My first experience with an Air Horn August 31, 2011 at 1:19 pm
Even though it was some years back, I can remember the day like it was yesterday. I was driving down the street in a car that I loved and I felt that it was the hottest thing in town. I was reading a pretty hilarious text message that had just been sent to me via cell phone. Since I was looking at the phone, and laughing at whatever I was reading, I failed to realized that the stop light had already turned green. When I did not snap back into reality on my own, instead there was a huge truck next to me and the driver realized that I was not paying attention as well. The driver decided to give me a helping hand and help me pay attention to the road and the green light in front of my car. Instead of honking the stock horn that came with his huge truck he decided that it was more beneficial for him to use his Air Horns instead.
I am not sure how many of you have ever had an experience with hearing a Air Horn but it can be a terrifying experience if you are not paying attention or did not expect it. Fortunately I do not have any heart problems nor did I at the time of this experience, but if I did I may not be here today to relate this story to you. If you are focused on something in the palm of your hand and nothing else in the world around you, having such a loud unexpected sound can really catch you off guard. It took almost a minute for me to gather myself and realize what just happened. I was embarassed and one of the first things I did was looked around to see if anyone saw my reaction. After that I was angry and highly offended, and there was nothing that I could do about it because the truck driver was long gone.
You may be thinking to yourself why am I telling you this story Let me start off by reminding you that it is extremely important to pay attention to the road and things and people around while driving or even sitting at a red light. The obvious reasons for that is because you need to be aware of objects that may be in front of your car that you did not expect to be there. This can range from green lights, pedestrians, other cars, or Train Horns on huge trucks. Sure when it comes to Air Horns, almost all cars do not have this mod attached to their car but these days you never know. As crazy as it may sound this was definitely a life changing experience for me, and the truck driver thought it was hilarious. You may be one of those people who thinks doing these types of things to people is funny, and if that is the case go ahead and get a Air Horn installed on your car but PLEASE do not use it when around me.