Horn OK Please

Horn OK Please

'Horn OK please' is a phrase commonly painted on vehicles in India. This is spotted almost without exception on commercial vehicles like trucks, buses or local taxis.

The purpose of the phrase is to alert a driver of a vehicle approaching from behind to sound his/her horn in case they wish to overtake.

The origin of this phrase is unknown. Also, there is no official significance with respect to Indian traffic regulations. No rules in India mandate or suggest the use of such a 'slogan' on a vehicle. Still tens of thousands of vehicles are decorated with the phrase "Horn OK please".

The phrase is actually 'Horn Please' often written with 'horn' (or 'blow') on the extreme left and 'please' on the extreme right of the vehicle. 'OK' is actually a separate slogan, possibly associated with good luck or good wishes. For example, variations on the combined slogans include "O Horn Please K". Often the font and colour of the writing is different for 'Horn Please' than for 'OK'.

"Horn Please" meaning please blow horn, do not over-take without blowing horn and though they have added "Please"; As per typical Indian culture a request is also considered as an umbrage so to make the request more polite they have added "OK" (which literally means I am OK you are OK or okey-dokey ). In Pakistan too, the same instructions are being used in a similar manner since long, but with rather different styles and phrases. Like the phrase "Horn day kar paas karein" written in Urdu, often found behind heavy vehicles, trucks, and trailers traveling on long routes or highways.

ee also

*Autorickshaw
*Indian English


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