“Can anybody imagine that one can drive in Lagos without the use of honks? It might seem impossible but the fact is that it is very much possible.

“When you leave this country for Europe or America, sometimes you can drive for ten days or more and you will not hear the sound of honks.

“If we all decide to disconnect all the honks in our vehicles; will it stop us from getting to where we want to get to? Certainly not.

“Therefore, it is possible to drive without honks. If we do the right thing and obey traffic rules, this is sure a possibility.

“May be we can all decide and start with ‘A Honk free day’ in Lagos and then move to ‘A Honk free week’ and thereafter ‘A Honk free month’ and hopefully we can have a ‘A Honk free state.’ ” he said.

These were Governor Fashola’s dream thoughts expressed on Tuesday in Ikeja  at the grand finale of the 2014 “Be Road Friendly Competition,” an initiative of the state government to promote road safety awareness in school children. He said his travels to some developed countries with high levels of compliance to traffic rules, had opened his eyes to the possibility of driving for hours without honks.

The governor noted that though the idea of driving without honks might seem impossible, it was achievable if road users resolved to obey the rules and imbibe the right road safety culture reports Punch.