Meaning of Horn OK Please | Babel Free

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A request to honk before overtaking a commercial vehicle that is written on the rear end.

India

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“‘Awaaz Do’ […] is another way of expressing the single most phrase painted on the backs of lorries, ‘Horn OK please⟳’ At first I thought I got the gist: please⟳ horn, OK? For the enormous trucks that rarely made use⟳ of their rear-view mirrors, it was essential to let⟳ them know⟳ of your desire to pass⟳. However, I did find⟳ myself pondering, especially after several hours of chevron hypnosis, that there may be more than one way of viewing this curious assemblage of words. Was ‘horn’ a command or simple noun in this case? How to interpret⟳ the combination of the collaborative ‘OK’ with the supplicatory ‘please⟳’? The more I thought about it, the less sense⟳ the phrase made and the more the three words appeared to have⟳ accidentally collided with one another to make⟳ a vaguely baffling bumper sticker.”

“[D]isplaying the phrase "Horn OK Please⟳" is a gross violation of Section 134 (1) of the Maharashtra Motor Vehicle Rules, which deals with signages to be used on the rear and sides of vehicles. "It encourages people to honk every time you pass⟳ a truck or tempo. It sends a wrong message to citizens[.]"”

“MUMBAI: Activists here have⟳ welcomed the recent decision of transport⟳ commissioner Mahesh Zagade to ban the use⟳ of Horn OK Please⟳ on the rear side of commercial vehicles, such as trucks and tempos, across Maharashtra.”

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