Inspired by living in Brooklyn and opposite a school. Drivers in Brooklyn will honk their horns like they have some form of turrets syndrome, add that to the triple parking school drop off chaos in the morning and you have a horn orchestra. It’s horrible and annoying. The sound of inpatient, petulant people who have no thought for anyone apart from themselves.
I’m starting to rant. Calm down. Let problems become the guid to innovation...
The Idea
Connect the horn to a credit card or apple/google/Samsung pay. Every time someone hits their horn, $1 is automatically deducted from their account.
The money is then transferred to a city “Roads and Highways” account where it will go towards fixing potholes and putting in more protected bike lanes.
In the rare event of a New Yorker actually using the horn to warn other road users or to avoid an accident, the driver can claim the cash back by providing camera footage of said incident.
Auto insurance will go down for those that use their horn less as an incentive.
