Motorists who sound their horns too loudly now have to wait extra long at traffic lights thanks to Mumbai police’s new weapon in war on honking drivers
- The Punishing Signal sees red lights reset their countdown if drivers honk horns
- Decibel readers were set up above traffic lights in Mumbai to read noise levels
- If the reading goes above 85 decibels then the red light will reset
Being stuck at traffic lights is irritating enough without the added annoyance of deafening horns blaring.
So Mumbai police have come up with an ingenious strategy to keep honking to a minimum – a rigged traffic light system which resets the red signal if the sound of car horns goes above 85 decibels.
In a video uploaded to YouTube, Mumbai police team up with Indian advertising company FCB Interface to come up with their solution – the Punishing Signal.
Mumbai police have come up with an ingenious strategy to keep honking to a minimum – a rigged traffic light system which resets the red signal if the sound of car horns gets too loud
In a video uploaded to YouTube, Mumbai police team up with Indian advertising company FCB Interface to come up with their solution – the Punishing Signal
Once the noise levels reach 85 decibels, the equivalent of the sound coming from a diesel engine, the red light resets its countdown to turning green
A police officer says: ‘Welcome to the honking capital of the world. People here honk even when the signal is red.
‘Maybe they think they will turn the signal green faster.’
Footage of the bustling streets of Mumbai packed with honking cars then rams home just how bad the issue is.
The officer comes back on screen and says: ‘We, the Mumbai police, were itching to do something about this.’
Baffled drivers and motorcyclists are shown raising their hands in irritation while they try and work out whats going on
A huge billboard then lights up with the words, ‘Honk more, wait more’, and prompts passersby to start laughing and taking pictures’
Footage shows workers rigging up traffic lights with a decibel reader. Once the noise levels reach 85 decibels, the equivalent of the sound coming from a diesel engine, the red light resets its countdown to turning green.
Baffled drivers and motorcyclists are shown raising their hands in irritation while they try and work out whats going on.
A huge billboard then lights up with the words, ‘Honk more, wait more’, and prompts passersby to start laughing and taking pictures.
At then end of the video, the police officer says: ‘Feel free to honk, that is, if you don’t mind waiting!’
Mumbai police tweeted the video alongside the caption: ‘Horn not okay, please! Find out how the police hit the mute button on Mumbai’s reckless honkers.’
The tweet, posted yesterday, has already racked up 53,000 likes.