> That’s the thing with these pushes to regulate noise out of cities: they often are enforced with such ruthlessness that they end up backfiring. In this case,

> That’s the thing with these pushes to regulate noise out of cities: they often are enforced with such ruthlessness that they end up backfiring. In this case, an automated system is making the call about issuing citations. There’s no police officer inspecting the car and realizing it’s just loud right out of the factory instead of something the owner modded to make it louder. Hmmm. I'm not sure it follows to me that just because a manufacturer made a vehicle which allows an operator to make very loud noises with it, the operator therefore has a legal right to make as much noise as he wants anywhere he wants.