hopefully this goes away with push to EV
There is a new iteration of an old car (was it the Camaro?) and the engineers had to hack the motor to make it louder because customers were complaining the car was not as loud as it used to be.
New York is using cameras with microphones to ticket loud cars
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Re: New York is using cameras with microphones to ticket loud cars
#112One egregiously loud motorcycle rolling through manhattan can be a nuisance to literally millions of people. This is unreasonable and a ticketing system like this makes a ton of sense. Police enforcement could probably solve the issue just as effectively. Cops ignore loud honking and loud cars when its right in front of them. If they would just stop ignoring such things the frequency would surely go down as well.
> Cops ignore loud honking and loud cars when its right in front of them. It allows for discretionary law enforcement. Cops love it. They can ignore it you if they like you, or fine you if they don't.
But, this system does kinda work and allows for police to charge antisocial assholes with a crime while letting normal, reasonable people who made a simple mistake off with a warning.
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#113I'm down with this, though I honestly don't know why this isn't handled at yearly road worthiness checks - around where I live the problem is essentially the same 2 or 3 people who have done the standard oversized exhaust mod to their cars.
Just ban the stupid things on public roads and stop letting people register them.
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#114Earlier quoted context omitted.
> But loud pipes save lives! /s Bikers actually say that with a straight face. It drives me bonkers. If I look at any list on the internet about top 10 ways to stay safe on a motorcycle, none of those lists will include "loud pipes". Yet, those same bikers will ignore other items on those safety lists like wearing brightly colored high visibility jacket/vest.
Next time you are in a car driving next to a Harley, listen to it. It will be quiet even at a stoplight and inaudible at speed. The road is a noisy place. Cars are soundproofed to deal with that. A loud engine antagonizes everyone not driving but drivers won't even hear it.
> Cars are soundproofed to deal with that.
That's why dodge charger owners always put the most loud obnoxious exhaust ever on them. I used to have a Chrysler 300 and it was THE QUIETEST car I've ever been in, by a longshot.
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#115Earlier quoted context omitted.
That’s because the last thing anyone wants is a loud noise complaint to escalate into a shooting.
Not sure why this is getting downvoted, increasing exposure to police increases number of shootings, especially for minorities. And don’t ask for citations, this is and has been all over everywhere for years.
Well, the current approach of decreasing exposure to police has increased crime
Re: New York is using cameras with microphones to ticket loud cars
#116Good. I look forward to this enforcement in my city. I currently live against a major road. During the night, the traffic noise isn’t disturbing, except for about one vehicle in a thousand. And that motorcycle wakes me at 3am. For weeks on end. My neighbor’s kid’s motorcycle. On his way to work at 3am, has to gun it when turning out of the neighborhood, waking everyone. These are neighbors who had shot their next doo…
Similar deal here. Some asshole at my apartment got an expensive new car that literally the entire building (with god knows how many units, it's big) hears every single time he enters or leaves. He revs his engine twice on every single floor of the parking garage and all along the street I'm situated on. He'll even do it for hours on end (he did on Monday!). I honestly think he's trying to harass someone in particula…
If he does that enough, I wouldn't be surprised by someone taking some self-help measures.
Gas tank donations are one common approach, as is helping aesthetics by removing those unsightly air valves on tires.
Re: New York is using cameras with microphones to ticket loud cars
#117One egregiously loud motorcycle rolling through manhattan can be a nuisance to literally millions of people. This is unreasonable and a ticketing system like this makes a ton of sense. Police enforcement could probably solve the issue just as effectively. Cops ignore loud honking and loud cars when its right in front of them. If they would just stop ignoring such things the frequency would surely go down as well.
That’s because the last thing anyone wants is a loud noise complaint to escalate into a shooting.
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Re: New York is using cameras with microphones to ticket loud cars
#118Another way to deal with this in addition to vehicle related pollution and safety issues is a good technical vehicle inspection program through the state DMV to get or renew the vehicle registration.
Re: New York is using cameras with microphones to ticket loud cars
#119Everyone hates loud cars until their child is crushed under the wheels of whisper quiet Tesla that zooms by at 70mph+ in a 25mph zone without any warning.
This is a very silly dichotomy: you'd need to show that cars that are intentionally modified to make more than the legal noise limit are actually saving lives.
The opposite is probably true, given that that's probably a relationship between wanting to illegally modify your car and disregarding other automotive laws and norms.
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#120Oh my god, how can I get two of these? I want one facing each way down the street. I would love to somehow take the ticket money from people who deliberately make their cars obnoxious, and use it to help people with shitboxes fix their mufflers.
Shit, I'd gladly donate the money to city coffers. Just make these idiot drivers' actions hurt them more than they hurt me, which is currently not the case.