{"id":37113,"date":"2018-10-28T06:00:28","date_gmt":"2018-10-27T21:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.panamera-life.com\/?p=37113"},"modified":"2018-11-05T11:53:03","modified_gmt":"2018-11-05T02:53:03","slug":"car-horn-technic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.panamera-life.com\/en\/entry\/car-horn-technic\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Sound a Cool Thank-You Horn?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Wanting to Say Thanks in Style<\/h3>\n

The road in front of our house is pretty narrow. With so many utility poles, when meeting oncoming cars, one of us always has to stop and give way to pass. It\u2019s only about 200 meters to the main road, but since there\u2019s quite a bit of traffic, I encounter these give-way moments almost daily.<\/p>\n

Sometimes, when passing each other, someone sounds a cool thank-you horn, and I\u2019ve always thought, “I wish I could sound mine that stylishly too.”<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Porsche<\/p>\n

But in my case, “when I try to press the horn button, it often doesn\u2019t sound, and I\u2019m afraid of blasting it too loudly, so I timidly tap the button\u2014and before I know it, time\u2019s up and the oncoming car has already passed.”<\/strong><\/p>\n

There\u2019s no absolute need to honk; a bow would suffice (though I\u2019m not great at stylishly raising my hand)<\/span>, but “if possible, I want to be able to honk in a cool way.”<\/strong> I even practiced sounding the horn in my driveway. However, even if I managed it calmly and slowly, in sudden situations I still couldn\u2019t do it.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s Not Really a \u201cKlaxon\u201d…<\/h3>\n

I wondered if there were any tips online and looked it up. Before even learning how to honk, I found out that<\/p>\n

\u201cofficially, it\u2019s not called a \u2018klaxon\u2019 but a horn.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

What?! Really?! (\uff1b\uff9f\u0414\uff9f)(First time hearing this)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cKlaxon\u201d is actually the product name of an electromechanical horn made by a British company called KLAXON, which became a generic term over time. Also, I learned that a horn sounded as a thank-you is called a \u201cthank-you horn.\u201d Makes sense.<\/p>\n

While researching, I found someone on Yahoo! Chiebukuro (Yahoo! Answers Japan) saying almost exactly what I was thinking:<\/p>\n

When someone gives way on a narrow road, I try to look them in the eye and nod (I think bowing your head is the most polite). But at night or on rainy days when I can\u2019t see their face, I reluctantly try to lightly honk. Since I rarely honk, a light press doesn\u2019t sound \u2192 I press a bit harder but still no sound \u2192 then I press even harder and a loud \u201cPAAAA!!\u201d blasts out, making me jump in my seat. Meanwhile, the other person is already out of sight.<\/p>\n

At night, this is a problem because it disturbs neighbors, so I try to be careful but end up pressing lightly and failing three times. As a result, even though they gave way, I leave without saying thanks.<\/p>\n

Please teach me how to honk once, softly, and reliably.
\n*Yahoo! Chiebukuro \u201cPlease teach me how to honk\u201d<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Exactly! That\u2019s me! (*\uff9f\u2200\uff9f)<\/span><\/p>\n

However, the replies to this question were pretty harsh\u2026<\/p>\n

– It\u2019s a neighborhood nuisance
\n– Strictly speaking, it\u2019s a traffic law violation
\n– Taking your hands off the wheel is dangerous<\/p>\n

I get it\u2026 maybe they\u2019re right\u2026 but a little kindness in the replies would be nice\u2026 the world\u2019s a tough place (_ _)<\/p>\n

\"Porsche<\/p>\n

There were other similar Q&A exchanges, and reading them I found:<\/p>\n

The answer is a chop!
\nTry a \u201cHey!\u201d chop motion!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Baba chop!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Instead of pressing the horn, chop it! That works perfectly. Then raise that hand for a final thank-you gesture\u2026<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Surprisingly, many suggested the chop method.<\/p>\n

So I tried chopping in my driveway but didn\u2019t get good results. I realized that unless you know exactly at which point the horn sounds<\/strong>, it\u2019s impossible to honk well while nervously pressing.<\/p>\n

Practice Makes Perfect<\/h3>\n

Recently, I was watching a video from a Porsche owner who shares touring movies on their blog.<\/p>\n

They honked a few times on a mountain road to alert oncoming cars, and it was so natural and skillful that I couldn\u2019t help but comment and ask:<\/p>\n

\uff1d\uff1d
\nI still don\u2019t know how hard to press the Porsche horn. When I try to honk as a thank-you, I worry about sounding too loud and just tap the wheel, but often the horn doesn\u2019t sound and the oncoming car passes first\u2026 Any tips?
\n\uff1d\uff1d<\/p>\n

The Porsche owner replied:<\/p>\n

As for honking\u2026 honestly, I don\u2019t know any tricks, and I\u2019ve never thought I\u2019m good at it, but basically it\u2019s about \u201cgetting used to it.\u201d If you own only one car and drive it about 100,000 km over 4 years<\/strong>, anyone will get used to it (laughs).<\/p>\n

\u2026100,000 km in 4 years\u2026<\/span>(\uff1b\uff9f\u0414\uff9f)<\/span><\/p>\n

Amazing\u2026 I felt sorry for asking such a silly question to someone like that. Well, basically it means “practice beats theory.”<\/strong><\/p>\n

After that, I tried to honk once a day as practice, and recently I finally managed to honk well. For me, instead of tapping or chopping,<\/p>\n

\u201cplacing my hand on the button and pressing firmly with the base of my palm\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

was the easiest method,
\n\"\"<\/p>\n

and it seemed to produce a nice sound. Now that I can honk properly, my next challenge is “to stylishly raise my hand when saying thanks!”<\/strong> (Such a low-level challenge lol)<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Wanting to Say Thanks in Style The road in front of our house is pretty narrow. With so many utility poles, when meeting oncoming cars, one of us always has to stop and give way to pass. It\u2019s only about 200 meters to the main road, but since there\u2019s quite a bit of traffic, I encounter these give-way moments almost daily. 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