I think this (http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2007/11/26/071126fa_fact_hessler) is the correct abstract for an article in The New Yorker that talks about driving in China, specifically, the huge increase in it.
Apparently, Chinese drivers use their horns to talk. There's MANY code honks, but the only one I can remember is a series of very fast, short honks, maintained for about 10 seconds. It means "I am freaking out because I am stuck in traffic!"
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Date: 2008-09-08 10:19 am (UTC)Apparently, Chinese drivers use their horns to talk. There's MANY code honks, but the only one I can remember is a series of very fast, short honks, maintained for about 10 seconds. It means "I am freaking out because I am stuck in traffic!"