Horn Blowing = Lion's Roar?

In rec.bicycles.misc ComandanteBanana wrote:

Like I said somewhere else: most of the time the vehicle's blowing the
horn is equivalent to the lion's roar...

Generally sounds more like the braying of a jackass to me.


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ComandanteBanana wrote:
On Apr 29, 12:18 pm, Don Whybrow wrote:
ComandanteBanana wrote:

Bicycle bells vs. car's horn amount to this: The lion roars and the
bicycle answers back...meaow.
It's a kind of behavior signalling submission. "Ding, ding, ding"...
Might I suggest that one invests in an AirZound[1]

[1] I have no connection other than as a customer


Well, that sounds real good...

But wouldn't the lion take it as a challenge to his alpha male role?
How loud is a car's horn?

According to Wikipedia 107 to 112 dB

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Car_hor..._vehicle_horns

The AirZound produces 115 to 120 dB depending on sources although you
can adjust it while you are NOT on the move.


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My veal cutlet tried to beat the **** out of my cup of coffee...
the coffee just wasn't strong enough to defend himself. (Tom
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Got it. Whenever I hear a horn I know to be afraid.

I hear horns all day long, so I should be fearful all day long.

On 29 Apr, 23:03, Don Whybrow wrote:
ComandanteBanana wrote:
On Apr 29, 12:18 pm, Don Whybrow wrote:
ComandanteBanana wrote:

Bicycle bells vs. car's horn amount to this: The lion roars and the
bicycle answers back...meaow.
It's a kind of behavior signalling submission. "Ding, ding, ding"...
Might I suggest that one invests in an AirZound[1]

[1] I have no connection other than as a customer

Well, that sounds real good...

But wouldn't the lion take it as a challenge to his alpha male role?
How loud is a car's horn?

According to Wikipedia 107 to 112 dB

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Car_hor..._vehicle_horns

The AirZound produces 115 to 120 dB depending on sources although you
can adjust it while you are NOT on the move.


It can produce that for a very long time with a 2 litre coke bottle as
the reservoir, and some serious over-pressure.

You can actually adjust it whilst on the move, but I don't bother
since mine's used on motorvehicles. It's not suitable for
pedestrians, cyclists and horse riders, as it's far too loud to be
fair.

On Apr 29, 5:25*pm, wrote:
In rec.bicycles.misc ComandanteBanana wrote:

Like I said somewhere else: most of the time the vehicle's blowing the
horn is equivalent to the lion's roar...

* *Generally sounds more like the braying of a jackass to me.

Or perhaps the bullying of a bull?

On Apr 29, 6:03*pm, Don Whybrow wrote:
ComandanteBanana wrote:
On Apr 29, 12:18 pm, Don Whybrow wrote:
ComandanteBanana wrote:

Bicycle bells vs. car's horn amount to this: The lion roars and the
bicycle answers back...meaow.
It's a kind of behavior signalling submission. "Ding, ding, ding"...
Might I suggest that one invests in an AirZound[1]

[1] I have no connection other than as a customer

Well, that sounds real good...

But wouldn't the lion take it as a challenge to his alpha male role?
How loud is a car's horn?

According to Wikipedia 107 to 112 dB

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Car_hor..._vehicle_horns

The AirZound produces 115 to 120 dB depending on sources although you
can adjust it while you are NOT on the move.

I don't know but such a bluff may be a dangerous game to the cyclist.
As soon as the lion finds out that it's only a wimpy gazzelle...

On Apr 30, 2:21 am, Commandante Ape****
wrote:
Got it. Whenever I hear a horn I know to be afraid.

I hear horns all day long, so I should be fearful all day long.

You should never let the guard down in the jungle. But you should be
able to tell a threatening roar from a hesitant driver, though both
can be deadly.

Another survival strategy that may not save you, but at least won't
make you fearful all the time is to wear headphones with noise
cancellation. Anyway that's what many drivers do with their radios.
Just ENJOY EVERYTHING LIKE IT WAS THE LAST DAY OF YOUR LIFE...

You should never let the guard down in the jungle. But you should be
able to tell a threatening roar from a hesitant driver, though both
can be deadly.

Gotcha. Fear is the mind-killer. Keep killing that mind.

Or perhaps the bullying of a bull?

Lots of bull here. It scares me.

On Apr 28, 3:52*pm, ComandanteBanana
wrote:
(This comment interprets horn blowing. My own interpretation is found
below.)

Horn Blowing: Interpreting the Message.

If someone honks a horn at you, the meaning is all in the duration. A
really brief "Bip!" means "Hi!" or "Bye!" A moderately short beep
means, "I just want you to realize I'm here." Somewhere between a
second and maybe two seconds means, "I'm here and I am annoyed at your
heedlessness." Over two seconds it means, "I'm ****ed off at you,
JERK!" Longer than three seconds it means, "I'm ****ed off at this
whole situation! And I am frustrated that I can't do anything more
effective than sit here and blow my horn. Boy am I
frustrated!" (Usually employed in traffic jams to make people around
you even more frustrated too.)

Repeated honks are either repetitions of the above (sorted by blast
duration) or monotone musical "Hellos" if done in cadence with known
tunes like "Shave and a haircut: two bits!" (Meant to be friendly.)

http://www.dahon.com/forum/index.php...0&gopid=37361&...

Like I said somewhere else: most of the time the vehicle's blowing the
horn is equivalent to the lion's roar...

"Hey, this is my territory and you better get lost --or else I eat
you!"

And guess what the monkey riding the bike said... "Yes, you can eat my
banana!"

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themselves. You need to adjust your meds or something. You've made
2/3 (11 of 17) of all posts in this thread with multiple cases in
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