10/01/2026
๐๐ก๐๐ง ๐๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฎ ๐๐ฌ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ง? ๐
Your vehicle's horn is an important safety toolโbut it isn't meant to express frustration, tell someone to hurry up, or let another driver know you're annoyed.
Under ๐๐ข๐ง๐ง๐๐ฌ๐จ๐ญ๐ ๐๐ญ๐๐ญ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ ยง ๐๐๐.๐๐, ๐๐ฎ๐๐๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐(๐), when an overtaking driver gives an audible warning (honking the horn) while attempting to pass on a multi-lane or two-lane road, the driver being overtaken must give way to the right and must not increase speed until completely passed.
The Passing & Honking Rule
๐๐ข๐๐ฅ๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ซ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ: If a driver behind you sounds their horn to pass, you are legally required to move right when safe.
๐๐๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐๐ข๐ง ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐๐๐: Once you yield or are being overtaken, you cannot speed up until the other vehicle has completely cleared and passed your car.
๐๐๐๐ญ-๐ฅ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐๐ฑ๐ญ: Under related lane-keeping rules (MN Statute ยง 169.18), drivers on multi-lane roads must stay out of the leftmost lane unless passing or turning, making it doubly important to move right when signaled.
Horn Usage Limits
Under ๐๐ข๐ง๐ง๐๐ฌ๐จ๐ญ๐ ๐๐ญ๐๐ญ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ ยง ๐๐๐.๐๐, drivers are only allowed to use a horn when it is "๐ซ๐๐๐ฌ๐จ๐ง๐๐๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ง๐๐๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ง๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ ๐ฌ๐๐๐ ๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง" (such as warning others to avoid a crash).
Honking out of anger, frustration, or just to rush someone at a green light is technically a misuse of the horn under the law.