Stop use of hydraulic horns

The steps taken by BRTA to check and penalise the vehicles without fitness have seen little success. During the drive vehicle owners tried to get fitness certificates or didn't run their buses and trucks or gave a fresh coat of colour to their vehicles to avoid fines. They knew that this checking would stop shortly and it did.

Besides overseeing fitness of vehicles and driving license of drivers, there are other issues relating to people's health which should be looked into. What about the powerful hydraulic horns used by vehicles? Don't the blares of horns pose threat to public health as most of the drivers blow horns mercilessly throughout their journey, even at midnight when there are no other vehicles on road? It seems they enjoy the sounds of hydraulic horns.

Hydraulic horns make more than 100 db sound which is harmful for humans. It causes discomfort to old people, heart patients, children and even ordinary people on road. The authorities may kindly look into the matter and stop use of these horns once and for all.

Lt Col Shafique Bhuiyan (Retd)
Mirpur, Dhaka