Why did the police pull me over for honking my horn?
The person honking turned out to be one of the motorist’s friends, who was having fun at the man’s expense. Police pulled the other driver over for improper use of the horn, discovered he was drunk and arrested him. “That’s what got our attention – because he for no reason was just laying on his horn as he was driving by us,” Megge said.
When is it legal for drivers to use their horns?
But the reader says this person “drives past OR pulls into the house across the street and starts honking the horn” (emphasis added). If the vehicle pulls into a driveway, it’s off the road and on private property, so traffic laws regarding horn use do not apply to it.
When is it legal to honk at another driver?
Honking at another driver after they have cut you off, for example, is illegal, but using your horn to warn another driver who appears to be drifting into your lane is fine. “If somebody starts to cut you off in your lane, you can give them a little honk to say ‘I’m here, don’t run into me’,” Megge said.
Is it illegal to Honk Your Horn in Michigan?
It may, however, be subject to city noise or peace-disturbance ordinances. The Michigan Vehicle Code governs roads that are not private, so if the van is honking from the street, it’s breaking the law and the operator can be cited. As for what can be done about this “habitual honker,” the unfortunate (for the reader) answer is not much.
The person honking turned out to be one of the motorist’s friends, who was having fun at the man’s expense. Police pulled the other driver over for improper use of the horn, discovered he was drunk and arrested him. “That’s what got our attention – because he for no reason was just laying on his horn as he was driving by us,” Megge said.
But the reader says this person “drives past OR pulls into the house across the street and starts honking the horn” (emphasis added). If the vehicle pulls into a driveway, it’s off the road and on private property, so traffic laws regarding horn use do not apply to it.
Honking at another driver after they have cut you off, for example, is illegal, but using your horn to warn another driver who appears to be drifting into your lane is fine. “If somebody starts to cut you off in your lane, you can give them a little honk to say ‘I’m here, don’t run into me’,” Megge said.
It may, however, be subject to city noise or peace-disturbance ordinances. The Michigan Vehicle Code governs roads that are not private, so if the van is honking from the street, it’s breaking the law and the operator can be cited. As for what can be done about this “habitual honker,” the unfortunate (for the reader) answer is not much.