The “No Horn” regulation of the Kathmandu Metropolitan Traffic Police Department and the Kathmandu Metropolitan City came into effect on Friday. And though it was touted as a success on the very first day of implementation, with fewer vehicles on the roads on Friday due to New Year’s holiday, whether the authorities really succeeded in driving home the message of “no unnecessary honking” to the motorists remains to be seen, or heard, for that matter.Come Sunday-- when the traffic volume of the Valley assumes normalcy, if there are indeed fewer beeps and toots on the roads, then the campaign will have succeeded.
Surindra Timelsina, of Pepsicola, says there are plenty of other things that need urgent attention, like controlling air pollution, fixing traffic signals and enforcing vehicle emission standard, forcing people not to honk their horn is not it.
“The authorities must first resolve the problem of traffic jam in Kathmandu Valley if they really want the motorists to stop honking horns.”
