06-09-2019, 12:30 PM
(06-09-2019, 12:10 PM)EmptySea_imp Wrote: it's not about the noise laws...they already exist. It's about the enforcement method that I disagree with. And, as far as motorcycle noise goes, it pales by comparison to airplane noise, truck noise, tuner-car noise, and a host of other things. Lastly, I'd rather that law enforcement focus on distracted driving laws than on noise laws.
I don't like airplane noise either, but at least airplane noise is necessary, and there are ongoing initiatives to mitigate it via engine design, operating protocol, and routing. And I say that as someone who lives in a rural area close to an international airport and understands that planners may send aircraft over my property before they'd send them over a dense residential area.
(06-09-2019, 12:10 PM)EmptySea_imp Wrote: it's not about the noise laws...they already exist. It's about the enforcement method that I disagree with. And, as far as motorcycle noise goes, it pales by comparison to airplane noise, truck noise, tuner-car noise, and a host of other things. Lastly, I'd rather that law enforcement focus on distracted driving laws than on noise laws.
All should be subject to strict enforcement. When I was a teenager, loud car exhausts ("cherry bombs" or "glasspacks") were rigorously cited. In fact a leak in an otherwise stock muffler or exhaust pipe was rigorously cited. There were zero loud street motorcycles back then. It just wasn't tolerated. The cops from back in my day would have had an absolute field day ticketing today's "scr#w you anything goes" noise offenders.
I saw a comment to a post about "Loud pipes save lives". The commenter said, "Loud pipes cost rights" and I couldn't agree more. As riders, we all need to understand that the actions of those who flout noise regulations will come back to bite those of us who ride courteously. There are places in this world that have simply decided to ban motorcycles altogether. Problem solved.