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I'd love it if there were automated tickets for this. But California can't even get it together to allow automated speeding tickets, a bill for this just got ki

by kelp 5y ago

I'd love it if there were automated tickets for this. But California can't even get it together to allow automated speeding tickets, a bill for this just got killed. In SOMA in San Francisco I'll often hear motorcycles drive by that are so loud they set off car alarms along their path. And don't get me started on the cost/benefit of car alarms.

foobiekr 5y ago
Once you’ve been the victim of the Kafkaesque process of being victimized by a computer error asserting your car didn’t pay a toll (“here is an image of your car including a different make/model and utterly dissimilar license plate number, PAY!”) you might understand the reluctance for more automation by California.
fibonachos 5y ago
I used to work in a busy downtown area of the east bay and we used to get a lot of the loud bike with loud stereo rolling through. What other possible motivation could there be for such a thing than wanting the attention? South Park hit the nail on the head with their loud motorcycle episode. As for the cameras, I’ll echo the sentiments of a sibling comment. You don’t want them. I lived in AZ in the mid 00’s when these things were everywhere. They mostly serve to disrupt the natural flow of traffic and caused people to make dangerous sudden stops when they should have proceeded through a yellow lights. Also, many are operated by third parties who take a cut and charge a fee to run them. If they fail to produce enough revenue they become a financial liability to the city, which will either monkey with signal time to increase ticket revenue or simply remove the camera.
- dylan604 5y ago
  >What other possible motivation could there be for such a thing than wanting the attention? To be fair, convertibles are similar. The wind noise of the open air is very loud when moving at speed, so the stereo must be that loud to compensate. There are some setups that will increase/decrease the volume appropriately as the speed changes, but that's not always the case. So as the bike is sitting at a light, the sound is still blaring at the same volume. Maybe the rider is still an asshat for not lowering the volume, but I'd go so far as saying their an asshat for refuting the concept the sound of the ride is the experience by blasting choons.

by kelp 5y ago

foobiekr 5y ago

Once you’ve been the victim of the Kafkaesque process of being victimized by a computer error asserting your car didn’t pay a toll (“here is an image of your car including a different make/model and utterly dissimilar license plate number, PAY!”) you might understand the reluctance for more automation by California.

fibonachos 5y ago

I used to work in a busy downtown area of the east bay and we used to get a lot of the loud bike with loud stereo rolling through. What other possible motivation could there be for such a thing than wanting the attention? South Park hit the nail on the head with their loud motorcycle episode. As for the cameras, I’ll echo the sentiments of a sibling comment. You don’t want them. I lived in AZ in the mid 00’s when these things were everywhere. They mostly serve to disrupt the natural flow of traffic and caused people to make dangerous sudden stops when they should have proceeded through a yellow lights. Also, many are operated by third parties who take a cut and charge a fee to run them. If they fail to produce enough revenue they become a financial liability to the city, which will either monkey with signal time to increase ticket revenue or simply remove the camera.

dylan604 5y ago
>What other possible motivation could there be for such a thing than wanting the attention? To be fair, convertibles are similar. The wind noise of the open air is very loud when moving at speed, so the stereo must be that loud to compensate. There are some setups that will increase/decrease the volume appropriately as the speed changes, but that's not always the case. So as the bike is sitting at a light, the sound is still blaring at the same volume. Maybe the rider is still an asshat for not lowering the volume, but I'd go so far as saying their an asshat for refuting the concept the sound of the ride is the experience by blasting choons.