use the horn. Get over it. and yes, esp those learned rogues who pay cash in a designated automated tag lane. __________________ SMASH!!!!

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Oct 3rd, 2005, 03:48	#18
Ah_Seng Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Singapore Posts: 35	Honk becos the backside of the truck in front says : "BLOWHORN"

Jul 24th, 2009, 15:27	#19
DryState Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: bombay Posts: 1	Im an Indian and I dont agree w Biswajeet or anyone else trying to defend Indian pride at honking at all....its a bloody pain and i dont find anything amusing abt honking and wish somebody gave them 5 yrs in jail for it.. usually you(I) feel like taking a metal rod and smashing each window personally for honking for no FKing reason...and there usually is NO reason, its BS...and god forbid if ure trying to cross and think anyones bothered to stop or have any courtesy...the BIGGEST goddamn problem is Indians dont admit to their own problems and limited thinking...why the hell to get defensive when you obviously dont care abt ure improving things for society...

Jul 24th, 2009, 16:09	#20
alouise Maha Guru Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: sydney Posts: 821	Travelling for two hours on a busy road in India, the sheer honking diversity of pitch, volume, frequency and syncopated tooting borders on the orchestral .... a symphony of horns. By the next hour of so I find one forgets there are vehicles and drivers attached to these horns which seem to take on characters of their own, sort of like animal calls ... and by that stage it's a very noisy barnyard! Speaking of, last year (or may be it was early this year?)the Cambodian government passed a law banning what had become the latest fad, horns that make animal sounds. Phnom Penh was starting to sound like a crazy jungle, what with the all the lions roaring at screeching monkeys chased by barking dogs as cows mooed, cockeralls cockledoodledooed and horses neighed at all and sundry. Please tell me this fad will not catch on in India!

Jul 24th, 2009, 16:50	#21
thejag has arrived Join Date: May 2009 Location: Chennai Posts: 842	naah we have bollywood tunes for horns here... think of a horn beeping to the tune of "didi tera devar deevana...."

Jul 24th, 2009, 16:55	#22
bsprasad Account Closed Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Chennai Posts: 468	In India, Honking is for Survival most of the times, Because people either walking or driving will never care to look at the roads before they either cross or change lanes. 65% of the drivers (Two & Four) wheelers dont use rear view mirrors. Buses and trucks are least bothered about others vehicles and they will never bother to signal before switching lanes as there will be a minimal damage to them even if they are hit by another vehicle. We do Honk and there is a disorder called Compulsive Honking discorder which is induced from the car trainer level so that you and your vehicle's access path are left alone. Some of them come out of this disorder and honk when required. Others are still suffering.

Jul 24th, 2009, 19:06	#25
thejag has arrived Join Date: May 2009 Location: Chennai Posts: 842	shhhhhhhhhh* *dont say it so loud. if someone from the government hears you they will actually start taxing the honking

Jul 25th, 2009, 04:15	#28
federica Maha Guru Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Bavaria Posts: 1,774	I perfectly understand now in which situations Indians honk... what I still don't get is how you know who's honking at the moment when there are several cars. I know, most likely all of them do it, but then there's no reason anymore

Jul 25th, 2009, 04:24	#29
thejag has arrived Join Date: May 2009 Location: Chennai Posts: 842	you respond to the honking by doing what every other indian does - ignore it....

Jul 25th, 2009, 04:27	#30
federica Maha Guru Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Bavaria Posts: 1,774	It gets even more complicated like this

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