I think, we have a propensity to mis-use things if they come without an explicit price tag attached. Take for instance, the amount of honking we do in India, while on the road. It would have been a lesser problem if the honking is completely at one's expense. But unfortunately, it is others in the road who bear the brunt of somebody's unjustified and indiscriminate honking. I am afraid, the horn is used almost as a supplement to the accelerator. For no real reason, people keep sounding the horn at regular intervals. That is when it is indiscriminate and becomes a real public nuisance. Horns and honking comes in various shapes and forms. From the very simple ones in bicycles to the very sophisticated in the latest automobiles, it is a pain all the way! I wonder whether people will be so indiscriminate if they knew there is a definite cost associated with each sounding of the horn. I presume, that a visible associated cost would make people more conscious of the honking process (it looks so ingrained into the driving process right now) and help curtail improper usage.
So how about making horn a consumable. Maybe akin to petrol. May be one pack for 500 or 1000 honks. The pack should be intelligently priced. Enough cheap so that it gets used when really warranted, enough expensive so that free usage is curtailed. May be a pack of 500 available for Rs.125 at the rate of 25 paise for every horn. What do you say?
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