Great Horn - 2014 Mini Cooper Hardtop Long-Term Road Test

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Great Horn - 2014 Mini Cooper Hardtop Long-Term Road Test

For a small car, our long-term 2014 Mini Cooper has a big horn.

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quadricycle

Boy am I gland that I don't live near you. Having horns go off all day for any reason sounds like a pain in the rear. If everybody is constantly honking, how do you even know what they're trying to tell you?

Also, you really shouldn't honk at people going slowly, that about equates to the aggressive and moronic behavior known as tailgating. It's a public road, if you want a road where everybody HAS to drive the speed limit, build your own. Of course, if they're doing half the speed limit, they probably need an impeding traffic flow ticket or warning. You're not a police officer though, so stay out of it.

You shouldn't honk at bicycles or pedestrians either, unless you're giving a very short warning honk/tap (Hey, I'm about to pass you, just so you know). Maybe that's what you meant, but most people don't do this right. In most cases, a sharp horn will only serve to startle someone on a bike or walking, and can create a dangerous situation such as a bolt in the wrong direction or falling off the bike or weaving.

Lastly, are you really surprised that you shouldn't use your horn if you're angry? This basically falls in road rage. There are so many bad drivers on the road, you'll drive yourself insane if you get angry every time somebody does something wrong. Also, I still haven't seen one bad driver reflect on their mistake because somebody honked, usually they just get angry right back.

Sorry for being so "touchy-feely". I just prefer roadways where people can clearly communicate and aren't engaging in aggressive behaviors. Maybe I need to move to a big, traffic-congested city and grown up, right?

opfreak

quadricycle said:

Boy am I gland that I don't live near you. Having horns go off all day for any reason sounds like a pain in the rear. If everybody is constantly honking, how do you even know what they're trying to tell you?

Also, you really shouldn't honk at people going slowly, that about equates to the aggressive and moronic behavior known as tailgating. It's a public road, if you want a road where everybody HAS to drive the speed limit, build your own. Of course, if they're doing half the speed limit, they probably need an impeding traffic flow ticket or warning. You're not a police officer though, so stay out of it.

You shouldn't honk at bicycles or pedestrians either, unless you're giving a very short warning honk/tap (Hey, I'm about to pass you, just so you know). Maybe that's what you meant, but most people don't do this right. In most cases, a sharp horn will only serve to startle someone on a bike or walking, and can create a dangerous situation such as a bolt in the wrong direction or falling off the bike or weaving.

Lastly, are you really surprised that you shouldn't use your horn if you're angry? This basically falls in road rage. There are so many bad drivers on the road, you'll drive yourself insane if you get angry every time somebody does something wrong. Also, I still haven't seen one bad driver reflect on their mistake because somebody honked, usually they just get angry right back.

Sorry for being so "touchy-feely". I just prefer roadways where people can clearly communicate and aren't engaging in aggressive behaviors. Maybe I need to move to a big, traffic-congested city and grown up, right?

Red cars offend you because the color screams aggressive.

tlangness

If you want Mike to stop honking, you can always unplug the blue fuse labeled "comedy" under the hood. It's right next to the red "hyperbole" wire.

throwback

"The California Vehicle Code has four sections on horns.."
This does not surprise me.

quadricycle

opfreak said:

Red cars offend you because the color screams aggressive.

You're probably right, considering how interested psychologists are about the way colors affect our perceptions of things and people.

tlangness said:

If you want Mike to stop honking, you can always unplug the blue fuse labeled "comedy" under the hood. It's right next to the red "hyperbole" wire.

There were no visible red wires when I opened up my fuse box...

arcticbluetsx

quadricycle said:

Boy am I gland that I don't live near you. Having horns go off all day for any reason sounds like a pain in the rear. If everybody is constantly honking, how do you even know what they're trying to tell you?

Also, you really shouldn't honk at people going slowly, that about equates to the aggressive and moronic behavior known as tailgating. It's a public road, if you want a road where everybody HAS to drive the speed limit, build your own. Of course, if they're doing half the speed limit, they probably need an impeding traffic flow ticket or warning. You're not a police officer though, so stay out of it.

You shouldn't honk at bicycles or pedestrians either, unless you're giving a very short warning honk/tap (Hey, I'm about to pass you, just so you know). Maybe that's what you meant, but most people don't do this right. In most cases, a sharp horn will only serve to startle someone on a bike or walking, and can create a dangerous situation such as a bolt in the wrong direction or falling off the bike or weaving.

Lastly, are you really surprised that you shouldn't use your horn if you're angry? This basically falls in road rage. There are so many bad drivers on the road, you'll drive yourself insane if you get angry every time somebody does something wrong. Also, I still haven't seen one bad driver reflect on their mistake because somebody honked, usually they just get angry right back.

Sorry for being so "touchy-feely". I just prefer roadways where people can clearly communicate and aren't engaging in aggressive behaviors. Maybe I need to move to a big, traffic-congested city and grown up, right?

Or slower drivers could stay in the right lane and out of the way, rather than hanging out in the left lane dangerously impeding the flow of traffic! I'm a NY driver, which shouldn't surprise anybody at all...

schen72

Can't stand wimpy sounding horns. I'm glad my of my Acuras have horns that sound very similar to this Mini's.

quadricycle

arcticbluetsx said:

Or slower drivers could stay in the right lane and out of the way, rather than hanging out in the left lane dangerously impeding the flow of traffic! I'm a NY driver, which shouldn't surprise anybody at all...

Huh? What are you talking about? I don't remember advocating that slower drivers disrupt traffic flow by staying in the passing lane. Unsurprisingly, I feel the opposite.