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Re: Petition to end the shouting of ROBOT

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Originally Posted by EricH View Post
The shouts of robot are: The truck using its beeper when in a drive gear, accompanied by every car on the road in some cases. VERY annoying, and if used too much, VERY ignored. That's why we want to reduce the use as much as possible. Can it be effective? Yes--in the right situation. Are there better ways? YES. Like having one of your 4-person drive team going in front of the robot to clear a path.
It's a well known fact that in some parts of the world such as China, you gain right of way while driving by honking more than the other driver.




// Well actually only half lying. There are definitely people there who think they can gain right of way by honking more.
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