The keyword is safety when it comes to honking your horn. Unless it’s an emergency or a safety issue that could cause a minor or major accident, leave your horn alone.

The right to blast your horn? Honking is not free speech, judges rule. Cars pack the 405 Freeway. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times) By Christian Martinez Staff Writer . April 21, 2023 5 AM PT . 9 ; ...

She said honking her horn at a protest was free speech. Judges disagreed. The case stems from a 2017 demonstration where Susan Porter was ticketed for beeping her car horn. April 11, 2023.

Do's and don'ts of honking while driving, including when it can be a safety alert versus a legal liability. Here are the right and wrong times to honk your car horn.

Oct. 15—Question: A friend recently told me that it's illegal to honk your car horn in Minnesota. (He showed me an internet article.) I find this hard to believe.

Is horn-honking protected by the First Amendment? That’s what Californian Susan Porter is about to find out, as she takes her case to the Supreme Court, after being ticketed for honking her horn ...

The Ninth Circuit upheld this law earlier this month, against a challenge brought by a driver who wanted to honk her horn as an expression of support for political process. The court, in Porter v.