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2023 Model 3 without USS and proximity functionality [park assist / summon not available]
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Don’t know about that, I drove in a small town in eastern India for 10 years, used horn more than I used the accelerator pedal. Even then, had to get out of the car to move the cow from the middle of the road all the time
ahaha, that is a serious obstacle. Sometimes an elephant. Sometimes just people who decided to stand in the road. Monkeys, I have had to stop for monkeys. But don't get me wrong, I really liked India, what a great experience.Don’t know about that, I drove in a small town in eastern India for 10 years, used horn more than I used the accelerator pedal. Even then, had to get out of the car to move the cow from the middle of the road all the time
It’s unlike any other place in the world. I have seen monkey riding a bicycle and a cow smoking a cigarette
I was there for an extended period of time. Never used the horn. Never got in an accident. I drove in Mumbai, New Delhi, Chennai, Bangalore to name a few cities.Don’t know about that, I drove in a small town in eastern India for 10 years, used horn more than I used the accelerator pedal. Even then, had to get out of the car to move the cow from the middle of the road all the time
I have the Tesla now for 14 months. Never heard how the horn sounds like.
Honking is akin to shouting. Nobody listens to what you have to say when you are shouting.
Exactly. The honking is not even getting the cow moving. You have to physically get it done.Don’t know about that, I drove in a small town in eastern India for 10 years, used horn more than I used the accelerator pedal. Even then, had to get out of the car to move the cow from the middle of the road all the time
Honking is just shouting, and all it does is alarm the people around resulting in a quick erratic action, which actually leads to more erratic actions by others around them, and an accident.
PianoAl
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Observed yesterday: car stationary in parking lot. Car 2 starts backing up into car 1, pretty fast. Car 1 honks. Car 2 stops inches before collision.
E90alex
Active Member
So just because something cannot prevent something 100% of the time it’s completely useless?
What kind of failed binary logic is that?
I’m wondering the same. I have never used hazard lights in my car, I guess it’s okay to get rid of them?
Think about it. The driver of the reversing car probably knows exactly how far s/he can go, so much so that people who are not as confident will shout (honk).
Stating it as useless is my fault. It can be used in certain cases but is not important.
This is what traffic experts have to say
“It corrects nothing, eases nothing, facilitates nothing”
“The honk isn’t a warning, in virtually every typical case. It’s a way to air a grievance. It’s a sign of aggression. It’s a reprimand.”
Charles de Gaulle decried that anyone hitting a horn without good reason be hanged.
“It corrects nothing, eases nothing, facilitates nothing”
“The honk isn’t a warning, in virtually every typical case. It’s a way to air a grievance. It’s a sign of aggression. It’s a reprimand.”
Charles de Gaulle decried that anyone hitting a horn without good reason be hanged.
stopcrazypp
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Saying it is completely useless is hyperbole, but saying it is "unnecessary" for safety is probably more fitting. As noted by others the federal government and a vast majority of states have no requirement for a horn, so obviously they don't see it as a necessary safety device (even a rear view camera is deemed more necessary).
That said, I do agree that having the horn on the center is a better place for it, for those that use it.
LoL all this horn discussion, how many people have actually used it? My neighbor with an MS showed me how he can just push/press his palm on the side which has horn button like a traditional horn and it works. You don't need to selectively press the actual touch button for Horn, Tesla accounted for that.
Having said that, removal of USS and radar is just going backwards for the sake of lowering cost and flooding the market with Tesla cars.
Having said that, removal of USS and radar is just going backwards for the sake of lowering cost and flooding the market with Tesla cars.
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Yep, that works. I know, I do it accidentally at least once a week on the street behind mine. It has something to do with the street intersection and layout, but I find myself grabbing the wheel and covering the buttons just so - and it triggers the horn, in front of the same home every time. That neighbor is going to think I’m some kind of nutcase. (They wouldn’t be wrong …)
“Binary Logic”? What kind of Liberal Arts smart argument is this?
You are the one claiming binary situation- Horn is safe. No horn is not safe.
I am proposing 50 shades of grey here. There are many variables at play in a safety situation and claiming that honking a horn is the one amazing definite way of addressing it is laughable at best.
True, The only time i heard it is when my Kiddo wanted to hear it LoL
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