spy

Honking in the west primarily means either "Wake up, move" or, "Hey, what are you doing asshole." Both are exceptional circumstances.

However, in India, honking is done as a matter of course, but contrary to what many think, honking is not a harmless phenomenon prevalent due to the Indian psyche. Frequent honking actually signifies the persistent breakdown in regulated traffic and can mean either of these things on an Indian road:Read what Honking horn means in India...

• "Hey look, watch out. I am coming."
  People make sudden lane changes without noticing whether anybody is already in the other lane. People drive through red lights honking loudly.
• "I am overtaking you, notice me."
  In other words, "I know you are in your own world, but be careful, I am coming into the lane next to you, so continue in your own lane and let me pass."
• "Invisible people beware!"
  Badly designed intersections need honking so that at least a warning noise is there when visuals are impossible. It is for this reason that Enfield Bullet is the safest two wheeler on Indian roads. As its ads say, "People hear you before they see you." The thump of a 350cc single cylinder. Bravo!
• "Speed up." or "Give way."
  Since the horse-power of vehicles on an Indian road is anywhere from 0 to 300, there is every possibility that both the lanes on a road are filled with rickshaws or cows or beggars or people just having a fun time spitting or haggling with the fruit vendor.
• "The light is green. Why can't I move?"
  As soon as the light turns green, the patient Indian roadster who has five cars ahead of him can't seem to figure out why, with the light green, he is not zipping at the speed of 60kmph.

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dhoomk2

Honking Horns Means:

“You are a new driver means you are in learning stage of driving”

I experienced that people who are new or learning the driving always use horn for their safety purpose sometimes it looks very funny when they give horn to those vehicles which are good far away from their vehicles and use horns on every turn. You can find out these people by seeing “L” on their vehicles.

motorbike

Honking your horn - it is a way to say "Hello, I am here!"

junaid

And what about much honking horns by females...

priyanka

Junaid wrote...
How u can say that? Do u have any stat regarding this?

dhoomk2

Honking horn means........

1. You are closing in on another motorist.
2. You are intending to pass another motorist.
3. You are currently passing another motorist.
4. You were going to pass another motorist but decided that even you aren’t going to risk that.
5. Another motorist is attempting to pass you.
6. Another motorist didn’t sound his horn while attempting to pass you.
7. There is a pedestrian on the road that you intend to avoid.
8. There is a pedestrian on the road that you don’t intend to avoid.
9. You are near a larger vehicle that you would rather was more aware of your proximity.
10. You see a person you know.
11. You see a person doing something interesting.
12. You intend to drive down the wrong side of the road (this one is not always adhered to, its often more fun to surprise the other drivers)
13. You’re passing a vehicle attempting to re-enter the flow of traffic.
14. You’re passing a parked vehicle that you think may be formulating the intention to re-enter the flow of traffic.
15. You’re checking to see whether the horn is functioning correctly.

streetwisw

The only reason a horn is fitted in a vehicle is to warn other road users of your presence, if by any chance they have not noticed you.....Not to deafen, showoff, and attract attention to your self.

priyanka

Horns use here as a multipurpose device.

discostu

Took a cab in KL and the cab driver turned out to be desi. Just as well we struck a conversation about honking in India. After this talk he would randomly just press the horn. I asked him why he was doing it... this is what he said.

"Just to make you feel at home"

ganesh

Why honking the horn in India is necessary?

Just drive with out using the horn only for a single day in busy traffic and you will get the answer.

Honking in India means...

I just learnt how to drive! Beware!!
I left home late, and my boss will kill me so move!!
cute girl
dont even think about crossing the road now

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rider

Now it is time to accept that Indians are horny. Hornier than others. Hornier than ever.

hemant

The horn in India is used an average of 15 times per kilometer, multiply that by the 45 million horns on the road and you've got a lot of people gone deaf, or crazy, at an early age.

H P Shukla

Oh sure! I am one like that. The veterans must take care of learners. You too were one like me some day. So what's wrong if I honk a little too much?

road runner

Avoiding honking without cause. Do not misuse the advantage of having a horn at your disposal. Blowing the horn suddenly creates misunderstanding among fellow drivers. delayed honking and the use of definite kinds of horns also contribute to noise pollution.

dhoomk2

Fine sir…its ok for you b’coz you are a learner but what about those who are veteran drivers and use horn unnecessarily on numerous occasions like at the time of overtaking, during traffic jams etc for e.g. truck drivers.

rider

Whenever there is a traffic jam on our roads everyone honk the horn, which means person who is in between need to make his vehicle like an aeroplane and want to fly it asap.

ganesh

good observation Mr. rider

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karan

A honking horn means, "Look out — I'm coming through." If you don't get out of the way, the driver takes no responsibility for going through you.

Woman_Driver

I wonder where else do they use horn to call someone outside from their house?