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Every law written can be abused. That doesn't mean we shouldn't have laws. And of all the differences people have, most people agree with the laws that protect
by cuddlyogre 3y ago
Every law written can be abused. That doesn't mean we shouldn't have laws. And of all the differences people have, most people agree with the laws that protect people from intentional and indiscriminate harm.
People with loud exhausts are injuring people intentionally and indiscriminately.
Usually it's through a stress response that turns into PTSD if a person has to endure it for too long.
Another injury comes from sleep deprivation. Going days/weeks/months/years without reliable and uninterrupted sleep is an actual torture method that permanently damages people in both mind and body.
Other times it's tinnitus from being exposed to noise levels far, far above safe ranges. Even "quiet" bikes are allowed to be well above safe noise levels. Tinnitus doesn't heal.
Hiding behind your freedom of expression to justify intentionally and indiscriminately injuring people is low.
- dealuromanet 3y agoNah, what's low is to pretend that the solution to any of those is surveillance deployed at scale. Police officers in cruisers with radar and noise guns coordinating amongst one another to pull over and fine some drivers with very loud cars accomplish the same result without empowering abusive centralized authorities with boxes that hear everything 24/7. > That doesn't mean we shouldn't have laws. Nobody said we shouldn't have laws.
- jared099 3y ago[flagged]