"You sound psychotic, and psychos often don't make the best roadway users."

Obviously, you "yonking" psychopath.

Commuting is fun. Also, Portland has almost completed its metamorphosis into Seattle.

Honking could actually cause someone to wipe out, you know, even your wimpy car's pitiful little bleat.

Honkers suck. Get out of here.

The sound of a horn in traffic is like the sound of a bird in the woods. I might notice it if I'm listening for it, but it doesn't communicate anything to me. When you honk in traffic, why would you believe that I know you're honking at me? Is it because my behavior indicates that I am an observant and intelligent person? Assuming that I do figure out that you're honking at me (probably because you're flailing your arms and getting all red-faced), how am I supposed to know what you mean by it? If I don't know that I can turn right on red, "HONK!" doesn't really have the complexity required to teach me that lesson. Sure, you know what I'm doing wrong, but for the honk to mean anything, I have to know what I'm doing wrong as well. And what about my behavior leads you to believe that I know the correct way to drive?

So, what is it that you think you're accomplishing when you honk? As far as I'm concerned, you're just helping to create that city-flavored white noise I like so much.

Psychos might be sucky roadway users but they are great remote desert motel owners.

"The sound of a horn in traffic is like the sound of a bird in the woods......" blah blah blah

What a load of horseshit Torgo.

Frank, was it too flowery? I thought that might be the case. Creative writing was never my thing. Here's a more Merc-friendly version:

Honkers are stupid, useless shit-fucks who should move back to Gresham with all the other stupid fucks. If you honk at me, I'll throw a bag of dog shit into your window. Bikes.

While I completely disagree with the thought, at least you wrote that shit better and more succinctly this time.
But don't worry,
I'll honk before I run you over.

The car horn is there for a reason. It's to say "hey I'm here, you who aren't paying attention!" and "hey jackass, the light turned green 30 seconds ago move your ass!"

If anything, Portland needs more honking to educate the timid, slow and merge-averse drivers that dominate our streets and freeways. The way people drive here is always frustrating and often dangerous.

I admit it...I honked yesterday, several times.

I was pulling out of a parking lot into a left-turn lane during afternoon rush hour, and the oblivious driver who'd just turned out into the same lane ahead of me (NOT attempting to turn left at the light up ahead as I was, but using the lane to try and merge right into the solid line of traffic) decides to BACK UP at a fairly high rate of speed into ME.

You bet your ass I honked, and it took several blasts to get the driver's attention and get them to notice me and not back into me (impact was averted by a few inches only).

Yeah, and then they acted all pissy at ME, as if *I* was the one who had done something wrong. Hey, dumb-ass, you were the one who put yourself into that position...suck it up and drive forward to the light and TURN LEFT. You can't BACK UP in the middle of the damn street and/or just sit there blocking the left turn lane for everyone else.

Well, I mean you CAN, but expect to get honked at.