Police Cracking Down on Loud MufflersRetha Colclasure
8/2/2007
Bismarck (North Dakota) police are cracking down on loud mufflers. Starting this month, patrol and traffic officers will have sound meters in their squad cars. There are several city ordinances about loud mufflers. Motorcycles and vehicles can`t be any louder than 80 decibels when they`re measured from 25 feet away.
Lieutenant Fred Wooten of the Bismarck Police Department says 80 decibels is about as loud as a lawn mower running at full speed. He says normal traffic is around 65 decibels. If yours car or motorcycle is too loud, you can get a ticket for $40 and two points on your license if the vehicle was moving.
"Basically what we do is if an officer hears a vehicle and he believes it is in violation then they will stop that vehicle and they will measure the sound level," Wooten says.
He hopes the public will voluntarily comply with the noise ordinance. You can have your car or motorcycle checked at the Bismarck Police Department to see how loud it is. If it fails, you`ll have 20 days to fix it.
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