City cracking down on noise violations
Posted May 18, 2011 10:22 pm.
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The city is taking a new approach to deal with noisy vehicles after years of complaints from Calgarians.
A council committee is getting set to test out a new way to track decibel levels of passing vehicles and ticket those in excess of 96 decibels, about four times above that of normal car engines.
A new photo radar style device will be employed to nab any motorists who violate the noise limit.
Dubbed the “Noise Snare”, it records video and sound levels of passing vehicles.
Noise problems are the city’s 3rd highest bylaw complaint, but until now, it’s been almost impossible to punish drivers.
The area that fields the most complaints is in the Beltline along 17th Avenue Southwest.
Motorcyclists argue their loud bikes help keep them safe by letting other motorists and pedestrians know they’re nearby.
If the motion is passed in June, the city will hand out warnings over the summer and begin testing the device in September.
