One step plan-led(pub)
29 Aug 2006
TO,
The Honorable Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy,
All the Law Makers, Concerned Citizens and People Who matter and can and want to make a difference,
One of the biggest curses of Living In Bangalore,
Karnataka and nay most places in India is the
absence of quiet, silence and consequently peace.
The first thing that strikes any traveller abroad is
how quiet the other civilized countries are despite the heavier traffic.
One suddenly realizes it is the absence of honking.
Right to Drive is not a fundamental right, SILENCE is.
Honking is a major source of distress and in this great land of ours.
HONKING , LIKE BARKING DOGS, CRYING BABIES and BRAYING DONKIES
HURTS THE SOUL.
Even A cursory lending of our ear to our daily life makes it obvious that
It is more used as a substitute for careful and cautious driving, nay more as a weapon of aggression and assertion.
It leaves behind raw nerves, upset minds in both the honker and the "honkee" besides a TSUNAMI wave of resentment
in hundreds of uninvolved within earshot.
HONKING RARELY IF EVER ACCOMPLISHES ITS OSTENTATIOUS PURPOSE.
The Government, anxious no doubt justifiably, to save a few souls which would be lost to accidents for two wheelers is bringing in appropriate law to enforce helmets.
It should even more anxiously protect, preserve and strive to improve the quality of life for millions of others on a 24/7/365 basis at every opportunity.
As an emphasis on the role of Quiet and silence
as a fundamental right of a citizen of India, the supreme court has banned use of loud speakers during the night hours of normal rest.
Nothing prevents us from going one step further beyond the box envisaged by the supreme court.
I request all concerned to implement an immediate ban on honking 24/7 all over the state with immediate effect and transform the state of Karnataka.
Incredible good can be accomplished at one stroke by banning honking in Karnataka by executive order first.
This can subsequently be ratified by appropriate legislation.
Serious penalties should be enforced to ensure strict compliance.
Lenience can be shown only in individual cases if the violator can prove beyond reasonable doubt that the honking was to avert an immediate accident.
Flashing headlights can be a less intrusive substitute to prevent and avoid accidents.
PLEASE ACT TO PRESERVE OUR SANITY.
TO,
The Honorable Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy,
All the Law Makers, Concerned Citizens and People Who matter and can and want to make a difference,
One of the biggest curses of Living In Bangalore,
Karnataka and nay most places in India is the
absence of quiet, silence and consequently peace.
The first thing that strikes any traveller abroad is
how quiet the other civilized countries are despite the heavier traffic.
One suddenly realizes it is the absence of honking.
Right to Drive is not a fundamental right, SILENCE is.
Honking is a major source of distress and in this great land of ours.
HONKING , LIKE BARKING DOGS, CRYING BABIES and BRAYING DONKIES
HURTS THE SOUL.
Even A cursory lending of our ear to our daily life makes it obvious that
It is more used as a substitute for careful and cautious driving, nay more as a weapon of aggression and assertion.
It leaves behind raw nerves, upset minds in both the honker and the "honkee" besides a TSUNAMI wave of resentment
in hundreds of uninvolved within earshot.
HONKING RARELY IF EVER ACCOMPLISHES ITS OSTENTATIOUS PURPOSE.
The Government, anxious no doubt justifiably, to save a few souls which would be lost to accidents for two wheelers is bringing in appropriate law to enforce helmets.
It should even more anxiously protect, preserve and strive to improve the quality of life for millions of others on a 24/7/365 basis at every opportunity.
As an emphasis on the role of Quiet and silence
as a fundamental right of a citizen of India, the supreme court has banned use of loud speakers during the night hours of normal rest.
Nothing prevents us from going one step further beyond the box envisaged by the supreme court.
I request all concerned to implement an immediate ban on honking 24/7 all over the state with immediate effect and transform the state of Karnataka.
Incredible good can be accomplished at one stroke by banning honking in Karnataka by executive order first.
This can subsequently be ratified by appropriate legislation.
Serious penalties should be enforced to ensure strict compliance.
Lenience can be shown only in individual cases if the violator can prove beyond reasonable doubt that the honking was to avert an immediate accident.
Flashing headlights can be a less intrusive substitute to prevent and avoid accidents.
PLEASE ACT TO PRESERVE OUR SANITY.
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