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Anslerts t1_iyfcv3m wrote

Reply to comment by Fangs_McWolf in Parham and Patterson by The_Real_Captain_Mac

FYI: Honking to Express Anger Contrary to popular belief, a vehicle’s horn is not an instrument for letting other people know they’re bad drivers! It’s never a good idea to use your horn to tell drivers to get out of your way or that you don’t like a driving move they just made. Road rage-related accidents often begin with unnecessary horn honking, and safety should always be your number one priority on the road

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Fangs_McWolf t1_iyfdsfh wrote

>46.2-1060. Illegal sirens, whistles, etc.; unlawful use of warning devices; exceptions.
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>... It shall further be unlawful for any person at any time to use a horn otherwise than as a reasonable warning...

It was a reasonable warning to him. He was being a danger on the road and it snapped him back to attention, thus resulting in him being alert to what he was actually doing. I didn't do it as a message of "I think you're a bad driver." No, it was to get his attention, which was enough for him to realize that he wasn't aware of what was happening around him.

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