Vigilante politeness

This writer has a bit more nerve than I do in punishing rude drivers for their needless honking, but I applaud the sentiments entirely.

In New York City, the horn is used not for emergencies but to express aggravation or to tell pedestrians to get out of the way. When you blast your horn, you're basically shouting "fuck you" at 70 decibels in the middle of a crowded street. Horn-blasting is profoundly anti-social behavior.

Sorry you're having a tough day, but honking in stalled traffic (or when there are a lot of pedestrians claiming their right of way) never improved any situation. Some folks are just immune to learning that (and probably many other lessons that might intrude on their personal convenience).

(via dangerous meta)