Car horns sound so agressive. I know there are a lot of drivers who experience road rage, and no one really enjoys being cut off on the freeway or tailed or all other antics that bad drivers could pull on someone. What about the drivers who are just looking to get from one place to another, the ones don't care about seeking revenge towards their fellow drivers who wronged them so? I think someone should invent a car horn that can make more than one sound. (I would do it, but I don't know cars.) I mean, all of that extra steering wheel space should be put into good use! Airbag, shmairbag, let's put a few more buttons in and do a little more wiring and have a variety of car horn honks.
This is most common when I find myself waiting at a light behind a car that is just a little slow and hasn't picked up on the fact that the light has turned green. I don't want to honk my obnoxiously rude sounding horn at them. So, I propose another solution. Press the button on my steering wheel, and a kind voice will perk up, just loud enough for the car in front of me to hear. "Excuse me, the light is green and we should be on our way." The car in front of me will have heard my new and improved horn, and then proceed through the light without offense.
Cut off on the road? How about a "Pardon me, but you just cut me off, and I would appreciate it if you don't do that again" honk. If the driver in the car responds with a rude, unnecessary hand gesture, there can be another button for "That wasn't a very nice gesture, and you should please keep your hands inside the car to protect yourself and spare your passengers the embarassment of driving with a bad driver."
Not only should there be an option to honk at the car in front of you, but also behind you. Tailgaters are annoying, but they are also dangerous. So why not warn the car tailing you with the push of a button? "Please don't drive so close to me, or I will be forced to put on my brakes and sue you after you total my car."
What about those moments where you're driving with a bunch of your friends and you spot an incredibly good looking guy on the sidewalk? Why not spare your voice calling out to him to get his attention? Why not let the horn take care of it? A "Hey there, hot stuff" honk would be quite appropos. Or if it's a group of good looking guys, *AAAAAOOOOOOOOOOGA*.
Just to keep those with road rage satisfied, we could have the extraneous ultra-vulgar button. "GET THE *BEEP* OFF THE ROAD, YOU *BEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEP*-HEAD!" And yes, this button wouldn't actually contain any vulgar words, just beeps in place of them. I mean, we have to watch out for the children in the passenger seats in the surrounding cars.
And in the event a button is pushed by accident, there could be an apology button to the car that the honk was not implied to. "I'm sorry, I accidentally pressed the BEEP button on you, but I didn't mean to! Please go about your driving and ignore my extraneous honk."
If GPS can be installed into cars, I don't see why this multi-horn option couldn't work. In ten years, I bet it'll be the new thing. I am brilliant.
