Loud stereo cars impounded. What about loud motorcycles?
April 29th, 2008 at 12:25pm Chuck Sweeny
The city of Rockford has been ticketing and impounding cars that have stereos deemed to be too loud. I live about a block from a busy intersection and I’ve noticed that there are fewer, “thump-a-thump-thumpa” bass sounds coming from over yonder.
However, booming bass sounds are only part of the noise problem on city streets. What about the other end of the sound spectrum, the high pitched whine of noisy motorcycles? On spring, summer and fall weekends, they’re the real noise problem.
“I think that was brought up” on the City Council, said Ald. Frank Beach, R-10th. But he doesn’t think the stereo ordinance addressed other loud road sounds.
I checked with the city’s Legal Department. Someone was supposed to get back to me. That was 3 hours ago. I’ll let you know when they finally do. Clock is ticking.
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1. Pat Cunningham | April 29th, 2008 at 1:11 pm
I’m with you, Chuck. The motorcycles are as bad or worse than the boom cars. By the way, boom cars are still a big problem on East State Street near Rockford College. The cops could have a field day in that location.
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