Why do drivers sound the horn to vent their anger against other drivers

My pet hate is idiots blasting the horn if you haven't moved off a nano second after the light has gone green.

Highway Code.

Only use your horn to warn others of your presence.

Never use your horn aggressively

Never use your horn when stationary

Never in a built up area between 11pm? and 6am? Unless someone is in clear danger.

I can say nothing about overseas countries, but I haven't noticed this happening in the UK. All that happens in the UK when someone is irritated by another driver is the V sign, or they might wind a window down and shout.

Grannynannywanny

I liked a story I heard years ago about a woman who was taking a couple of attempts at a very tight parallel parking manoeuvre on her local high street. A very impatient driver waiting to pass blasted his horn. She calmly got out of her car and said to him “how about you park my car and I’ll hold my hand on your car horn for you”

I actually did that!

I was turning right at lights. The road ahead was blocked and there was a yellow box. The lights turned green. I didn’t move, the car behind blasted his horn. The lights turned red then green again - road still blocked and horn man blasted continuously.

I got out if my car and tottered over to horn man. I asked him politely to stop blasting his horn or suggested he speak to the policeman also waiting in the queue two cars back????

Delicious - he went silent, and waited like everyone else in silence for the blockage to clear.

infoman I’m with Mollygo on this one. I rarely notice beeping at other drivers when I’m driving, and I beep only in the types of situations Mollygo suggests..

I suspect you might be a rather poor driver or inconsiderate driver if you find yourself on the receiving end of beeping regularly. My father in law also hated being beeped at, but he was a dreadful driver ( not just when he was elderly, but when he was middle aged too) and we had to take his car away in the end as he was a menace to other drivers.

In Kenya I am sure the horns start with the ignition.

I liked a story I heard years ago about a woman who was taking a couple of attempts at a very tight parallel parking manoeuvre on her local high street. A very impatient driver waiting to pass blasted his horn. She calmly got out of her car and said to him “how about you park my car and I’ll hold my hand on your car horn for you”

Try India. It seems that the horns are surgically attached to the drivers!

It’s annoyance at someone’s bad driving. A warning to ‘buck your ideas up’. You should hear the drivers in Spain! They lean on their horns and get a resounding blast back!

infoman ???

I don’t understand your post.
What does the horn is there for emergencies mean?
Do you only sound your horn constantly when you’re on an emergency run to the hospital?

When someone cuts in too close on you, starts to pull out in front of you, or a lorry is forcing you onto the hard shoulder, or otherwise endangering you, a prompt reminder often stops it turning into an emergency.