India is one of the most populous countries in the world. Congestion has become a normal thing that occurs in India. So that, The sound of horns on the highway is often heard. The sound of the horn serves to communicate between vehicles. However, if used excessively it is certainly not good and can be annoying. Because of that, Communications Minister of India, Nitin Gadkari, apparently has a quite unique idea to reduce noise pollution from horns. He plans to make rules about the sound of car horns that will sound like flutes. The Ministry of Transportation is working hard to create rules for changing the sound of the horn.
Excessive honking in the morning is very disturbing to worshipers according to Gadkari. The sound of the horn really disturbed the silence and peace in the morning. With that, He started thinking about changing the sound of the horn in India into an instrument like a table, percussion, biola, bugle, and the flute.
In reality, The sound of the horn in India is indeed very high reaching 112 decibels, while for trains the horn can reach 130-150 decibels. The sound of horns can indeed cause air pollution, However, there are no horn-free zones in India due to overcrowding and traffic jams. Added more, vehicles that do not follow the rules regarding horns.
Not just that, Excessive horn sound can also cause lasting problems for your eardrums. In India the police are now armed with sound meters that can measure noise. If it exceeds the provisions, the police will ticket the vehicle. Unfortunately there are other regions in India that do not apply this rule. Because, This is indeed a quite serious problem in India.
Excessive use of the horn can make people deaf, Not only that, not to mention the sound of the horn can cause stress and can cause panic attacks. Just for information, The loud sound of a horn is used on train locomotives to alert other road users. Added more, expedition vehicles that use loud horn sounds to let them know they are lost.
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