Dawson: Honk if you love silence

A civilized and peaceful society requires some ground rules beyond just laws – unwritten codes of conduct that make the day hum along smoothly and, as with the pirate’s code, are really more guidelines than rules, justifiably broken on occasion.
But they should be adhered to in most instances, in order to be a good citizen, neighbour and all-around nice human being.
As an example: One doesn’t put a backpack on a bus seat. One tries to hold the door for the person behind. One wa