On Mon, 07 Jun 2010 19:00:31 +0100, Stephen wrote:

> On 07/06/2010 5:49 PM, Jim Charter wrote:
>> In the hyper-pressurized driving conditions around NYC one common
>> practice is to give a soft waring toot before passing, if the
>> circumstance seems a little unconventional, (ie. to the right in some
>> situations,) or potentially dangerous in some way.
> 
> It used to be customary here to beep or flash your lights when passing a
> heavy goods vehicle. I don’t know if people still do it.

Same here - I flash my lights (when an 18-wheeler is looking to move 
over, for example), and I occasionally flash my lights with 'normal' 
traffic, but that's pretty rare unless someone seems to be being almost 
intentionally stubborn about moving over.

I rarely use the horn.

Jim

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