Bender Posted June 12, 2019 Share Posted June 12, 2019 Are they serious ? "A NEW 'noise camera' is being trialled in a crackdown on vehicles which are breaking legal noise limits and disturbing communities. The Department for Transport (DfT) has revealed the new camera technology aims to measure the sound levels of passing vehicles to detect those that are breaking the law on noise limits. Research commissioned by the DfT found that a noise camera system could also help to catch those who rev car or motorcycles engines beyond legal limits, making life a misery for those who live close by. Chris Grayling, Transport Secretary, said: "Noise pollution makes the lives of people in communities across Britain an absolute misery and has very serious health impacts. "This is why I am determined to crack down on the nuisance drivers who blight our streets. "New technology will help us lead the way in making our towns and cities quieter, and I look forward to seeing how these exciting new cameras could work." All vehicles must legally meet strict noise limits before they are allowed on the road. Once a vehicle is in service, exhausts and silencers must by law be maintained in good working order and not altered to increase noise. As part of the trial, automated number plate recognition could be used to help enforce the law. Tony Campbell, CEO of the Motorcycle Industry Association, said: "With growing pressure on the environment, including noise pollution, illegal exhausts fitted by some riders attract unwanted attention to the motorcycle community and do nothing to promote the many benefits motorcycles can offer. "All manufacturers produce new motorcycles that follow strict regulations regarding noise and emissions and we welcome these trials as a potential way of detecting excessive noise in our community." Studies have found that exposure to noise can have significant physical and mental health implications – with heart attacks, high blood pressure, type 2 diabetes and stress all linked to long-term contact with loud environments. Currently, enforcement is mainly reactive and relies on subjective judgement. The trials of the new technology will determine whether the legal noise limit has been breached by taking into account the class and speed of the vehicle relative to the location of the noise camera. The government has commissioned a prototype noise camera to be tested at several locations over the next seven months. If the trials are successful, recommendations will be made to further develop the system across the UK." Wysłane z mojego SM-G950F przy użyciu Tapatalka Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supra-love Posted June 12, 2019 Share Posted June 12, 2019 Won’t be worth driving soon.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crossy Posted June 12, 2019 Share Posted June 12, 2019 Time to move abroad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tayr Posted June 12, 2019 Share Posted June 12, 2019 Park up next to one and rev hard when a prius goes through Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annabella Posted June 12, 2019 Share Posted June 12, 2019 Must be 1st April. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dnk Posted June 12, 2019 Share Posted June 12, 2019 (edited) Long overdue Should have a proper noise meter test in the mot as well, just like they do at trackdays etc Edited June 12, 2019 by Dnk (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raddys Posted June 12, 2019 Share Posted June 12, 2019 What a joke Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uzzyuzzy Posted June 12, 2019 Share Posted June 12, 2019 First the congestion charge then ULEZ and now these acoustics cameras. Most motorists feel like they are being taxed again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Style Posted June 12, 2019 Share Posted June 12, 2019 I doubt they'll be cracking it right down to near silence so I wouldn't worry about it too much unless you're a chav with a straight pipe off the end of your car It'll have to cater for the loud supercars that already make a bit of noise in standard form. There will also be a generous fudge factor for likes of wind noise/calibration tolerances etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bayside_supra Posted June 12, 2019 Share Posted June 12, 2019 Hopefully this is mainly aimed at bikers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesmark Posted June 12, 2019 Share Posted June 12, 2019 Hopefully this is mainly aimed at bikers They need it in my village for the arseholes that go up and down on their trials bikes doing wheelies, no helmets on etc. Shame none are plated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mc92 Posted June 12, 2019 Share Posted June 12, 2019 Depends how loud the limit is, some chav in his corsa drove past my house the other day when I was cutting the grass on my drive and it left my ears ringing how loud it was. I like a bit of noise but not that loud. Same with the "loud pipes save lives" bike crew who pull wheelies on the motorways and undertake you at 50mph over the speed limit and ride up the hard shoulders. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonc Posted June 12, 2019 Share Posted June 12, 2019 Park up next to one and rev hard when a prius goes through :clap: Brilliant. - - - Updated - - - Park up next to one and rev hard when a prius goes through :clap: Brilliant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guigsy Posted June 12, 2019 Share Posted June 12, 2019 2 cars go past one at once. how do they know which car is making noise. how do they know its not someone mowing a lawn next to the camera. what if the council are cutting the grass. everyone on the way past gets a ticket. ridiculous. There are so many ways that this just wouldnt work. and id imagine chalenging a ticket and saying "prove it was my car and not x" Although. i do agree on noisy cars being a nuicence. a few months ago we had cars comming into a capark at 2am near us and just revving the nuts off them. called the police a few times. But that was 2am. not 3pm on a sunday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samdale Posted June 13, 2019 Share Posted June 13, 2019 Park up next to one and rev hard when a prius goes through This was my thought too. Troll every noise camera in the country with meets near them. You could just keep setting it off for hundreds of cars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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