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In the UK this is disabled in the ECU, as using your horn while stationary isn't allowed

chrisseaton 6y ago
> In the UK this is disabled in the ECU, as using your horn while stationary isn't allowed Huh my car app has a 'honk' button that works when stationary, for finding it in car parks. Is that against regulation?
- BuildTheRobots 6y ago
  Technically a car park would be ok, but the regulations state: A horn should not be sounded when stationary on a road at any time, other than at times of danger due to another vehicle on or near the road. A horn should not be used on a moving vehicle on a restricted road (basically a road that has street lights and a 30mph limit) between the times of 11:30 pm and 7:00 am.
  - dawnerd 6y ago
    Some (all?) US states have similar wordings in their laws as well but I've never heard of it being enforced.
    - rahkiin 6y ago
      Something not being enforced does not mean there might not be a good reason to follow it. Like for being able sleep at night without car honks
      - dawnerd 6y ago
        Totally agree, I never use my horn for that reason.
    - throwaway0a5e 6y ago
      Pretty much everything impolite you can do in a car is illegal under some statute. None of it ever gets enforced regularly because the point isn't 100% enforcement, the point is to have pretext for fishing stops and for stopping people who did something the cop didn't like.
- rozab 6y ago
  Your car also goes above 70 ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
  - chrisseaton 6y ago
    Right... but it doesn't have a specific button that can't be used for anything else but going over 70?
    - jiofih 6y ago
      6th/7th gear
      - cratermoon 6y ago
        Hey buddy, how can I get this car out of 2nd gear?
  - bluGill 6y ago
    As I proved reciently on a trip through an area where the speed limit was 75.
adrianmonk 6y ago
Entirely disallowed? I've had to use my horn while stationery for safety reasons. Like when I'm in a parking lot, I can't go anywhere because there's a car in front of me, and someone starts to back out of a parking space toward me without looking. They need to know that it's not clear, and that's what the horn is for. (It's also what their mirrors are for, but I can't control that.)
- deleted 6y ago
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> In the UK this is disabled in the ECU, as using your horn while stationary isn't allowed Huh my car app has a 'honk' button that works when stationary, for finding it in car parks. Is that against regulation?

BuildTheRobots 6y ago
Technically a car park would be ok, but the regulations state: A horn should not be sounded when stationary on a road at any time, other than at times of danger due to another vehicle on or near the road. A horn should not be used on a moving vehicle on a restricted road (basically a road that has street lights and a 30mph limit) between the times of 11:30 pm and 7:00 am.
- dawnerd 6y ago
  Some (all?) US states have similar wordings in their laws as well but I've never heard of it being enforced.
  - rahkiin 6y ago
    Something not being enforced does not mean there might not be a good reason to follow it. Like for being able sleep at night without car honks
    - dawnerd 6y ago
      Totally agree, I never use my horn for that reason.
  - throwaway0a5e 6y ago
    Pretty much everything impolite you can do in a car is illegal under some statute. None of it ever gets enforced regularly because the point isn't 100% enforcement, the point is to have pretext for fishing stops and for stopping people who did something the cop didn't like.
rozab 6y ago
Your car also goes above 70 ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
- chrisseaton 6y ago
  Right... but it doesn't have a specific button that can't be used for anything else but going over 70?
  - jiofih 6y ago
    6th/7th gear
    - cratermoon 6y ago
      Hey buddy, how can I get this car out of 2nd gear?
- bluGill 6y ago
  As I proved reciently on a trip through an area where the speed limit was 75.

adrianmonk 6y ago

Entirely disallowed? I've had to use my horn while stationery for safety reasons. Like when I'm in a parking lot, I can't go anywhere because there's a car in front of me, and someone starts to back out of a parking space toward me without looking. They need to know that it's not clear, and that's what the horn is for. (It's also what their mirrors are for, but I can't control that.)

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