Horn OK Please or Sound Horn is a phrase commonly painted on commercial vehicles like trucks, buses and local taxis in India,[1][2] to alert drivers of vehicles approaching from behind to sound their horns if they wish to overtake.[3]
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On April 30, 2015, the Government of Maharashtra banned the use of "Horn OK Please" on the rear of commercial vehicles, on the grounds that it encouraged motorists to honk unnecessarily and caused noise pollution. In Maharashtra, such signage is a violation of Section 134 (1) of the Maharashtra Motor Vehicle Rules.[4]
Bal Malkit Singh, former president of the All India Motor Transport Congress, welcomed the ban, stating that the phrase was required in the past when the roads were narrow; but that on modern wide roads and multi-lane highways, drivers could use lights and indicators to overtake other vehicles.[5]
See also
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References
edit- ^ Rajini Vaidyanathan (2013-06-04). "10 things you might not know about India". BBC News. Retrieved 2013-06-05.
- ^ Mike Featherstone; N. J. Thrift; John Urry (2005). Automobilities (illustrated ed.). SAGE. ISBN 978-1-4129-1089-7.
- ^ "No more 'Horn Please' in Mumbai". Hindustan Times. Mumbai. 26 March 2014. Archived from the original on March 26, 2014. Retrieved Apr 2, 2015.
- ^ "Implement 'Horn OK Please' ban properly, say activists". Times of India. May 2, 2015. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
- ^ "Maharashtra government says tata-bye-bye to 'Horn OK Please' on trucks". Economic Times. 2015-05-01.
External links
edit- Marketplace: India's Cheap Car Stirring Up Noise Radio report on "horn not OK" campaign in India