Sunday 22 June 2014

What Is The Point Of This PA System?




The Traffic Police have installed a loudspeaker on Sayyaji Rao Road next to Ayurveda College. Instructions to motorists are being broadcast non-stop on this loudspeaker which faces the circle.

The question is, with all the traffic noise in this busy circle, can anyone hear what is being said on the loudspeaker? Even if the drivers can hear what is being said, will they pay attention to it or to negotiating the heavy traffic without getting into an accident? 

As it is, the circle is very noisy with horns blaring from dozens of vehicles at any given time. Why are the police increasing the noise pollution with this loudspeaker when there is no tangible benefit? Since the loudspeaker is directed towards the public library, users of the library are also being disturbed by this additional noise.

Vishwas Krishna