Horn OK Please

Phrase

Horn OK Please

1. (India) A request to honk before overtaking a commercial vehicle that is written on the rear end.
   • ‘Awaaz Do’ […] is another way of expressing the single most phrase painted on the backs of lorries, ‘Horn OK please’
     At first I thought I got the gist: please horn, OK? For the enormous trucks that rarely made use of their rear-view mirrors, it was essential to let them know of your desire to pass....2014, Vanessa Able, Never Mind the Bullocks: One Girl's 10,000 km Adventure around India in the Worlds Cheapest Car, Hachette UK, page 92
   • [D]isplaying the phrase "Horn OK Please" is a gross violation of Section 134 (1) of the Maharashtra Motor Vehicle Rules, which deals with signages to be used on the rear and sides of vehicles. "It encourages people to honk every time you pass a truck or tempo. It sends a wrong message to...2015 May 1, Somit Sen, “Maharashtra government says tata-bye-bye to ‘Horn OK Please’ on trucks”, in The Economic Times, archived from the original on 30 Jan 2016