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Is there any similar campaign to have something done about loud vehicles?
by MarkSweep 2y ago
Is there any similar campaign to have something done about loud vehicles?
- AtlasBarfed 2y agoThat's a war thats being won by EVs.
- Aardwolf 2y agoBy using engine simulation sounds
- AtlasBarfed 2y agoBecause they're too quiet?
- bryanlarsen 2y agoThere are EV's that have gotten tickets for being too loud: https://www.thedrive.com/news/hyundai-steps-in-to-help-elantra-n-owner-ticketed-for-loud-stock-exhaust-report https://www.thedrive.com/news/hyundai-steps-in-to-help-elant...
- uxp100 2y agoThat’s a link to a standard gas vehicle being ticketed.
- glennpratt 2y agoThe Elantra N is not electric.
- Freak_NL 2y agoElectric cars. Although that zany hwooooooooo sound they make is naff.
- soco 2y agoThat sound is only when they drive below 30kmh (or 20?) and could be actually more obvious if you ask me. Let's not forget this warning sound is not for the driver/owner, but for the people on the street.
- multimoon 2y ago[flagged]
- lotsofpulp 2y ago>I have yet to see a logical implementation of this argument that doesn’t unilaterally just ban everything that makes noise . 99.99% of the times a noise disturbs the peace, it is a loud motorcycle or other ICE vehicle. One that was modified to intentionally produce excessive noise.
- edflsafoiewq 2y agoOr a dog.
- lotsofpulp 2y agoSometimes, but a dog’s sounds only travel a few houses away. I can hear noise from vehicles racing down roads 1,000+ feet away.
- multimoon 2y agoWhere you’re going to find disagreement with a significant portion of the population is if fifteen seconds of a low rumble of a car passing by is “disturbing the peace”. You cannot expect complete silence at all hours of the day, and to do so is naive. Highways and semis create by far the most noise pollution. Dogs bark, people have parties outside, etc. The world is not a place requiring sterilization of the senses.
- lotsofpulp 2y agoSurely, most would agree there is a difference between a productive activity making noise and making noise specifically to disturb?
- lcnPylGDnU4H9OF 2y agoThat's a false dichotomy. What about a recreational activity that has no intention to be disruptive?
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- mattw2121 2y agoI am similarly irritated by loud vehicles and wonder why they are allowed to persist. Would this be better enforced if it didn't rely 100% on officer testimony? I wonder if there is a market for a "sound camera" that could be marketed to police departments. The idea would be that you point this thing at cars, like their radar gun, and it captures video, sound, and the # of decibels. Only thing I don't know is if there is a way to attribute particular sounds to particular objects found in the video. This would, potentially, give them the hard evidence to ticket these cases. If there is an easy way to make money off these, the police would be sure to enforce it.
- bryanlarsen 2y agoYes, in the Netherlands, NYC and elsewhere: https://www.roadandtrack.com/news/a60583398/nyc-noise-camera-loud-exhaust-case/ https://www.roadandtrack.com/news/a60583398/nyc-noise-camera...
- throw0101b 2y ago> Is there any similar campaign to have something done about loud vehicles? There are already US regulations on car noise,[0] and in more general circumstances,[1][2] but once it's purchased it can be altered by the owner, and then it's often up to local authorities to enforce local (and state[3]) noise by-laws. [0] https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/49/325.7 https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/49/325.7 [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noise_Control_Act https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noise_Control_Act [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noise_regulation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noise_regulation [3] https://www.semasan.com/resources/exhaust-noise-laws-state https://www.semasan.com/resources/exhaust-noise-laws-state
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- ortusdux 2y agoNew York has implemented automated tickets for loud vehicles: https://www.roadandtrack.com/news/a39105913/new-york-automated-sound-tickets/ https://www.roadandtrack.com/news/a39105913/new-york-automat... I'd like to see a version for headlights, but the logistics would be tricky. It's common in my area for people to lift their trucks, and they rarely readjust their headlights afterwards.
- estebank 2y agoEvery vehicle in (most?) states have to already be checked regularly for things like emissions. There's no reason we couldn't check for improper lights as part of that.
- ortusdux 2y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vehicle_inspection_in_the_United_States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vehicle_inspection_in_the_Unit...
- dzhiurgis 2y agoI'm all in for freedom, but this is kinda crazy.
- toast0 2y agoEmissions inspections are being sunset in more places. Even where they're alive and well, it's gone from an active check with a tailpipe detector and a dynamometer to just plugging into the ODB-II and a visual inspection for unauthorized emission modifications. maybe a check for smoke in neutral when going from idle to full throttle and back. Americans don't want their cars inspected, so a new inspection criteria is unlikely. For those subject to mandatory safety inspections, it might already be part of the test.
- rascul 2y agoSome states do check for headlight alignment.
- hn_acc1 2y agoI'm always amazed at how loud passenger pickup trucks are by default here in the US - growing up in Canada, pickup trucks were generally quiet / unobtrusive unless user modified. Here, they seem to come LOUD from the factory - probably less regulations, and it's cheaper to have a loud muffler and/or get a few more hp/lb-ft for the towing wars.
- levocardia 2y agoAnd because the clientele who buy trucks generally WANT something that sounds loud and powerful. Not saying that's good or bad, just how it is.
- stonesthrowaway 2y agoI hope so. It's a "war" that I can get behind. Nothing more annoying than some insecure loser revving his engine while driving by your house. It's both noise and air pollution. Should be banned outright.