Quote Originally Posted by dan_geoghegan
[quote author=Ducatista link=1332186385/11#11 date=1332246784]
By the time a horn is used the danger is normally gone.
As others have said, you're clearly using it too late, or bombing around too fast for the situation.
I hardly ever use my horn. If you have to it's usually because you aren't able to asses a danger properly.
I would much rather get on the brakes/take evasive action and live than alert someone that they're in the wrong as they hit me.
The moral high ground counts for dick if there's 3 tonnes of transit ontop of you.
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Once "they" are on the move I would agree its best to deal with the danger first and avoid a collision. However, the use of the horn is beneficial at times as another form of defence before they make that move. I will use it if there's a car waiting to join the main road I'm on and I know they have'nt seen me and my sixth sense is telling me they are about to pull out. I will also take up a defensive position in the road, be off the power and usually on the brakes as well. Its just one of a number of things you can do. I think a lot of people ignore the fact they have one because most OEM horns are useless in terms of decibel level.