According to sources the bengaluru traffic police are always looking for novel measures to deal with the problem of traffic on Bengaluru’s roads. Furthermore news emerged on saturday of a new measure by the mumbai police to curb the honking menace in their city, and the bengaluru police did not want to be left behind. Meanwhile the mumbai police shared a video on saturday evening that showed people who were honking at the red signal, even when the ticker in the signal was close to 10 seconds.
However, the decibel monitor installed close to the signal also began increasing due to the noise. When the decibel level reached 85 dB, the ticker on the signal automatically reset to 90 seconds, much to everyone’s frustration, when another monitor displayed the message: “Honk more wait more.” Currently bengaluru is planning to implement something similar. When speaking on plans for bengaluru, city police commissioner bhaskar Rao said: “Though honking is not as serious a problem in bengaluru as in mumbai, we are planning to implement the system at major traffic junctions to inculcate road discipline.” Rao has spoken to mumbai joint commissioner (traffic) madhukar Pandey on this. He added “I have taken details regarding the systems and vendors. I will ask the joint commissioner of traffic police in bengaluru to identify major junctions where honking is most reported”.
Moreover pawan Mulukutla, an independent traffic expert said, “It’s a good measure, as honking is a big problem, and causes stress to people around them in crowded places. Thus it should be addressed effectively. This could work, provided it is designed effectively according to the principles of traffic engineering.
