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Friesen also pointed out that Aizawl’s roads are often narrow and steep, yet residents patiently queue up, avoid overtaking, and refrain from honking.
Some viewers didn’t like the idea of comparing a “metro city with Aizawl.” (Photo Credits: Instagram)
Already known for its endless traffic jams, Bengaluru is now facing criticism for another issue—noise pollution. A Canadian content creator, Caleb Friesen, who currently lives in Aizawl, recently highlighted the city’s honking chaos in an Instagram post that quickly grabbed attention online.
Friesen drew a sharp contrast between Bengaluru’s noisy roads and Aizawl’s disciplined silence by sharing two videos—one from each city. In the first, recorded from a footbridge in Bengaluru around 7 PM, loud honking fills the air as vehicles crawl along a congested road. The next video switches to a busy street in Aizawl at the same time of day, but with a striking difference: it’s nearly silent.
“This is actually where I live,” Friesen says in the clip from Aizawl. “Notice how there’s no honking. That’s because the city has implemented a no-honking policy. Police even fine people for disturbing the peace.”
In the caption, Friesen wrote, “Indians deserve better,” sparking conversations about urban discipline and public noise across social media.
Friesen also pointed out that Aizawl’s roads are often narrow and steep, yet residents patiently queue up, avoid overtaking, and refrain from honking. “They understand that honking doesn’t help—it just makes things worse. People here have more respect for each other. I think it’s time the rest of India figures that out too,” he added.
Friesen further emphasised how people of Aizawl maintain traffic discipline despite having narrower, steeper roads that mostly don’t allow two cars to pass at a time on the same lane.
“A lot of people don’t realise that most of the roads here are just one lane wide. But still, people wait for their turn. They queue up, and even when there’s space to overtake, they don’t. And they don’t honk either,” Friesen explained.
“They understand that honking doesn’t help. It just makes things worse. People here have more respect for each other. I think it’s time the rest of India figures that out too,” he added.
After his video surfaced on the internet, many viewers agreed with the content creator. One of them shared, “Saw the back of a car in Bangalore saying ‘Yes, your horn works, now try your brain’.” “North East states are way better in a civic sense compared to any other part of India,” admitted another.
Echoing the same sentiment, one user said, “Standing in Aizawl made me realise that you could have traffic without getting your ears bleeding! A true cultural shock!”
Some viewers, however, didn’t like the idea of comparing a “metro city with Aizawl.” Friesen’s video has already amassed over 6 lakh views and nearly 40,000 likes on Instagram.
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