Taxing the horn
I have a proposal that I think would (1) put money in the exchequer and (2) reduce the tremendous amount of noise pollution in Bangladesh.
All motor vehicles in Bangladesh, cars, buses and CNGs, must have a device installed that is directly connected to the motor of the vehicle and the horn. This device runs on credits, similar to telephone credits, and these credits allow the driver to blow the horn of the vehicle.
Whenever the driver of the vehicle blows the horn, one credit, at a cost of Taka 1, is deducted from the device. If the device runs down to zero credits, the vehicle's motor is blocked and the vehicle cannot run until additional credits are downloaded into the device.
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