Hrithik Roshan has now extended his support to the initiative of Mumbai Police regarding the Honk Responsibly campaign.
A few days ago, the Mumbai police came up with a video on their social media page. They revealed a new rule where the traffic waiting time will get increased with an increase in honking. "Horn not okay, please! Find out how the @MumbaiPolice hit the mute button on #Mumbai’s reckless honkers. #HonkResponsibly"
Hrithik Roshan has now come up with a long post where he supported the decision of Mumbai police. "You cannot dream of peace with decibel at peak. Patience is the solution to our chaos. As a proud Mumbaikar, I volunteer to minimize noise pollution. A brilliant initiative by @MumbaiPolice #HonkResponsibly" posted Hrithik Roshan. He also shared the following note along with the same.
"There is a cultural deficit in our programming when it comes to mindless honking. It probably caused by a combination of certain wrong beliefs. We assume that the other people in traffic are not as much in a hurry as us. Which is certainly incorrect. We all want to get to where we are going sooner rather than later. So why do we we honk? Not needed.
We believe that honking will magically make the traffic move faster or turn the red light green sooner somehow. It will not. We also honk because we can see that the pedestrians never follow the rules and that becomes the general belief system -because we secretly know that we ourselves don't follow the rules while crossing the streets and cross-sections.
And we are so comfortable with noise pollution because we are accustomed to it. Which is really sad. But easily reversible. Plus blowing that horn has become a kind of mindless venting of all our daily irritations and frustrations, it gives us some kind of satisfaction that we letting off some steam. It actually does the opposite. The noise only aggravates all that pent up irritation inside. It does not HELP it.
I am dreaming of a Mumbai that is more patient, more trusting, more aware, more giving, more disciplined, more responsible, more present and all that will only come from wanting to be better as individual citizens for the sake of our city. Let's do things together which will make us even more proud of this magnificent city.
My secret suspicion is that just the act of being aware of NOT to blow that horn will make us more present and add peace and serenity to our days wether inside or outside the car. You cannot dream of peace with decibels at its peak. Patience is the solution to our chaos.
As a proud Mumbaikar, I volunteer to minimize noise pollution. This movement by the Mumbai Police is just such a brilliant initiative. And 'Honk More Wait More' is a creative hack by our Traffic Controllers.
P.S: I am posting this as a citizen who was impacted by this video I saw yesterday and this post is not a tie-up or endorsement... but my own personal thoughts and emotions."
