I've successfully used my horn a few times to help ward off errant drivers. The times I remember are in multi lane traffic, being a little boxed-in, and some airhead starts to either drift (unknowingly) or begin a lane chage without so much as a mirror glance or look over the shoulder. Hitting the horn can keep a potentially bad scenario from getting much worse.
And, even if you lay on the horn only to indicate your displeasure, it may wake someone up to the fact that they just screwed up, which just might get them to pay more attention in the future. An especially loud horn also creates the impression that the sound is coming from a large vehicle and hopefully scares the crap out of the douchebag at fault. Our measly kazoo horns probably don't garner the appropriate amount of attention, as we may still sound insignificant.
I say, go loud and use it when you need to. That's my 2 cents worth on the subject.
-Warf
From: "'Martin Albright' via EMRAT" <emrat@googlegroups.com>
To: emrat@googlegroups.com
Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2014 11:26:55 AM
Subject: Re: [emrat:4919] Motorcycle horns
At the risk of going off topic, what exactly is the point of a motorcycle horn? By the time you get to a point where you can consciously use it, the "crisis" has already passed and the only purpose of the horn is to let the driver know you're pissed off. In 16+ years of riding I'll bet I've used my horn maybe half a dozen times.
A horn isn't going to change anyone's behavior. In fact, it could make it worse: Think about someone turning left in front of you. If they hear a horn their first inclination might be to hit the brakes and stop, right there in the middle of an intersection. After all, the reason they turned in front of you is because they didn't see you. Hearing a horn might make them look at you or it might make them lock up their brakes thinking that the warning is coming from another direction.
IMO it's better to use the time and energy you'd waste on trying to find the horn button with finding an exit from the dangerous situation and moving on.
Martin
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On Thu, 6/12/14, Dan Pilcher <dpilcher@cochamber.com> wrote:
Subject: [emrat:4918] Motorcycle horns
To: "emrat@googlegroups.com" <emrat@googlegroups.com>
Date: Thursday, June 12, 2014, 11:09 AM
Al,
Motorcycle Consumer News recently ran an article
comparing horns. I have my copies at home.
Unless someone else can send you a digital copy of the MCN
article, I can make a copy and mail it to you
tomorrow. Other magazines may have run similar
articles,
but I can't recall any right offhand.
Cheers,
Dan
From: emrat@googlegroups.com
[mailto:emrat@googlegroups.com]
On Behalf Of Albert Miller
Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2014 10:56 AM
To: emrat@googlegroups.com
Subject: [emrat:4918] Motorcycle horns
Has anyone come across an
aftermarket horn they could recommend?
I think most everyone
would agree that the factory horns sound like a kazoo.
I am tired of almost getting sideswiped by a car and
can only vent my frustration with my kazoo sounding
horn.
Al
01 Sprint ST
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