Train horn in a Car > Priceless!

[Mr_Ash]

Thankyou Mr. Dictionary

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

[RudyRockvilleMD]

To those of you who suggested that using a train horn in a car should be illegal, it is. Some noise ordinances provide for the prosecution for noise disturbances. A noise disturbance is defined as any noise that is unpleasant, annoying, offensive, obnoxious, unusuaL for the location where it is produced or heard, or the time of day.  

 

[caldreamer]

A friend of mine, many rears ago had a pickup truck with a REAL dieel air horn under he hood.  He had box in the bed behind the cab with a big air compressor on one side and the air tank on the other.  Gene blew it at a guy in an MG who would not move after the light changed.  He must have jumped 10 feet STREIGHT UP.  I still laugh about it after all these years.

 

 

[Mr_Ash]

I have an electric air horn in my car (like Ambulances use) and its not illegal, I hardly ever use it though unless I have to and even then im not laying on it annoying people. I have a toggle switch mounted on my center console so I can flip a switch and use the normal POS OEM horn insted if I want to but nobody pays any attention to normal auto horns so theres really no point

[Anonymous]

Train horns only belong on locomotives. The truckers in my area love em. Some much in fact that every time I'm in the middle of a switch move they always seem to be passing by and when they do they lay on their train horn. I don't startle easy but when I'm in between cars and I hear a train horn that scares the hell out of me. It's not cute it's annoying, and anyone caught doing that should be fined and or jailed.

[Semper Vaporo]

There are several groups of airhorn aficionados, some of whom have one or more sets of horns plainly mounted on their vehicles (at least one has a bell as well).  But they're for show and tell (and some of them buy, sell and repair horns), not blasting pedestrians out of their way, as these yahoos seem to be most interested in doing....

If I had one of them thar "Hummers" I'd most certainly mount a BIG brass bell on it!

Then I'd for sure have me a real honest ta goodness;

 

 "Hummer Dinger"!

 

 

 

 

 

 

(HEY now!  Watch yer language!)

 

[carnej1]

 A buddy of mine has a coworker who installed one of these in his SUV. He had to install an air compressor and associated auxiliary equipment. The guy is not a railfan, he's a horse's @$#. In other words he uses the horn to mess with people (startling folks on bicycles, pedestrians under bridges, etc.). 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. In a way he's ruining it for everybody because I think someone having one of these and not abusing it would be kind of cool. 

 I've also heard that there has been a black market in stolen locomotive horns in recent years because truckers like to use them on their rigs.

[tree68]

There are several groups of airhorn aficionados, some of whom have one or more sets of horns plainly mounted on their vehicles (at least one has a bell as well).  But they're for show and tell (and some of them buy, sell and repair horns), not blasting pedestrians out of their way, as these yahoos seem to be most interested in doing....

[Anonymous]

Blow one of those next to my rig and the little car will get into a bit of trouble under my wheels.

I dont mind them on big trucks because they know where NOT to shoot them and they have ability to generate the required air.

[locomutt]

As you notice on the video they have a website and videos showing their merchandise.

It may be "Legal" to purchase them, but it Does Not make it Legal to use in that respect. 

Ditto to what Carl, Quentin and scottychaos said. 

[scottychaos]

As you notice on the video they have a website and videos showing their merchandise.

 

 

Its probably legal to sell them, even if its not legal to use them.

There are plenty of stores that sell bongs, for smoking of marihuana, right out in the open in a public store! selling them is fine and legal...the store has no say on how the product is USED once its bought! They can say they are sold for "decorative purposes only" or some such nonsense.. These horns probably are sold in a similar manner..

 Scot 

[chefjavier]

As you notice on the video they have a website and videos showing their merchandise.

[Modelcar]

.....Like anything else, if used improperly...law inforcement should take care of it.  Quickly.

[CShaveRR]

A perfect illustration of disturbing the peace.  Most law enforcement officers would probably look upon it as such.

[Semper Vaporo]

I wanna great BIG STEAM WHISTLE!

 

[Modelcar]

......Nothing new here...{loud horns}....I know of and saw {many times}, a set of 30" Buel air horns on a 1948 Ford {woody}, convertible.  Only he knew how to act with them....They were mainly for show, mounted right on top of the front fenders.  Chrome.

[silicon212]

It's not a 'new' trend, and this subject has been discussed to death here.

[scottychaos]

God I hope thats illegal and these morons get arested and have their toys taken away..

what absolute idiots..these people are a menace.

Scot 

[chefjavier]

Check this video on the new trends using train horn in your car.

 

http://www.hornblasters.com/video.php?pic=39