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Sound meters tackle noisy drivers
Vehicle noise levels should be between a maximum of 82-89 decibels
Sound measuring kits are being used to target anti-social drivers with booming hi-fi systems and modified exhausts.
Devon and Cornwall Police said the meters were being used with other enforcement measures.
The first ticket was issued last month in Newton Abbot, Devon, when a car exhaust was making more than three times the acceptable level of noise.
Police said drivers must be made aware of the impact their actions have on residents and the local community.
The meters will be used in targeted operations and at known trouble spots, including Plymouth Hoe and Exmouth's sea front.
Sgt Paul Caboche, from Launceston's roads policing centre in Cornwall, said: "Continued offending will land anti-social drivers in court and these sound kits will assist officers by acting as additional, accurate support to an officer's opinion when giving evidence."
'Cause of frustration'
The force said the use of the measuring devices followed consultation with local communities to identify the top three priorities they wanted police to deal with.
Anti-social driving, including excessive noise, was shown as a "significant concern" affecting the quality of life in many neighbourhoods.
"Anti-social driving is consistently a cause of frustration within our communities," Sgt Caboche added.
Vehicle noise levels should be between 82 and 89 decibels and background noise between 50 and 60 decibels.
The force said every 10 decibel increase was perceived as a doubling in sound level.
The first £30 fixed penalty ticket was issued after a vehicle exhaust was measured at 93 decibels.
Roy
Sound meters tackle noisy drivers
Vehicle noise levels should be between a maximum of 82-89 decibels
Sound measuring kits are being used to target anti-social drivers with booming hi-fi systems and modified exhausts.
Devon and Cornwall Police said the meters were being used with other enforcement measures.
The first ticket was issued last month in Newton Abbot, Devon, when a car exhaust was making more than three times the acceptable level of noise.
Police said drivers must be made aware of the impact their actions have on residents and the local community.
The meters will be used in targeted operations and at known trouble spots, including Plymouth Hoe and Exmouth's sea front.
Sgt Paul Caboche, from Launceston's roads policing centre in Cornwall, said: "Continued offending will land anti-social drivers in court and these sound kits will assist officers by acting as additional, accurate support to an officer's opinion when giving evidence."
'Cause of frustration'
The force said the use of the measuring devices followed consultation with local communities to identify the top three priorities they wanted police to deal with.
Anti-social driving, including excessive noise, was shown as a "significant concern" affecting the quality of life in many neighbourhoods.
"Anti-social driving is consistently a cause of frustration within our communities," Sgt Caboche added.
Vehicle noise levels should be between 82 and 89 decibels and background noise between 50 and 60 decibels.
The force said every 10 decibel increase was perceived as a doubling in sound level.
The first £30 fixed penalty ticket was issued after a vehicle exhaust was measured at 93 decibels.
Roy
chim said:
The first £30 fixed penalty ticket was issued after a vehicle exhaust was measured at 93 decibels.
Roy
I'd like to see them enforce that on a TVR as even a standard system is louder than this! I can understand on those bean can mods you find on corsas but how can they prosecute if a standard system is louder from the factory?Roy
Zippee said:
chim said:
The first £30 fixed penalty ticket was issued after a vehicle exhaust was measured at 93 decibels.
Roy
I'd like to see them enforce that on a TVR as even a standard system is louder than this! I can understand on those bean can mods you find on corsas but how can they prosecute if a standard system is louder from the factory?Roy
Targarama said:
Zippee said:
chim said:
The first £30 fixed penalty ticket was issued after a vehicle exhaust was measured at 93 decibels.
Roy
I'd like to see them enforce that on a TVR as even a standard system is louder than this! I can understand on those bean can mods you find on corsas but how can they prosecute if a standard system is louder from the factory?Roy
But the locations they mention, why would I be down the hoe or on a sea front giving it some?
RacerMDR said:
what is the legal limit for Db? Obviously if your car has an MOT, its legal. And this do gooder lot can go f
k themselves.
Simple
Exactly.k themselves.Simple
As an (ex) Devonian I'd like to point out we're not all like that! I bet the complaints were registered by some irritating yuppy whose watched too many of those bloody move to the country programs and decided to move to the area in search of some rural idyl. Twunt.
We had a sound meter test at the Wedgefest in Blackpool at the weekend.
Mine (standard exhaust) was over 85db at tickover, 110.8db at 4,500 revs, and 120+ db at 6,200.
People banging their houses about at all hours is a far bigger problem, plus barking bloody dogs left at home all day by 'dog lovers'. We don't all get up at the crack of dawn.
Mine (standard exhaust) was over 85db at tickover, 110.8db at 4,500 revs, and 120+ db at 6,200.
People banging their houses about at all hours is a far bigger problem, plus barking bloody dogs left at home all day by 'dog lovers'. We don't all get up at the crack of dawn.
Edited by grahamw48 on Tuesday 23 June 00:53
had mine checked at BBWF09 in blackpool last weekend it was 99.2 @6200rpm but its the trailing throttle poping that sounds like automatic gunfire that worries people especially when i drive through liverpool im waiting to be chased by an ARV police vehicle accusing me a drive by shooting next
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