
I've had the reverse happen to me a few times (meaning to put the signal on and honk the horn instead) and while that's embarrassing, at least it's not as dangerous as being unable to honk at someone creating a hazard.A lifetime of riding UJMs has made it occasionally difficult to ride the Road King.
On the way in to work this morning someone slowly but deliberately merged into my lane while I frantically pushed my left turn signal button wondering why the hell my horn wasn't working.
Not the first time it's happened, won't be the last.

don't give him sympathy he has a glorious reverse commute!Oh that's brutal.
Is your workday long enough for you to catch a similar bukake of glare on the commute home?
Never heard that phrase before.bukkake of glare

That made the second ride in feel balmy...
Incident: 01/12/26 05:05 AM : Contra Costa : Vasco Rd / Dyer Rd :
Time Detail Jan 12 2026 5:06AM MC VS UNK VEH Jan 12 2026 5:06AM MC TC Jan 12 2026 5:08AM 1039 1141 Jan 12 2026 5:08AM MC LYING FLAT // BLKG NB LN Jan 12 2026 5:08AM LL ALCO FIRE IN CASE ITS THEIRS Jan 12 2026 5:09AM COCO FIRE ADV NOT THEIR HANDLE Jan 12 2026 5:09AM PER ANOTHER CALLER MULTIPLE VEHS STOPPED Jan 12 2026 5:10AM LN 1 Jan 12 2026 5:10AM NEG RESP VEH Jan 12 2026 5:10AM 1039 ALCO FIRE Jan 12 2026 5:10AM MC LAYING IN BOTH LNS Jan 12 2026 5:11AM 1039 ACREEC // POSS THEIR HANDLE WILL START THAT WAY Jan 12 2026 5:12AM MC LYING ON SIDE // IN THE CD Jan 12 2026 5:14AM 1039 DUBLIN OFC -WILL START DAY SHIFT UNIT SHORTLY Jan 12 2026 5:16AM -CCSO FIRE LL WILL STILL SEND A RESPONSE // POSS ALCO HANDLE Jan 12 2026 5:16AM PER ANOTHER SB VASCO IN ALCO CO / IN AREA WHERE THERE IS A DOUBLE LN ON SB SIDE AND SINGLE LN ON NB SIDE / AFTER RETAINING WALL - NFI Jan 12 2026 5:17AM RP IN LINE 71 ADV HE IS STOPPED ON RHS IN BLK CHEV SLV 2500 W/ HAZARDS ON Jan 12 2026 5:26AM R6 ALL LNS STOPPED Jan 12 2026 5:27AM R6 NEG VIS OF RIDER -- FIRE HAS NEG LIVE SCANNER Jan 12 2026 5:28AM 1039 COCO SO -- NEG AISR Jan 12 2026 5:30AM 19-S8 INQ W/ FIRE IF HAS HANDHELD FLIR Jan 12 2026 5:31AM 1039 COCO FIRE -- NEG 97 YET -- THOUGHT ALCO HAD AIR UNIT ENRT Jan 12 2026 5:33AM 19-R6 LOCATED RIDER -- FIRE WORKING ON THEM NOW -- WILL ADV Jan 12 2026 5:33AM 19-R6 ALCO FIRE 97 Jan 12 2026 5:35AM Address 0 Vasco Rd verified by Latitude / Longitude Jan 12 2026 5:48AM 404C 1185 EVID FOR MC Jan 12 2026 5:49AM 1039 Olivers Towing RCH 510.758.3790 EVIDENCE Jan 12 2026 5:50AM 19-R6 #2 SB LN OPEN Jan 12 2026 5:53AM 19-S8 REQ X POST ADV'ING TRFC DELAYS FOR VASCO RD Jan 12 2026 6:02AM 29 CLR BY VIN/ASSOC PLT 07 YAMA RS W/ PENDING MASTER OO FREMONT ** Jan 12 2026 6:07AM 1039 CORONER Jan 12 2026 6:15AM 19-S8 ONE LANE OF SB MOVING ALONG Jan 12 2026 6:22AM C19-683C NB LN OPEN Jan 12 2026 6:32AM 19-S8 VIA LL REQ SIGALERT LNS OPEN / SIGNIFICANT BACK UP IN AREA Jan 12 2026 7:44AM A19-405A 1185 HAS VEH Jan 12 2026 7:56AM A19-405A 1126 PUSHED 1/4 MILE SB ON RHS// FEELS SAFE 1023 // ALL LNS OPEN