Cameras that can detect noisy vehicles will be trialled in suburban Sydney
The NSW government will trial noise cameras in suburban Sydney in a bid to combat hoons and anti-social driving.
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Why aren't these vehicles picked up with the yearly rego inspection?
I wonder how the fines where given out. Random police patrols, targeted campaigns or incidental to other offences.
Why aren’t these vehicles picked up with the yearly rego inspection?
It'd be a mix of inspection stations not caring (or not wanting to go to the effort to prove it's noisy), owners temporarily making the most egregiously noisy cars less so before taking them in, and vehicles actually legally allowed to be noisier than many people think. That last one is particularly relevant to older vehicles, for example a pre ADR 83/00 motorbike only has to be below 94db during a stationary test conducted at half revs - that's quite loud already and full power would be louder again.
As for the fines I expect it would be primarily the latter two that you suggest. I can't see many cars being pulled over by police just for being noisy but I would not be surprised to see that added onto the list after failing the attitude test.
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I'd like cameras to pick up the cars that egregiously blow smoke.
Jesus. I consider myself pretty left-leaning but this is ridiculous. Let people enjoy their cars for god’s sake.
This is to catch people with modified exhausts to generate unsafe noise levels.
As the article pointed out, people are getting 100 db on their patios. As much as it'd be nice to let and let live, the point is these cars are already not letting live.
Whether the additional surveillance is justified in general is a different question, but it's important not to misrepresent the issue.
Still can, just not in areas where your fart ripping ego machine disturbs people chilling in their homes.
