Sound Check: Delhi to ban music in cars
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New Delhi: Eighteen-year-old Akul and Varun are and music lovers and their favourite pasttime is to jam on their set of wheels. But the last thing they want is traffic policement playing party poopers.
While a proposal to ban music in cars in Mumbai was shot down, Delhities too think its not a sound idea.
"If one drive wells, music isn't distraction," says Akul.
"When you are on the road and stressed by all the traffic, music is the only entertainment," adds Varun.
Section 102 of the Delhi Motor Vehicle rule says traffic police can regulate the use of audio visual devices in vehicles by issuing notices. At present, commercial vehicles are prohibited from playing music but their is no blanket ban on music in private cars if played within the prescribed decible level.
Delhi Police PRO, Rajan Bhagat says, "LCDs and TVs are banned in cars and music obviously causes distraction to drivers."
In Delhi's notorious traffic, music is perhaps the only stress buster for motorists. There are no satistics to show that music is one of the factors contributing to accidents.
The question to ask then is: Is their reason enough to ban music on the go?
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