‘Follow Someone Home’: Traffic signboard in Bengaluru causes stir among drivers

Tribune Web Desk

Updated At : 10:33 PM Feb 27, 2024 IST

Unlock Exclusive Insights with The Tribune Premium

Take your experience further with Premium access. Thought-provoking Opinions, Expert Analysis, In-depth Insights and other Member Only Benefits

Yearly Premium ₹999 ₹349/Year

Yearly Premium $49 $24.99/Year

Chandigarh, February 27

A traffic signboard in Bengaluru has caused a stir among drivers, as its initial message led to some confusion and laughter.

The sign advising drivers to ‘Follow Someone Home’, raised eyebrows until a closer look revealed its true intention.

Designed by the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP), the sign aimed to promote road safety by urging drivers to follow traffic rules with the message, ‘Follow traffic rules. Someone is waiting at home for you.’

However, the difference in font size between the initial directive and the rest of the message led to humorous misinterpretations.

Shared on social media by Sumukh Rao on X, the signboard quickly gained attention, with many users finding amusement in the unintended double-meaning.

The Tribune, now published from Chandigarh, started publication on February 2, 1881, in Lahore (now in Pakistan). It was started by Sardar Dyal Singh Majithia, a public-spirited philanthropist, and is run by a trust comprising five eminent persons as trustees.

The Tribune, the largest selling English daily in North India, publishes news and views without any bias or prejudice of any kind. Restraint and moderation, rather than agitational language and partisanship, are the hallmarks of the newspaper. It is an independent newspaper in the real sense of the term.

The Tribune has two sister publications, Punjabi Tribune (in Punjabi) and Dainik Tribune (in Hindi).

Remembering Sardar Dyal Singh Majithia

Designed and developed by : SORTD

Unlock Exclusive Insights with The Tribune Premium

Suggested Articles