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Vozači u Bombaju (Mumbaiju) zamoljeni su da se uključe u akciju "Dan bez zvuka sirena" i na taj način obeleže Svetski dan zdravlja. Ta inicijativa gradskih vlasti je jedan od pokušaja da se preko pet miliona vozača u najvećem indijskom poslovnom i finansijskom centru nauči toleranciji prema drugima i preko potrebnom strpljenju. Izveštaj je pripremila BBC-jeva Karišma Vasvani:

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'No Honking Today' is the tag line that Mumbai's traffic police are hoping will convince the city's drivers to avoid using their horns this Monday. They've distributed over a hundred thousand stickers in English and Hindi in an attempt to raise awareness about 'No Honking Day' to Mumbai's car owners, taxi drivers and rickshaw operators.

It's the first time a campaign like this is being held in India and over 800 policemen have been deployed to enforce the initiative, along with 2000 community workers.

Organisers of the campaign say that they'll punish any drivers who are using their horn indiscriminately. Despite those measures though, commuters in the city who were looking for a silent ride into the office this morning would have been sorely disappointed, as honking levels weren't noticeably reduced.

Many say that's because driving in Mumbai without honking is next to impossible. It's one of the only ways to ensure that drivers don't run over pedestrians, and it helps prevent many accidents.

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Honking
zvuk automobilske sirene, pritiskanje sirene u kolima (kao glagol)

tag line
slogan, kratka fraza u reklamnoj kampanji

horns
sirene, delovi opreme na prevoznim sredstvima čija je osnovna namena zvučno upozoravanje pešaka i drugih učesnika u saobraćaju da vozilo nailazi

to raise awareness
da podigne svest u javnosti, da ljudima stavi do znanja

rickshaw operators
ljudi koji vuku rikše, tradicionalno prevozno sredstvo u indijskim gradovima

deployed to enforce the initiative
poslati su na teren kako bi osigurali da se novo pravilo poštuje

indiscriminately
bez planiranja, bez razmišljanja unapred

a silent ride
vožnja u tišini, vožnja bez buke

sorely disappointed
vrlo razočarani, nezadovoljni

next to
skoro, maltene