I have heard that it is a second language to drivers in NYC.. others say it is a form of political expression. It has also been described as a medical condition. It is also illegal unless there is imminent danger!
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New Yorkers are fighting back against horn-honking taxi drivers, asking that cabs be modified with lights that identify horn-honkers so that offenders can be prosecuted more easily.
Car horn-honking is an offense in New York, except in the case of imminent danger, and is punishable with a $350 fine. Enforcement is complicated, however, as police must see the driver hitting his horn to issue a ticket, one backer of horn reform said.
I think it is just all the crazy impatient people in NYC.
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Date: 2008-10-24 08:49 pm (UTC)NEW YORK (Reuters) - New Yorkers are fighting back against horn-honking taxi drivers, asking that cabs be modified with lights that identify horn-honkers so that offenders can be prosecuted more easily.
Car horn-honking is an offense in New York, except in the case of imminent danger, and is punishable with a $350 fine. Enforcement is complicated, however, as police must see the driver hitting his horn to issue a ticket, one backer of horn reform said.
I think it is just all the crazy impatient people in NYC.