Ten Ways Taxi (Mini Bus Drivers) Use the Car Horn 1. The basic move out of my way is definitely practiced with a high degree of frequency here. 2. Going around a curve to announce your presence. 3. Telling the car in front of you that you are about to pass, are passing, and once again upon completion just for good measure. 4. While passing said car, honking at the oncoming car whose lane you are in is also common. 5. Of course you have to honk at every random friend that you might know either on the street or in another taxi. 6. Even though the Westerner (me) pays ten times more for a "private" taxi; you still must honk at every single person who is standing on the side of the road to see if they need a ride too. If so, they pile in and there is no maximum capacity. 7. Honking to let the cyclist or pedestrian know that they should not even think about trying to go in front of you because there is no way in hell that the taxi is slowing down for them. 8. Number seven basically applies to any vehicle that is smaller than the one you are in at the moment. As in any third world country, the right of way always goes to the bigger vehicle. 9. It seems that taxis believe that they have the god given right to be in someone else's lane going in the opposite direction. However, if another vehicle is in the wrong lane the horn blowing begins. 10. Did I mention that it was used to pick up additional passengers yet?