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Nigeria's city Lagos declared a car "Horn-Free Day" last week in an to raise of noise pollution. People are bombarded with an endless of screeches, sirens and high-pitched honking from impatient . The Lagos State Governor Babatunde Fashola told reporters that the of the noise from car horns was now serious enough to be a to people's hearing. Talking about Horn-Free Day, he told reporters: "It is for our own good. It is for our own . It is for our own life." The World Health Organization said high-decibel noise pollution was a critical health hazard that increases the risk of cardiovascular diseases and high blood .

Governor Fashola hoped his city's roads would be a little . He contrasted the constant honking in Lagos to the quiet of European roads. He said he recently spent ten days in Europe and, "did not hear the of a horn while driving". He asked: "Can you imagine that we can drive in Lagos without horns?" However, a Lagos defended the use of the horn as of the city's . He said: "Honking is a beautiful trend in this part of the world, and it is a trend that every of people in the country embraces." Apart from making other drivers of danger, he said people honk to greet friends and celebrate and other happy .


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