Back Story:

This morning I was driving to work at around 5 a.m. I came to my first red light which quickly turned to green... but I did not drive.

The car in front of me was either still asleep, texting, or just not realizing it had gone green. No worries. It happens to EVERYONE.

Instead of beeping (like people normally do), I decided to flash my lights. I figured it was way too early to beep, even if I did the gentle "beep beep" not the lay-on horn beep.

The person in front of me drove on, and I went my merry way.

The question: Should you honk your horn or flash your lights when stuck behind someone at a green light?

My coworker Kira said I was out of my mind for flashing. That flashing was MORE invasive and ruder than beeping.

I was appalled. No way, right?

The answer:

Flashing your lights is a better option than beeping.

We took this question to the people of New England. About 20% of the people who called, messaged, etc. were a fan of beeping over-honking.

The other 80% were in favor of people flashing their lights to remind someone to go at a green light.

Case closed - flashes over honks people.

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