# Is this against the law? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [December 13, 2011, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-against-the-law/606048 "2011-12-13T17:19:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 1
**Author:** ![Diamonds02](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b5a626/32.png) [@Diamonds02](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diamonds02)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2011, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-against-the-law/606048/1 "2011-12-13T17:19:07Z")
Co-worker says he has trouble staying awake behind the wheel sometimes. He has come up with some “interesting” strategies to stimulate himself. One of them is riding thru neighborhoods lying on his horn. Sometimes he’ll just drive thru and randomly honk. But, on occasion, he wil lie on his horn long enough that people would wake up and peek outside, dogs start barking, and babies start crying, etc. We deliver during the early morning hours. I find this funny as hell, but I wouldn’t be surprised if this sort of thing was illegal. I have been trying to be more conscious about legality lately, especially while on the job. I told him that he needs to cut it out, because I don’t want him to get in trouble. He said there are no such laws about horn usage. Is he right? I’m assuming while there aren’t any specific laws, pulling off stunts could be considered as “peace disturbance”. He also argues that since it’s dark and so early in the morning and he has tinted plates his vehicle won’t be identified. So, what would happen if he does get caught anyway? How serious are peace disturbance penalties? --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-against-the-law/606048)._