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Horns are really interesting devices when you think how many people don't use them for their intended purpose. We have two horns in the JK for safety purposes, as different ears respond to different notes (and sometimes one of those notes will occur as ambient noise) so location and direction are well thought out things. Just think, some auto engineer got a bonus in his pay the week he/she decided to position the horns in their respective places (from memory the other is behind the headlight)
Did you know that prior to horns, it was law for someone to walk in front of the vehicle, holding a small flag, to alert others a vehicle was coming up the road?
"For the safety of pedestrians and animals, a law was passed stating that "…self-propelled vehicles on public roads must be preceded by a man on foot waving a red flag and blowing a horn.". Of course, it did not take long to realize that a horn in the automobile itself, operated by the driver, was much more efficient."
So there's some information for a lazy Sunday you might not have known. Not all knowledge is useless, but this is pretty close 🤓
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