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A sorry horn for cars (lemmy.world)
submitted 3 weeks ago by darthelmet@lemmy.world to c/showerthoughts@lemmy.world
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Occasionally when you’re driving, you’ll make a mistake and perhaps need to adjust and it can create some awkward situations. Like today, my dad ended up in the wrong lane to go straight instead of turn at a light. He had to cut in line to make sure we could go the right way. It’d be nice if we could communicate “sorry, I screwed up. Excuse me. I just need to slip in there.”

Right now all we have for inter car communication is the horn, which has kind of an aggressive implication to it. This is for trying to de-escalate potential road rage.

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[-] hirihit640@sh.itjust.works -1 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

The word "invasive" doesn't even matter here. That was a word you introduced and I was just using it too. But if you want, we can use OP's terminology. OP said cut in line, you responded saying not to do that, and I'm saying that it's fine and can be totally safe.

[-] AAA@feddit.org 3 points 3 weeks ago

Please read the comment chain again if you think I used the term first, lol. u/sunsofold used it, you used it, and only then I entered the discussion.

[-] hirihit640@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 weeks ago

Ok my mistake I didn't realize I was replying to a different person

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