Horn OK Please is Not OK

Horn OK Please is Not OK

Many of the people that have been on a road trip must have seen the iconic message 'Horn OK Please’ written on the rear bumper. This phrase is ordered to go off trucks in Maharashtra. Mahesh Zagade, the State transport commissioner issued a notice banning the catchphrase Horn Ok Please on commercial vehicles, such as tempos and trucks, across Maharashtra. The reason behind the ban is believed to be the problem of noise pollution. It was stated that the phrase prompts drivers to honk unnecessarily. Do you support the ban? Let us discuss on the topic, Horn OK Please is Not OK

Yes

- Horn Ok, Please is often reckoned as an exhortation to honk. Many people consider it as a welcome catchphrase and intentionally horn before moving ahead of the truck.

- People fail to understand the underlying message behind the catchphrase. Instead of using Horn Ok, Please the truck owners can showcase other simple and easy to understand messages.

- It is about changing the driving culture, and there is nothing wrong in banning a statement that does not serve its purpose.

- The level of noise pollution is increasing day by day and it has become really important to take all the measures that can prove noteworthy in controlling the same.

No

- It is a bizarre rule and it is not clear how the authorities will implement it for commercial vehicles and trucks coming from other states.

- The move may or may not control noise pollution, but it will certainly hurt the freedom of truck drivers to have their own favorite signs.

- It is hilarious to see the authorities take this move as a simple statement like Horn OK, Please hardly contributes in noise pollution.

- The message of the catchphrase is clear. It indicates that whenever a driver in another vehicle following truck needs side-space to overtake, he should honk. There is nothing wrong in the message.

- The interpretation of any picture, statement or art differs from person to person. So, the authorities can really not interpret what the drivers think of the phrase.

- Following the trend, the government may take another step and remove the phrase "Buri Nazar Wale Tera Muh Kala" stating it is a phrase prompting racism.

Conclusion

The basic motive behind banning the phrase is to reduce the noise pollution and improve the driving culture. But can someone explain how banning a phrase can improve driving culture. Instead of wasting time on such moves, the authorities should find some real solution to the problem. They should understand that the noise pollution is caused by various factors like industrialization, poor urban planning, social events, and many more. In order to deal with the noise pollution there are many other aspects of the problem to be dealt with.