Over 700 Told To Pipedown

[RBPOWA-(TJ)]

thats bullshit, see the old pricks leaving the RSL in the shitbox kingswood, rusted out exhaust sounding like a truck, but cause he just left a RSL and its old he doesn't fit the 'Hoon" appearance.

give him a bumbag and a hat resting on the back of his head i bet they'd go after him.

[dezz]

Hrmmmm this has me thinking... In motorcycle exhausts we have baffles that can be removed, when installed they deaden the sound a few dB. Do car exhausts have anything a like to this? Could be an idea when situations like this come along. Wouldn't be hard either.

Some aftermarket exhausts have silencers that go in the cannons, but they have to be welded in permanently to be accepted...

[Ruffels]

i wonder what the royal victorian insistute for the blind think about this... lol

a mate hired a hybrid camry the other day... we couldn't figure out if the car was turned on or not... until he accelerated, and the car moved ahahah

not enough noise will kill those poor blind people... dont worry about the deaf, police should be stoping school kids walking home from school and giving out fines for earphones that are too loud... forget about cars

[MUZT3K]

lol like someone said, i love the fact that harley davidson is with them on this LOL! come on SAU lets join the vic police on this one also...could score some brownie points here

[scotty014]

i dont understand this safety issue with a noisy car, i have never herd of anyone getting injured or killed from a noisy exhaust, but i have herd of people being killed and injured from drink driving, bashings, stabbings and also robberies, so target them, if we can narrow that down there would be less crime. so instead of getting police on the streets we put them on the road to target noisy cars, that sounds so stupid i hope other countries dont read this story, its very embarrising.

also id like to add for them to hand out a epa letter they should at least have to pull you over and check it themselves other than sitting in there car and getting them as they just drive past.(thats how i got done last year).

[perzn_34]

this is so sad .. police who is apparently here to "help and protect" us are focusing on exhusts on car that apparently kill people. WTFF So the deaf societly sponcer this? No offence but deaf people cant hear exhausts, and never hear anyone go actualy deaf from a exhaust? if they have i would burn my exhaust

This is the most stupid opporation and deserves a pipedown thier asses with a 6inch cannon and a twin turbo.

Im just gonna go for a drive down princes hwy with mums au falcon see if anythings actualy going on.

[Charles89]

Some aftermarket exhausts have silencers that go in the cannons, but they have to be welded in permanently to be accepted...

Really? So even bolt-on ones isn't accepted?

i wonder what the royal victorian insistute for the blind think about this... lol

a mate hired a hybrid camry the other day... we couldn't figure out if the car was turned on or not... until he accelerated, and the car moved ahahah

not enough noise will kill those poor blind people... dont worry about the deaf, police should be stoping school kids walking home from school and giving out fines for earphones that are too loud... forget about cars

+1

So true... The other day, I was pulling out from a side street, then I saw this blind lady slowly walking towards my car and wanting to cross the road. Although I coulda went before her, I waited for her to cross, then I think she somehow knew that I stopped for her, so she crossed and ended up giving me a wave to say thanks. So I guess if I was driving an electric car, she would not have heard and woulda just jumped right into front of me lol

this is so sad .. police who is apparently here to "help and protect" us are focusing on exhusts on car that apparently kill people. WTFF So the deaf societly sponcer this? No offence but deaf people cant hear exhausts, and never hear anyone go actualy deaf from a exhaust? if they have i would burn my exhaust

This is the most stupid opporation and deserves a pipedown thier asses with a 6inch cannon and a twin turbo.

Im just gonna go for a drive down princes hwy with mums au falcon see if anythings actualy going on.

There's always stuff on on Princes Highway on a Friday night lol, whether is a bunch of Honda fanboys meeting up with fellow vtec's or cops chasing them down because their vtec just kicked in y0! lols (no offence to anyone that drives a Honda tho )

[BeEnAr]

so..... I can't wait for the next GP in Melbourne, they'll all be forced to run these huge f**koff mufflers lol

[Sarumatix]

For those asking about health risks. I'm guessing they are talking about droning exhausts doing permanent damage to your hearing. Can look up the standards on noise but here is a short summary:

Dangerous decibels

The loudness of noise is measured in decibels. Sensitivity to noise differs from one individual to the next, but experts believe that damage to hearing occurs when noise levels are higher than 85 decibels, which is about the loudness of heavy traffic.

The risk of hearing loss increases as the noise becomes louder. Length of exposure is important too. For example, it is not recommended to listen to noises of 109 decibels for any longer than two minutes at a time.

[Basti]

who the f**k stands on the side of a road and then complains that cars are noisy? and people in homes close to freeways would experience a much, much, much reduced level of noise in comparison

[scotty014]

night clubs, bars and pubs are way louder than a car is anyday.

[JEPPE]

^ LOL.

Planes are louder than cars. BAN.

[BeEnAr]

yeah or at the footy, the crowd is louder and not to mention that bloody siren!! Thank f**k I don't like football.

They say its bad for your ears but police sirens are still fricken loud! I know they have to be but if they want to be so pedantic, so can I!!

[PIOTREK]

i dont understand this safety issue with a noisy car, i have never herd of anyone getting injured or killed from a noisy exhaust, but i have herd of people being killed and injured from drink driving, bashings, stabbings and also robberies, so target them, if we can narrow that down there would be less crime. so instead of getting police on the streets we put them on the road to target noisy cars, that sounds so stupid i hope other countries dont read this story, its very embarrising.

also id like to add for them to hand out a epa letter they should at least have to pull you over and check it themselves other than sitting in there car and getting them as they just drive past.(thats how i got done last year).

Agree with you there! But having said if they do test your exhaust and it does exceed they will more than likely issue u a fine of approx 300-500 so its almost easier just to take it on the chin and test it if required

[KURAUN]

who the f**k stands on the side of a road and then complains that cars are noisy? and people in homes close to freeways would experience a much, much, much reduced level of noise in comparison

its like how people compained about sandown and its too noisy

yet they moved in after it had been built knowing full well that cars are raced there...... people are stupid

[JNRZAN]

Its the new victorian slogan now

"Welcome to victoria the 2db state"

I got told i would be recieving a epa letter after going threw a booze bus last week still waiting for the postie to bring me the bad news

[AGE]

As far as i'm concerned....until the police find my Mountain Bike that was stolen, any EPA for noise on my work van is invalid!

Stop chasing people for trivial/bullshit events and find my stolen bike!

[vspecIInur]

2 weeks of pure shear profit. One of those stupid crackdowns where now my cars are gotta stay in because I can't be bothered with the crap of running around to remove the stupid EPA notice

[Sarumatix]

Not sure I can make it clearer.. If you spend a substantial amount of time near something noisy you will lose hearing. If you drive your car a lot and it makes more than 85db of noise inside the cabin you will be losing your hearing. In work places companies _have_ been prosecuted large ($100000 plus fines) for putting employees in situations where they exceed noise thresholds.

Personally can't stand going for a drive in someones car that drones constantly. Obviously a track car is different.

[joeyjoejoejuniorshabadoo]

one month after the noise of the grand prix and the jets that were flying around over the cbd because of it... vicpo/govt gan get fucked