‘No Honking Day’ in Mumbai

From all accounts the streets of India’s Mumbai are a noisy place. With 1.5 million vehicles crowded together with bicycles and rickshaws (not to mention dogs, cows, and elephants) the level of noise from car horns alone can apparently get quite deafening.

But residents who are used to the bleating sound of midday traffic are getting a bit of a break today, as the city has organized a “no honking day” to go along with “World Health Day,” in the hopes that it will silently draw attention to the effects of noise pollution on personal well-being.

Mumbai police will team with an army of 2,000 volunteers to help enforce the no honking mandate. The volunteers will stand with placards that remind drivers about the ban, while police move out to put the screws to “illegal novelty horns and reverse horns.” Keep your fingers crossed that the Duke Boys aren’t jumping any closed bridges in the greater Mumbai area.

+ Motor Authority: Mumbai holds ‘No Honking Day’

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