How often do you use your vehicle’s horn?
Total |
WA |
OR |
|
3 |
2 |
2 |
Often |
18 |
19 |
17 |
Sometimes |
72 |
70 |
74 |
Rarely |
6 |
7 |
6 |
Never |
1 |
1 |
1 |
Don’t know |
Compared to other regions of the United States, do you believe that drivers in the Pacific Northwest use the horn on their vehicle:
Total |
WA |
OR |
|
2 |
3 |
2 |
Much more often than drivers in other regions |
6 |
8 |
3 |
Somewhat more often |
22 |
23 |
22 |
About the same amount |
35 |
34 |
35 |
Somewhat less often |
26 |
24 |
28 |
Much less often |
9 |
8 |
10 |
Don’t know |
Different people have different attitudes about honking. Some people believe that honking is bad and drivers should never do it. Other people believe that honking is good and every driver should do it way more often. How do you feel? (Sliding scale from 0 to 100)
Total |
WA |
OR |
|
10 |
10 |
10 |
Honking is bad and drivers shouldn’t do it (0-25) |
45 |
45 |
45 |
Tend to believe that honking is bad (26-50) |
36 |
35 |
37 |
Tend to believe that honking is good (51-75) |
9 |
10 |
8 |
Honking is good and drivers should do more of it (76-100) |
50.8 |
51.9 |
49.6 |
Average Score |
How do you feel about drivers who use their horn as a way to inform fellow drivers to pay attention? Is honking never the right way to inform fellow drivers to pay attention, or always the right way to inform other drivers to pay attention? (Sliding scale from 0 to 100)
Total |
WA |
OR |
|
6 |
5 |
8 |
Honking is never the right way to inform (0-25) |
20 |
21 |
19 |
Honking tends not be the right way to inform (26-50) |
42 |
40 |
43 |
Honking tends to be the right way to inform (51-75) |
32 |
34 |
30 |
Honking is always the right way to inform (76-100) |
64.6 |
65.2 |
63.9 |
Average Score |
When someone honks at you, which of these statements describe your typical reactions(s)?
Total |
WA |
OR |
|
44 |
42 |
47 |
It startles me |
41 |
43 |
38 |
I acknowledge my mistake with a gesture of thanks |
25 |
22 |
28 |
It makes me feel bad, like I’ve done something wrong |
22 |
21 |
23 |
I take the action the person honking wants me to take |
18 |
17 |
18 |
It makes me mad, but I keep my anger to myself |
8 |
8 |
7 |
I ignore it and pretend it didn’t happen |
7 |
7 |
7 |
I don’t react at all |
6 |
6 |
5 |
It makes me mad, and I let the person honking know it |
5 |
5 |
6 |
Other |
2 |
2 |
1 |
Don’t know |
When someone honks at you, which of these statements describe your typical reaction(s)?
Total |
Washington |
Oregon |
|
Male |
Female |
Male |
Female |
Male |
Female |
|
36 |
53 |
35 |
49 |
38 |
56 |
It startles me |
41 |
40 |
40 |
47 |
42 |
33 |
I acknowledge my mistake with a gesture of thanks |
18 |
32 |
15 |
29 |
21 |
36 |
It makes me feel bad, like I’ve done something wrong |
22 |
24 |
19 |
24 |
24 |
23 |
I take the action the person honking wants me to take |
20 |
19 |
20 |
15 |
19 |
18 |
It makes me mad, but I keep my anger to myself |
9 |
7 |
10 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
I ignore it and pretend it didn’t happen |
9 |
5 |
8 |
7 |
10 |
4 |
I don’t react at all |
8 |
5 |
7 |
6 |
8 |
3 |
It makes me mad, and I let the person honking know it |
4 |
6 |
5 |
4 |
4 |
8 |
Other |
2 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
Don’t know |