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In the US there are often noise ordinances and laws that largely go unenforced. Step 1 is enforcing existing laws.

• kitten_mittens_ 3y ago
  In places like Massachusetts, traffic cameras are illegal, which is unfortunate.
  • rascul 3y ago
    They are also illegal here in Mississippi. We don't need to start with cameras though, police are quite capable of ticketing loud vehicles. They just don't.
    • kitten_mittens_ 3y ago
      It’s much more difficult to do traffic enforcement by sweat and blood in Boston where narrow roads are more common. Bots for traffic enforcement would free cops up to deal with less rote work too.
• frankus 3y ago
  Step 0 in the US might be enforcing laws against fake temporary tags or concealed license plates. If I had a dollar for every “thin blue line” sticker-sporting car with a barely-transparent bit of plastic over the license plate… Seems like the illegal covers would be straightforward to enforce any time these cars are parked on public streets.
  • i80and 3y ago
    Those plastic license plate concealers are wild. I couldn't believe it the first time I noticed one and I don't understand how they're legal.
    • zdragnar 3y ago
      Non-obscuring covers are typically sold to protect the plate from the elements, flying rocks, UV exposure, etc (may be handy for vanity plates). It also adds a bit of deterrence against tag theft, depending on how you secure it. A person walking by may not be able to tell the difference between one meant to protect the plate and one that hides the plate from cameras, which can cut both ways. I've heard from people who have non-blocking plates get tickets because they were assumed to be the camera-defeating variety, even though they were basic polycarbonate covers.
• bob-09 3y ago
  In some towns, there's an issue with ordinances and laws not being specific enough and a lack of training for measuring accurately. Someone could measure dBA and someone else could measure dBC, and the ordinance doesn't specify which measurement applies.