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India’s honk-happy drivers are switching to even louder horns
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TPR: The Public's Radio
They call the last one “the ladies.”Noor Mohammed, who owns a shop here, says their bestsellers can be classified in two types: “titi” horns and “pom pom” horns.
(Omkar Khandekar | NPR)In recent years, he says, there’s been a spike in demand for the “pom pom” horn.
“Pedestrians don’t listen if you use the “ti ti.” They make way when you use the high-pressure pom pom horns,” Mohammed says.
A new “pom pom” horn costs less than $10 and can last a year or longer, depending on how much you beep.
Some motorbike-makers have made their horns louder in recent years, and some car-makers have made their horns punchier, with more bass.
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