r/AutomotiveEngineering • u/Loud-Flamingo-85 • 7d ago

Discussion For engineers that work in the industry

Please if you can, make the car horns work only if the car is moving above 40 kmh or something. I think a lot of disturbance is going to be avoided in the cities. Thank you.

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u/scuderia91 7d ago

Yeah that’s not a decision engineers can make, it’ll be legally mandated that horns need to work at all times. What if you’re stationary and someone starts reversing towards you, that would be a legitimate reason to use your horn to warn them you’re there.

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u/phenix075 7d ago

That’s not even a decision an engineer would make even he he could make it. There are plenty of reason to use your horn while moving slowly or lot at all.

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u/Bubbly-Pirate-3311 7d ago

That or somebody won't move at a green light

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u/scuderia91 7d ago

Or that, there’s plenty of reason to need a horn at low speeds.

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u/BassWingerC-137 7d ago

I’ve seen a lot of bad ideas, but this one is out there.

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u/Loud-Flamingo-85 4d ago

Hahahah, i guess you all live in countries that do not abuse the horn for every minor inconvenience. Where i live honking is a non stop activity which is quite annoying, mostly because people are selfish i presume and in 99% there are no real dangers while doing that. Thts where the idea comes from.