Sunday, April 28, 2013

Face book and other social networking sites have become very important medium of information sharing in the world. People have been using this for different purposes as per their requirements. I think this can be an important medium of social awareness for the masses. We can take various issues in this but I think we can start with a very small issue which would not require any expenses also.
Since I returned back from my UN posting in year 2008 the issue of use of horns has been bothering me a lot. Some people may think it as a stupid thought but if we go in detail we would realise that it is becoming a serious issue especially in urban areas. 
In this regard my suggestion is to start with a no horn day on our own. In India we expect Government to do everything for us. And just think, how much would police do in addition to their already existing heavy duties. We will have to share our burden! In western world the horn is used in very rare cases. I found them using it in case someone was overtaking wrongly or violating the traffic rules etc. But in India we use it as a habit which can be changed. We will have to come out “HORN OK PLEASE” or “BLOW HORN” mentality. We will have to realise that if we are honking near hospitals or schools then we are committing a crime. Believe me without using horn our driving is more safe and it has been proved that stress level also come down.
May be this activity of us tomorrow becomes a movement in the country. With this, we will be contributing a little bit for a good cause from our side. Can I request you all to give up the habit of honking every now and then? Please give it a thought and send your suggestions/ comments in this respect.