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View Poll Results: Are you able to use your horn when needed most?
I have no problem finding the horn and evading a collision at the same time.
16.60%
I don't worry about the horn and just try to stay alive.
73.36%
I only use the horn when I spot a cute chick on the street.
4.25%
I didn't know I have a horn.
5.79%
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Poll: Finding the horn button in an emergency

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Old 12-01-2011 | 11:53 PM
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I've swerved or braked while on the horn at the same time. A horn is more of a protest, notification or announcement. The steering and action taken is actually avoiding the accident.
 
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Old 12-02-2011 | 12:15 AM
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I used the pipes method last night when some dick on his cell phone pulled out of Wendy's and cut me off, he found out I was there really quick
 
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Old 12-02-2011 | 08:57 AM
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Originally Posted by doer
Bikes need air horns- Then I might use it. Getting cut off is bad enough without a weak wimpy horn to let them know.
meep, meep
 
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Old 12-02-2011 | 09:42 AM
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Originally Posted by El Rey
I always wind up hitting the high beam switch, LOL.

Same here. The horn button is too low to hit it naturally.
 
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Old 12-02-2011 | 10:10 AM
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When you have a woman backing up at a red light or when you have a woman release her brakes looking for her cell phone. They are moving a creeping speed with your motorcycle positioned to become a trunk or hood ornament . It is an emergency and a horn would help because shouting worked effectively while I was steadily evading at slow speed while flicking all them black buttons with my left hand. The lady backing up decided she was too close to the cross walk and couldn't, wouldn't, or didn't see the motorcycle eight feet behind her back bumper. Reverse on my motorcycle is only as fast as them feet push and the car behind me is a stopping point. The lady digging for her cell phone hadn't realized that she had removed pressure from her brake and was steadily decreasing the distance between her and the motorcycle in front of her. I was steadily inching up into the intersection with traffic flowing past me while steadily hitting all those black buttons with my left hand. Both times I seen it coming fairly quickly. I evaded the crush damage safely but I was running out of room quickly. Glad they finally applied brakes instead of stomping the gas pedal and running me down anyway. I hate being stopped in traffic for any reason. Always makes me feel like a sitting duck.
 
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Old 12-02-2011 | 10:34 AM
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Originally Posted by danzio
I was once again unable to hit the horn during the escape move.
That. (not one of your poll options btw)
 
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Old 12-02-2011 | 10:50 AM
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I usually give em a blast of left turn signal or bright lights like a lot of y'all.
 
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Old 12-02-2011 | 11:28 AM
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Originally Posted by cptdenny
This is ironic. When I want to use my horn in an emergency I end up hitting the left turn signal about 50% of the time. The ironic part is when I'm in a rush to use my left turn signal I end up hitting the horn instead.
same here...if I go to use it I never get the right button
 
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Old 12-02-2011 | 11:37 AM
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I have a 45 acp on my SG that is deployed when I hit the horn button!
 
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Old 12-02-2011 | 11:43 AM
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I can swear louder than a stock horn.
 


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