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Daily Commute
07-02-07, 05:08 PM
Despite all of our protests about JAM's and cagers, the DOT has discovered that repeated honking really does help you get through slow traffic more quickly.

Here's a link to a news story (http://www.theonion.com/content/video/tired_of_traffic_a_new_dot_report) about the study.

So the next time a driver honks, say "Thanks!"

AEO
07-02-07, 05:43 PM
Don't forget, getting a bigger car, or better yet, a truck with a big engine and revving, tail gating and being hard on the brakes and gas (jerky movements) would signal to other drivers you are in a real hurry and you are willing to run over them if they don't shove over.

I was about to ask if this was for real, then I realized where the link is from. lol
TomatoSue
07-02-07, 05:53 PM
That was hilarious!

"Honk....honk... hoooonk"

genec
07-02-07, 05:57 PM
Check this out... http://www.relearntodrive.com/
o-dog
07-02-07, 05:58 PM
I figured this would be about the Onion article
LittleBigMan
07-02-07, 07:01 PM
What a load of crap.

Daily Commute, how could you swallow this stuff?

:D
Daily Commute
07-02-07, 07:10 PM
What a load of crap.

Daily Commute, how could you swallow this stuff?

:D
What, you mean it's not true? Isn't everything on the Internet true?
LittleBigMan
07-02-07, 07:11 PM
That there was funny, I don't care who y'are.

:D
Brian Ratliff
07-02-07, 07:16 PM
The Onion has come a long way...