The Metropolitan Traffic Police Division (MTPD) fined 2,330 offenders under the policy until mid-June this fiscal year.

It booked 39,186 offenders between April 2017 – July 2018, alone.

The Kathmandu traffic police had introduced the no-horn policy to stop most drivers from unnecessarily honking in public places.

Honking had become more of a culture than just a habit among citizens.

Deputy Superintendent of Police Padam Bahadur Bista said that police has strengthened action against those who are not complying with the policy.

Officials said that the government has collected NPR 20.75 million in fines (from those who blow vehicle horns unnecessarily) since the ‘no horn’ policy’s implementation two years ago.

Each offender has to pay a fine of NPR 500 at the Global IME Bank, which is saved in the government’s account.

“A comparison between the present data and the previous ones shows that the number of people fined for violating this rule has gone down. This could be a result of the increasing awareness on the no-horn policy among the drivers,” said DSP Bista, who is also the spokesperson for the MTPD.

According to Durbarmarg Traffic Police Office Inspector Daya Krishna Bhatta, officials have successfully reduced sound pollution to a large extent on Kathmandu’s streets.

“Most drivers followed this rule strictly in the initial days. However, as the implementation of this rule slackened, we are again taking action against those honking. Most drivers seem aware about this rule now,” he said.

Both drivers and residents in Kathmandu Valley have begun to note the change over the last two years.

“I fully support the no-horn policy and abide by all the rules,” said Shyam Prasad, a bus driver who was able to see a drastic change in commuter’s driving practices.

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The Kathmandu Metropolitan Traffic Police Division (MTPD) has initiated a road safety campaign in Kathmandu Valley for educating motorcyclists on the importance of complying with traffic rules. As part of the campaign, riders will be stopped for a few minutes and counselled about road safety.

DIG Sarbendra Khanal, the in-charge at MTPD said that, ““Traffic police explain to motorcyclists how accidents occur and what precautions should be taken to avoid them. We also paste a ‘Safe Driving’ sticker on the motorcycles.”

Thamel, Gaushala, Tripureshwor, Chabahil, Maharajgunj, New Baneshwor, Jawalakhel and Koteshwor, Bhaktapur, are some of the places in the valley where the campaign is underway.

Motorcyclists and pedestrians account for nearly two-fifths of all road fatalities in Kathmandu Valley. The traffic police had earlier organized a safety campaign exceeding two months for pedestrians.

Statistics released by MTPD reveal that in the last fiscal, 181 persons were killed and over 4,000 injured, some of them critically, in 5,530 road accidents in the valley, with motorcycles contributing to nearly 70 percent of them.

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According to a statement released by the Kathmandu Metropolitan Traffic Police Division (MTPD), 639,611 vehicle owners were penalized in the fiscal year 2016/17 for traffic rule violations. The violations fall into various categories which include haphazard parking, driving under influence (DUI), lane violation, non-compliance with the rule on horn ban and speeding through the zebra crossings.

There were 31,533 violators of lane discipline while haphazard parking accounted for 29,080 cases. 28,896 drivers were booked for DUI and 9,663 drivers were fined for unnecessary horn honking.

MTPD had taken legal action against 548,770 erring drivers last year.

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