Once a pickup truck decided to back out of a failed left turn when the light turned red. Stupid and illegal.
I'd remained well behind the stop line, lots of space between us, so I figured he was just using up a little of it to get his nose out of the middle of the intersection and I hesitated.
He had no idea my sedan was there and backed right over my hood.
I'd never used the horn in that car. It took a firmer press than I expected, a slightly different angle... the milliseconds involved in figuring that out contributed to the accident.
It's worth practicing your horn in any car you're driving and it's worth honking at someone backing up if you're not absolutely sure they see you.
I'd remained well behind the stop line, lots of space between us, so I figured he was just using up a little of it to get his nose out of the middle of the intersection and I hesitated.
He had no idea my sedan was there and backed right over my hood.
I'd never used the horn in that car. It took a firmer press than I expected, a slightly different angle... the milliseconds involved in figuring that out contributed to the accident.
It's worth practicing your horn in any car you're driving and it's worth honking at someone backing up if you're not absolutely sure they see you.