A bizarre motorcycle modification has taken social media by storm after a young rider was caught using a train-like horn on his Hero HF Deluxe. The horn produces a sound strikingly similar to a railway engine approaching a station. In a viral clip, police officials can be seen apprehending the rider and even testing the horn themselves.
Public Outcry Over Safety Concerns
Many online users criticized the act, arguing that such excessively loud horns can distract drivers, trigger panic reactions, and increase the risk of accidents in already congested urban traffic conditions. Some users also questioned how such modifications continue to appear despite traffic regulations clearly banning pressure horns and train-style horns on civilian vehicles.
Legal Action Taken
Officials reportedly caught the rider and have taken action against the owner. According to traffic rules, fitting extremely loud pressure horns on private vehicles is illegal because they can create unnecessary panic and noise pollution. In India, the use of pressure horns, train horns, and multi-tone horns on private vehicles is prohibited under the Central Motor Vehicles Rules (CMVR) and The Motor Vehicles (Driving) Regulations, 2017.
Rule 119 of the CMVR states that vehicles cannot use horns producing harsh, shrill, loud, or alarming sounds, except authorized emergency vehicles such as ambulances, police vehicles, and fire brigades. The rules specifically ban air horns, pressure horns, and train-style horns because of the noise pollution and panic they can create on public roads. Authorities across India have also intensified crackdowns on loud modified exhausts and pressure horns in recent years, following rising public complaints about noise pollution.
