Honking driver faces possible jail time

A man who claims he was supporting protesters may be going to jail for honking his horn.

At the corner of Burnsville Parkway and Nicollet Avenue, Bob Palmer and several others protest the war weekly. But while running late back in June, Palmer got stopped at a red light.

An officer who was in the area, watching traffic recorded Palmer’s honks on his dash camera. His report shows Palmer honked his horn more than 50 times. Palmer was issued a ticket for illegally use of his horn.



Burnsville Police Chief Bob Hawkins says the honking is creating public safety concerns.

Since the honking law started two years ago, a pedestrian was hit by a car, but not on a Tuesday during the demonstrations. Witnesses told police she didn’t even flinch when a horn was honked to warn her.

Palmer plans to continue his protests, honk and fight for the right to do both.

With news video.