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Theoretically, if they just have a slower reaction time than you, you are actually slowing them down as they now have to look around to make sure you aren't honking because of potential danger, which is the actual usage purpose of a car horn.
Edit: Additionally, this creates a broader societal danger as the "go when honked at!" mentality is entirely opposite of the true purpose of a horn.
Example: Person in front is about to go, you notice that someone is running the red light perpendicular, you honk to signal the danger, now instead of recognizing the danger, they go anyway, thinking you were impatiently honking, leading directly to an accident.
If your reaction time is worse than 2 seconds I question if you should be driving. Driving is not a responsibility you should take lightly.
Honk doesn’t mean go, honk means pay attention.
Honk means "pay attention". If the light has been green long enough for me to honk at you you're not paying attention to anything on the road, danger or otherwise.
For you specifically, maybe. Your experience is not universal and the original discussion was about people who honk instantly.
The top of this thread is someone saying they don't know if you're paying attention. I was replying to your comment about "honking meaning move immediately."
Conversations shift as people say things. If I wanted to comment on the original discussion I would have started a new thread relplying to the original discussion. I was replying to you about the thing you said.
Ffs just drive when the light turns green. Stop trying to find every little fucking loophole