[OHPV-list] Large Horns

[Michael.Wolfe@kp.org]

One more note regarding the ride this weekend: while I was on the scenic 
highway along the Sandy River, a car passed me and honked.  The person in 
the car was someone I know.  I know this person was just trying to be 
friendly, but I would like to say, the next time you're in a car and have 
the urge to honk at a cyclist, even if you're just being friendly: don't. 
Horns are made to be heard by people inside other cars.  They are 
overwhelming on a bike.  It's at least startling, if not life-threatening, 
to have one blast at you when you're trying to navigate between obstacles 
and cars and the edge of a road.  And, as someone who rides his bike every 
day in traffic, a horn that's trying to say "Hi there!" sounds exactly the 
same to me as a horn hit by some half-evolved cretin trying to say "Git 
off the f***in' road!"

Only hit that thing if you have a legitimate need to get the cyclist's 
attention, like a life-or-death situation.  Thank you.

-Michael
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