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Freight train car horn

August 8, 2007
By Michael Townsend
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I’ve really been wanting one of these for a while. My uncle had one installed on his van about 15 years ago, and I wished I had something a little bit extra to move along those slow drivers in the left lane, or let those little punks who cut me off know they came a too close to my vehicle:

Hornblasters Air Horns for Cars

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About Michael Townsend

Michael Townsend founded CleverDude.com in June 2006 while working as a technical analyst in the Washington, D.C. area. A Penn State graduate, he built the site as a side project alongside a white-collar career that included earning a master’s degree and multiple promotions.

In five years he wrote nearly 1,300 articles on personal finance and life lessons drawn from his own experience. The blog grew from a hobby into a recognized early voice in the personal-finance community and generated meaningful revenue. He sold the site in 2010, continued as a guest contributor through 2015, and returned in 2023 after further career advances, paying off his home, and extensive travel.

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  1. RateLadder.com says

    August 9, 2007 at 2:55 am

    Ok! now that is funny…

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  2. Waldo Jaquith says

    August 9, 2007 at 9:49 am

    These are illegal in many areas, and for good cause. A train whistle means “there’s a train coming,” and the sound of a train whistle within mere feet of you when no train is visible an obvious is license to panic. It would be like equipping one’s car with an air raid siren, in 1943. Not a bright idea.

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  3. BeyondtheConsumer says

    August 9, 2007 at 9:51 am

    You can get those really loud air horns that don’t sound like trains, but will definitely get their attention.

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  4. Golbguru says

    August 9, 2007 at 3:06 pm

    That’s funny if you are kidding. 🙂 It’s not so much funny if you are really going to install one of those – getting attention is one thing and “startling” is another thing. If your neighboring driver (or drivers) panic because of the horn, you will be in bigger trouble. 🙂

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  5. Anger Mangement Anyone? says

    August 10, 2007 at 12:15 pm

    does anyone else notice a pattern here? Problems with fellow Elevators passengers, verbal attacking of fellow subway train riders, and now wanting to let loose an ultra loud noise at “slow drivers” and “little punks.”

    Angry Dude, perhaps you should check out this blog post over at ZenHabits:
    http://zenhabits.net/2007/06/5-powerful-reasons-to-drive-slower-and-how-to-do-it/

    It seems like you’re ready to pop.
    Why so angry? How can you calm yourself inside instead of raging at others?

    Wishing you peace and hoping you don’t hurt anyone including yourself.

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  6. Clever Dude says

    August 10, 2007 at 12:56 pm

    My coworker said I should register angrydude dot com, but it’s already taken.

    Yes, I seem to be pretty frustrated, annoyed and angry lately. I need some yoga or something.

    Reply

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