Coimbatorians are regarded as highly educated people and Coimbatore has a reputation of being a peaceful city. The city traffic police continues to make several appeals to the public to maintain peace on our roads too. In a bid to ensure that our roads are disciplined, the city traffic police on a regular basis conducts various drives. One such drive that is being carried out by the city traffic police is to check and fine vehicles who are caught red-handed for using horns that are above the permissible limits.
Using horns that are above the permissible level and over-honking are one of the major sources of noise pollution on our roads. Children, patients and the older people are the ones who are impacted the most due to noise pollution. The city traffic police is doing all that they can to ensure that the noise pollution on our roads is under control.
Speaking to SimpliCity, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Traffic) Coimbatore S. Saravanan, stated “Any horn that is above 70-decibel is not permitted to be used on our roads. It may be noted that Coimbatore is known as a peaceful city. Vehicle users who violate road rules by using horns above the permissible limit are causing harm to the public and at the same time, the reputation of our city is taking a beating. Thus, in a bid to control the level of noise pollution on our roads, we are doing random checks on horns in multiple locations in our city.”
In such checks, we are told, the vehicles that are caught red-handed of using horns above the permissible noise limit are being fined. In the first instance, a fine of rupees 300 is collected and if the vehicle is caught the second time for using a horn above the permissible noise limit, a fine of rupees 500 is collected from the violator and in the third instance, for the same offence, the horn will be removed from the vehicle. Such checks are being carried out in multiple locations in our city.
During such checks for using a horn above the permissible noise level, at least two dozen vehicles are fined on a daily basis. “We started this drive from 1 March and we have plans of working in partnership with the Regional Transport Office (RTO) office in the various zones, to keep a check on noise pollution on our roads.”
DCP (traffic) also shares with us that mini-lorries, private buses and share auto rickshaws are the major offenders. Only by creating awareness among the drivers and riders on the ill-effects of over honking and using a horn above the permissible noise level, can keep the noise pollution on our roads under control.
“Yesterday this drive was carried out outside of Government College of Technology (GCT) and today vehicles were checked outside the Chintamani super market. We also carried out this drive at milk company. We are positive that such regular checks on vehicles and drivers will go a long way in bring down the levels of noise pollution on our roads.” R Naveenathan, Sub- Inspector, Traffic said.
Using horns that are above the permissible level and over-honking are one of the major sources of noise pollution on our roads. Children, patients and the older people are the ones who are impacted the most due to noise pollution. The city traffic police is doing all that they can to ensure that the noise pollution on our roads is under control.
Speaking to SimpliCity, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Traffic) Coimbatore S. Saravanan, stated “Any horn that is above 70-decibel is not permitted to be used on our roads. It may be noted that Coimbatore is known as a peaceful city. Vehicle users who violate road rules by using horns above the permissible limit are causing harm to the public and at the same time, the reputation of our city is taking a beating. Thus, in a bid to control the level of noise pollution on our roads, we are doing random checks on horns in multiple locations in our city.”
In such checks, we are told, the vehicles that are caught red-handed of using horns above the permissible noise limit are being fined. In the first instance, a fine of rupees 300 is collected and if the vehicle is caught the second time for using a horn above the permissible noise limit, a fine of rupees 500 is collected from the violator and in the third instance, for the same offence, the horn will be removed from the vehicle. Such checks are being carried out in multiple locations in our city.
During such checks for using a horn above the permissible noise level, at least two dozen vehicles are fined on a daily basis. “We started this drive from 1 March and we have plans of working in partnership with the Regional Transport Office (RTO) office in the various zones, to keep a check on noise pollution on our roads.”
DCP (traffic) also shares with us that mini-lorries, private buses and share auto rickshaws are the major offenders. Only by creating awareness among the drivers and riders on the ill-effects of over honking and using a horn above the permissible noise level, can keep the noise pollution on our roads under control.
“Yesterday this drive was carried out outside of Government College of Technology (GCT) and today vehicles were checked outside the Chintamani super market. We also carried out this drive at milk company. We are positive that such regular checks on vehicles and drivers will go a long way in bring down the levels of noise pollution on our roads.” R Naveenathan, Sub- Inspector, Traffic said.