I live in what used to be a quiet seaside neighborhood until someone around here got a loud motorcycle.
Now when we try to sleep in on the weekends this un-muffled machine will fire up and get revved and revved. Then he or she will go down the street as loudly as possible, setting off car alarms all along the way.
But of course they're everywhere. Also cars but mostly trucks and SUV's too. I realize a more open exhaust can help performance, but clearly most of these people are after a powerful sound/feel.
If ever I'm out for a walk and one of those bikes accelerates away from me (from right next to me), I know the sound pressure level is beyond dangerous, so I cover my ears whenever I see one nearby.
Here in CA it's illegal to modify any vehicle to make it louder than stock. I believe this is not enforced because plenty of police officers own these vehicles too. I've also seen retired police officer associations that have their own bike club.
It's noise pollution at its worst yet it's so unnecessary. Is it about being noticed? Are that many people that insecure?
And the trend seems to be growing...
Now when we try to sleep in on the weekends this un-muffled machine will fire up and get revved and revved. Then he or she will go down the street as loudly as possible, setting off car alarms all along the way.
But of course they're everywhere. Also cars but mostly trucks and SUV's too. I realize a more open exhaust can help performance, but clearly most of these people are after a powerful sound/feel.
If ever I'm out for a walk and one of those bikes accelerates away from me (from right next to me), I know the sound pressure level is beyond dangerous, so I cover my ears whenever I see one nearby.
Here in CA it's illegal to modify any vehicle to make it louder than stock. I believe this is not enforced because plenty of police officers own these vehicles too. I've also seen retired police officer associations that have their own bike club.
It's noise pollution at its worst yet it's so unnecessary. Is it about being noticed? Are that many people that insecure?
And the trend seems to be growing...