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Honking seems to have become a habit with many drivers in the City and this indeed is a big nuisance.
The worst affected are the patients in the hospitals and school children. Motorists pay no heed to signboards in front of schools and hospitals and continue blaring.
Says Balakrishna, a traffic police who monitors traffic near R V Road, “We usually try to clear the traffic as fast as possible but people tend to lose patience. Those talking over their cellphones don’t realise that they are waiting at the signal. Since their attention is diverted, they take time to move their car. When this happens, the people behind them start honking which causes traffic jam and a lot of noise. People must be alert and make way for others.”
Schools located on busy roads too have their classes disrupted because of honking. Jaya, a co-ordinator of a private school says, “Although there is traffic congestion and diversion near my school, the classes are located on the backside of the building. This helps to curb the noise to an extent and the students are not affected. But people must also realise that there are schools and colleges around and must not honk unnecessarily.”
Farida Farooq, another teacher at a private school, says, “Whenever there is an ambulance trying to make way through the busy traffic, the honking gets intense which disrupts the classes. I think motorists must have the basic sense to make way for the ambulance and also avoid honking.”
The hospital authorities also have a tough time with the honking nuisance. Deva Prasad K E, general manager of Trinity Hospital and Heart Foundation, Basavangudi, says, “Drivers are very insensitive at times. They don’t even spare a thought or empathise with the suffering patients when they pass by the hospitals. They should make a point not to disturb the patients with their loud horns.”
“All of us are in a hurry to reach our destination but at the same time we should also make sure that we don’t disturb people around us. A campaign should be launched to sensitise the public about the road safety and the offenders should be punished.
A good training module must be brought in place for licence seekers to make sure they are trained properly about road etiquettes,” sums up Niveditha, a counsellor.