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"If Governments do not act effectively against the daily incivilities inflicted by some people on everybody else, not only will such incivility grow, but its victims will draw the conclusion that Governments are either impotent or indifferent in the face of the problem. That in turn will bring consequences for both individuals and society that we would do well to try to avoid." - Dr. Tony Wright - UK House of Commons March 2007

Are you tired of hearing loud, booming car stereos and loud mufflers at all hours?

You can help by doing something about it!

"Disrespect being a badge of honor for so many in our society, we now need laws to accomplish what simple decency used to achieve."

Please visit the Noise News section for recent articles and information.
 
Click here for full size This 1/2 page ad appeared in the Pearl River, NY newspaper on April 28.

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St. Petersburg Billboard VIDEO: FOX-13 Billboards warn against loud car speakers
ST. PETERSBURG - Owners of loud car stereo systems can now get the message from some billboards, or they can wait for a letter from the police. Both forms of communication tell offenders there are state laws governing the volume of car stereos.

Activist Judy Ellis says a radio group donated five billboards to carry a message targeting drivers. "This is another of saying you can't be doing this," she explains, "it's not only not nice, it's against the law."
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 		Sick of cars that pump up the volume, Judy Ellis started a letter campaign.
ST. PETERSBURG - "People on a national scale are sort of fed up. They are tired of listening to this. They are tired of having their neighborhood attacked this way."
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The Rumbler Siren New booming police siren rattling nerves
A new police siren that can be felt as well as heard — through closed windows and inside homes and office buildings — is rattling some people who say cops should quit the technology borrowed from souped-up car stereos.
Freeport TX Loud Music Presentation Freeport TX Loud Music Presentation
In Freeport, the police are churning out about 60 noise violation tickets a month, each of them costing the violator $255 for the first offense. Freeport Police Chief Jeff Pynes is offering them another way to repay their debt to society’s ears. He asks violators to join him the first Saturday morning of the month for doughnuts, coffee and a class on having respect for their neighbors. Freeport offers class for noise violators   Watch Video
The Noisy Epidemic The Noisy Epidemic
by Elizabeth Svaboda
The amount of noise in every day life is increasing in America, and medical studies—and police reports—are showing that it can take away our sleep, make us angry and violent, and stop children from learning. One man takes up the anti-noise cause.
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Peoria PD conducts noise sting
Excerpt from the Peoria Police Department Vehicle Impoundment Program

Louisville Kentucky (like hundreds of cities across the U.S.) is under assault by large numbers of individuals who have no respect for others. These people install powerful amplifiers and subwoofers and/or loud after-market mufflers in their vehicles. The pounding bass from a "boom car" can be heard and felt blocks away from the vehicle - often rattling windows and walls of nearby homes. (See Decibel/Sound Pressure Level chart)

Cars and motorcycles with modified exhaust systems add to the cacophony. Dangerous and loud "Pocket bikes" are just one more source of noise pollution on the increase in cities across the U.S.

Noise is a serious health hazard. It is linked to hearing loss, sleep deprivation, aggressive behavior, chronic fatigue, high blood pressure, and declining school performance. It also reduces property values of your home and forces many residents to move seeking a quieter neighborhood.

These abusive individuals mistakenly believe that living in a "free" country entitles them to violate the rights of everyone around them. One of the pillars of democracy is a "guarantee of basic human rights". (see "Democracy")

This behavior is ruining the Quality of Life for millions of people who deserve and expect peace and quiet in their homes and their communities. State and local governments across the country are adopting tougher noise ordinances in order to reduce this type of noise pollution. Unfortunately, many police departments do not have the resources or inclination to enforce these laws. On the other hand, some cities are making great strides in controlling the problem. In several communities, vehicles can be impounded and stereo equipment can be confiscated and destroyed. Many "boom car" drivers just consider paying fines a small price to pay for their obnoxious behavior - especially in comparison to the money spent on "tuning" their vehicle.

It is up to concerned citizens to make sure that local officials and police departments take this issue seriously and protect the rights of citizens who are plagued by these assaults.

“Noise problems happen when you don’t have a sense of community,” he said. “If you can’t talk to your neighbor about something like noise, you have more than a noise problem in your neighborhood.” - Les Blomberg, Noise Pollution Clearinghouse

Louisville's Noise Problem

Louisville's Mayor Jerry Abramson readily admits that NOISE is the number one complaint in many neighborhoods. Kevin Kramer, the 11th district Metro Council representative, indicates that noise is one of the major complaints by his constituents. (To determine your police and metro districts, enter your street address here.)

Police Chief Robert White advocates Community Policing - a philosophy of full-service, personalized policing where the same officer patrols and works in the same area on a permanent basis, from a decentralized place, working in a proactive partnership with citizens to identify and solve problems. Levels of crime diminish as quality-of-life in the community improves.

While the Mayor and Chief White both acknowledge the problem and vow to address it, the noise persists and thousands of people in Louisville endure this insanity each and every day!

Take Action

Help send a message to our city officials that we want Quality of Life laws, like the noise ordinance, ENFORCED.

Here's what you can do:
MetroCall logs all requests and the Mayor receives a periodic summary which he uses to manage corrective action. Getting license plate numbers and keeping track of the time of day and the frequency of violations is helpful.

If enough complaints are filed, we might just convince the police commanders that a noise problem really does exist in our community and it needs to be dealt with!

The Louisville Metro Noise Ordinance

These excerpts from ordinance define the noise level standard and the penalties associated with violating the ordinance.

UNREASONABLY LOUD, HARSH, or EXCESSIVE NOISE. Any manufactured noise plainly audible at a distance of 50 feet from its point of origination or emanation.

Any person violating any section of this Chapter shall be fined not less than $100 nor more than $250 for a first offense within a two-year period. Any person violating any section of this Ordinance a second time within a two-year period shall be fined not less than $250 nor more than $500. Any person violating any section of this Ordinance a third time within a two-year period shall be fined not less than $500 nor more than $1,000 Each separate occurrence or each day such violation is committed or permitted to continue shall constitute a separate offense.

Click this link to view the entire Noise Ordinance

Also see Kentucky Revised Statutes:
224.30-050 Noise emission prohibitions
No person shall emit beyond the boundaries of his property or from any moving vehicle any noise that unreasonably interferes with the enjoyment of life or with any lawful business or activity in contravention of any rule or regulation adopted by the cabinet. History: Created 1972 (1st Extra. Sess.) Ky. Acts ch. 3, sec. 19. Formerly codified as KRS 224.065.

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224.30-190 Modification of motor vehicle exhaust system to increase noise prohibited
No person shall modify the exhaust system of a motor vehicle in a manner which will amplify or increase the noise emitted by the motor of such vehicle, above that emitted by the muffler originally installed on the vehicle and the original muffler shall comply with all of the requirements of this chapter. No person shall operate a motor vehicle with an exhaust system so modified. Effective: June 21, 1974 History: Created 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 99, sec. 20, effective June 21, 1974. Formerly codified as KRS 224.800.