Kolkata: Students from different schools and colleges are set to join a movement to spread awareness on the need to abstain from unnecessary honking by motorists, especially around educational institutions, hospitals, tourist places and noise-sensitive zones.
Sampa Banik, principal of Ashok Hall Girls’ Higher Secondary School, said they create awareness among students on honking menace during assembly discussions, expert talks and creative activities. “Our students spread the message among parents, relatives and neighbours,” she said. Sonali Sarkar, principal of Mahadevi Birla Shishu Vihar, said, “Honking is a nuisance that causes health hazards. C A Lucas, principal of G D Birla Centre for Education said, “For no reason, people are found honking and this road behaviour needs to be changed. ”
He is also a traffic safety, transportation planning and urban road management expert, whose traffic and driving guidelines outline that areas like hospitals, educational institutes and places of worship should be designated as no-honking zones.
From making reels and digital posters to hitting to the streets with placards, students from several educational institutions, including Ashok Hall Group of Schools, Ashok Hall Girls’ Higher Secondary school, G D Birla Centre for Education, Mahadevi Birla Sishu Vihar, Rabindra Bharati University and Future Institute of Engineering, will reach out to motorists to spread awareness against unnecessary honking. Be respectful · TOI community guidelines