It is never easy to travel in Bangalore. It is difficult to deal with the mercury level, pollution, traffic and the honking sound. The time spent at a red light signal is yet tolerable than the honks from the fellow travelers. Everybody is in hurry and is longing to reach their destination without any concern or social responsibility towards fellow travelers.
I must admit that the other countries are far superior to Indians, when it comes to civic sense and social responsiveness. When I was in Singapore, I realized that people did not honk or try racing on the busy road just to overtake the fellow rider, which is very common in India. They would rather stop and allow the pedestrians to cross the road and then move ahead.
The Bangalore city traffic police have decided to suspend the registration certificates (RC) of vehicles with shrill horns and defective silencers. They have also decided to take action against vehicles who are involved in sound pollution. The city police had booked 7,470 cases, where vehicles were found to be using shrill horns and 2,557 cases were the vehicles with defective silencers.
The traffic Police officers have been asked to inform the Regional Transport Offices (RTOS) at the very experience of it. They are also authorized to seize the RC book, which will be later handed over to the RTOS. These cases will be booked under Section 53(1)(a) of the Motor Vehicles Act 1988. The possibilities are that the rule might be extended to punish people who are using bald tyres and emitting black smoke, which is harmful to the inhalers as well as the environment.