Rail-Roadwarrior wrote: Newyorkcentralfan wrote: I could have been improved on. Say if the cops pulled him out of the truck and gave him a wood shampoo. chefjavier wrote:I watch all the episodes but my favorite was the guy blasted to the cop. Now, that's is priceless!wood shampoo LOL I love it.
Newyorkcentralfan wrote: I could have been improved on. Say if the cops pulled him out of the truck and gave him a wood shampoo. chefjavier wrote:I watch all the episodes but my favorite was the guy blasted to the cop. Now, that's is priceless!
I could have been improved on. Say if the cops pulled him out of the truck and gave him a wood shampoo.
chefjavier wrote:I watch all the episodes but my favorite was the guy blasted to the cop. Now, that's is priceless!
wood shampoo LOL I love it.
Where you able to watch all the espisodes?
It could have been improved on. Say if the cops pulled him out of the truck and gave him a wood shampoo.
One vid the hornblaster guys blasted a cop with the horn
Another video they were given a $75 fine
Mr_Ash wrote: Unless the Police hear you honk the horn and happen to have a decibel meter in there trunk chances are it wont hold up in court
Unless the Police hear you honk the horn and happen to have a decibel meter in there trunk chances are it wont hold up in court
According to the Montgomery County, MD noise ordinance a police officer may cite anybody who creates a noise disturbance (for example sounding a loud blast on a locomotive air horn on a car) using the legal definition of a noise disturbance in the ordinance alone without using a noise meter. As far as I know citations on the basis of noise disturbances alone have stood up in court.
Newyorkcentralfan wrote: The long arm of street justice would be much better. Have a nice mob drag these scumbags out of their SUV and give them a good attitude adjustment. Or fill some incandescent blubs with brake fluid and toss them at their SUV like a Molotov cocktail. I'm sure having to shell out a few bills for a new paint job will dampen their enthusiasm for the horns. carnej1 wrote:I'll drink to that.... I'm fairly sure (I'm going to ask another friend who's a local cop) that this isn't legal in the State we live in so hopefully the long arm of the law catches up with the guy....
The long arm of street justice would be much better. Have a nice mob drag these scumbags out of their SUV and give them a good attitude adjustment. Or fill some incandescent blubs with brake fluid and toss them at their SUV like a Molotov cocktail. I'm sure having to shell out a few bills for a new paint job will dampen their enthusiasm for the horns.
carnej1 wrote:I'll drink to that.... I'm fairly sure (I'm going to ask another friend who's a local cop) that this isn't legal in the State we live in so hopefully the long arm of the law catches up with the guy....
I'll drink to that.
... I'm fairly sure (I'm going to ask another friend who's a local cop) that this isn't legal in the State we live in so hopefully the long arm of the law catches up with the guy....
carnej1 wrote:... I'm fairly sure (I'm going to ask another friend who's a local cop) that this isn't legal in the State we live in so hopefully the long arm of the law catches up with the guy....
Larry Resident Microferroequinologist (at least at my house) Everyone goes home; Safety begins with you My Opinion. Standard Disclaimers Apply. No Expiration Date Come ride the rails with me! There's one thing about humility - the moment you think you've got it, you've lost it...
It's interesting to note that no one has pointed out the obvious - light one of those things off at too close a range and you can permanently damage someone's hearing. When I'm railfanning I always keep hearing protection handy. The minute I see the approaching headlight I put on the protection and don't take it off until the train has passed by.
Midnight Railroader wrote:One of these days, someone's going to think it's funny to use one on the wrong person, and the driver with the "cool" horn is going to get shot.
Exactually what I was thinking, or maybe some comedian thinks it would be funny to do it to someone on a busy street and then causes a wreck. That would be enough to make a fella grab his 44 LOL.
PA / Horn = okay as long as your able to use it the right way be mature and not goof around you shouldnt get in any trouble
Siren = not ok, its illegal no matter what unless your Law Enforcment or Fire/EMS. If you have a Airhorn/PA and you get pulled over and teh cop knows (my radio gear is in plain view in my center console) alot of times they will ask if it also has a siren and check
rockymidlandrr wrote: If used with responsibility PA, horn, or siren, should be legal.
I live out in the country so PA's are the least of worries now that huntung season has started for the local cops. Whoever I know that has recently put in one I give them the rundown of do's and dont's, but using it is up to them. My PA is rated at 10watts and have it rigged to where it gets out to a 50 yard range. If used with responsibility PA, horn, or siren, should be legal. And if the kids getting off the school bus refuse to move with the horn, tell them to move on the PA and watch them scatter. I think if used with responsibility on good intentions, legal or not, a police officer will let it go. Correct me if Im wrong.
Now what is the legality of a PA horn stuck up under the hood attached to a CB. A bunch of my friends have one, including me, and some are LOUD. We arent those jerks yall were talking about, we rarely use the PA and when we do it is usually just us on private property.
In the case of that SP horn I'd say at least 10 db...
The OPD had a little 'crackdown' on musical/non OEM horns a couple of years back after some HS kids created their own siren and pulled people over. It must have been funny...until they pulled over an unmarked cruiser. One is still in jail.
Dan
Have fun with your trains
The deisel air horn in Gene's truck was illegal under California law. He got it from a guy we knew who worked for the SP. I do not know what the decibal rating was, but you could hear it for miles.
A few years ago, when the UP did there steam excursion that came through Elmhurst, and the Western Suburbs, there was a guy who had those horns mounted on his pickup, and he went down the street where everyone had gathered to shoot photos, blowing his stupid horn.
He was obnoxious about the whole thing...
I believe the horns can be outlawed, but, I think it is up to each municipality, depending on their noise ordinances.
Mr_Ash wrote: ROFLMAO! What a tool! Hand held air horns are less attention getting than auto horns... Its not like they sound like a truck or a train... The guy infront of him was probly to busy laughing it up "Look at this tool, thinks hes at a basketball game!"
ROFLMAO! What a tool!
Hand held air horns are less attention getting than auto horns... Its not like they sound like a truck or a train... The guy infront of him was probly to busy laughing it up "Look at this tool, thinks hes at a basketball game!"
I dunno - some of those expensive little cars seem to have some pretty chintzy horns.
I still have the electronic siren in my truck (from my tenure as a fire chief) - but only the airhorn part is currently hooked up. It gets used more for saying "Hi" than anything else, and that's not too often.
I supposes it was a little funny ........ that is until they blew it on the guy with crutches.
Now it's not funny at all.
Our community is FREE to join. To participate you must either login or register for an account.