Honking your horn while walking away from your vehicle

[August West]

Why do people do this? Do they think that the door lock button is untrustworthy or are they just looking for attention or just being obnoxious? If they don`t trust the door lock button what makes them think that the horn they are honking is a reliable indicator that their doors are locked? Perhaps when they do this they are actually unlocking the doors.
In any case, it`s rude and people who do this are a-holes.

[sunshine]

I hit mine once and listen for the lock to move.

[takncarabizniz]

My husband multi-hits just to be a butthole, LOL

Actually, our fob locks the vehicle on the first click, sets the security on the 2nd click, so the horn honk tells us the security is on.  We have an internal fuel cut-off on our little truck, which is cool.  So if someone uses a key, other than the chipped one, it will automatically cut off fuel within a block or two.  I've never tested this though. 

We also have a panic button, that if we hit it, the horn honks incessantly until we click it again.  That is an obnoxious one for sure...LOL

[August West]

If your husband doesn`t trust the doors to lock what makes him think the security system is more trustworthy? When he plays with that horn you need to slap his fingers and tell him to find another toy to play with. Enlighten him to how unnecessary noise is harmful to his hearing. My decades in a steel mill taught me that lesson. Hearing aids are a nuisance especially when wearing a mask.

[takncarabizniz]

It just activates the security system.  I do chastize him for playing with the fob...as I said, he does it to be a butthole, LOL

We have found that generally speaking, when the prowlers break into vehicles that are security alarmed, they tend to get scared away easily.  We try not to leave anything of substance in the trucks anyway. 

Most newer vehicles have alarm systems built in and they don't utilize the horn.  I agree, wearing anything with a mask is a pain...I have to wear safety glasses all day, sometimes noise canceling headphones, for work...my head pounds at the end of every day anyway.

[emilyB]

One honk and the doors are locked.  What's wrong with that?  So many cars get broken into, so rather be safe than sorry.