MadCowTransport Posted June 2, 2020 Share Posted June 2, 2020 I'll copy and paste my answer from a similar thread : Reasons I personally flash my lights - If I don't feel like honking and just want to say hello as I drive by - When someone who overtakes me is clear to pull back into my lane - Lots of crazy flashing if there are trucks coming up to a wreck in the oncoming lane - To tell a player that I'm letting them pull out in front of me (out of a delivery company, or intersection, for example) I also tend to stick to some methods to signal other things for example - Beacon : When I'm carrying weight that my current truck isn't handling well, therefor I will be slow to come up to speed - Right Signal + Driving (or left signal if in England) on shoulder/apron : When I intend on giving a player extra room to overtake me (usually if I notice they are a bit swirly or dangerous driving) - CB Radio : Sometimes I use this to express any of the above, although usually I use it just if I'm bored and want to have a short chat with nearby players. (I only speak English though so I run into a lot of language barrier) You have never truly trucked unless you have trucked with a MAD COW! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strad Posted June 2, 2020 Share Posted June 2, 2020 I use my air horn to greet people and I flash my lights back at anyone who flashes at me, I like to think that flashing lights is their way of greeting. And for the regular horn, I typically use them when someone is reckless in-front of my vehicle causing any potential mishap (eg. cutting me off at high speeds, blocking traffic, switching lanes unnecessarily, driving in the wrong direction etc.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChristianD. Posted June 2, 2020 Share Posted June 2, 2020 I use the flasher to greet other players. I personally find that better with the flasher than with the horn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seth_haveron Posted June 6, 2020 Share Posted June 6, 2020 I prefer the klingon style greeting .... and yank them over the Rail Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darie_sofer Posted June 6, 2020 Share Posted June 6, 2020 Hi I use the horn and flashlight to greet the players Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naza D Posted June 8, 2020 Share Posted June 8, 2020 Hey!!!!! I use the lights, to be more specific I make 2 lights if there are no problems on the road and 1 with activated beacons if there are problems behind Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theonlylukon Posted June 17, 2020 Share Posted June 17, 2020 I would consider myself an avid user of the horn. __________ / --- - // Achievement Get! / -- -- // Locating the Forums ‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniboi Posted June 17, 2020 Share Posted June 17, 2020 Interestingly with the new 1.37 update, if there are a lot of players in a nearby area, the horn will not work. This is due to the limitations FMOD has (how many sounds are processed at once). It could very well be that people being unable to honk will start using their lights, and that is infact what I have been doing now, considering that the Genoa area is absolutely packed full of trucks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.Jack Posted July 2, 2020 Share Posted July 2, 2020 Hello Lundqvistbro I Honk my horn when ever i see someone go past me sometimes they honk back sometimes they dont Have a good rest of your day/evening regards busman11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCanadianTrucker Posted July 2, 2020 Share Posted July 2, 2020 On 6/17/2020 at 2:02 AM, [VIVA] Daniboi said: Interestingly with the new 1.37 update, if there are a lot of players in a nearby area, the horn will not work. This is due to the limitations FMOD has (how many sounds are processed at once). Honestly I'm glad for that. Hearing endless honking, especially on a blocked road, by impatient players or kids would just be annoying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RB1988 Posted July 8, 2020 Share Posted July 8, 2020 I would usually only sound off the air horns if people used them towards me as a way to say 'hey' when passing on the roads, but the F-MOD issues have stopped this. I am still torn if this is a good or bad thing, so now I flash my lights. Not as many players seem to recognise this as a greeting, sadly! All the best; RB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 8, 2020 Share Posted July 8, 2020 I'm most definitely a flasher Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shyly_Dude Posted July 10, 2020 Share Posted July 10, 2020 I usually use the horn to greet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. Frames Posted July 11, 2020 Share Posted July 11, 2020 I always use my Air Horn to greet people that pass me. To me the Air Horn is a positive sign whilst the Regular one is a negative Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrokeBoi Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 I usually do a combination of both just to let the other truckers know I am there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.Quality Posted July 15, 2020 Share Posted July 15, 2020 With the current horn bugs making the horn extremely unreliable, I will rapidly flash the high beams to warn other road users. I no longer attempt to use the horn because it is so unreliable. For instance, when overtaking a group of people, someone was veering into my lane, but luckily they saw the high beam flash and returned to their lane. Usually, I would have used the horn, but it frequently doesn't work and that doesn't instill confidence for something that can be used as a genuine safety tool. Regards, Quality_Productions Kind regards, .Quality Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chinese good drivers Posted July 16, 2020 Share Posted July 16, 2020 I will use the air horn to say hello Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arusf2011 [PL/EN] Posted August 5, 2020 Share Posted August 5, 2020 Hello @Lundqvistbro! Your topic has been inactive for over 14 days. Because of that I'll close it and move it to Archive. If you'll feel that you want this topic to be opened again, don't hesitate to contact Community Moderator. Best Regards, arusf2011 [PL/EN] Community Moderator & Translator Locked & Moved to Archive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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