Originally Posted by
SlowNeasy
Ok . When all ya'll hear a light tap of the horn behind you , It's proly me. Just flip me of or cuss at me and I'll know you know, I'm there.
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Be safe
Dave.
I think SlowNeasy is engaging in a regional practice. In the northeast United States, drivers regularly use their horns to communicate and the honks are taken in the spirit given - as a courtesy. These are light taps, half-honks. You can honk to communicate "hello, just giving you a heads up that I'm here", or "passing you now", or "thanks", and nobody (including cyclists) gets offended.
Do this in the west and people would misunderstand.