I’ve taken to muttering “There goes the Vroom Vroom Man in his vroom vroom” every time one of these pricks rumbles by. It solves nothing, but makes me laugh.
Can’t they just deal with it at the MOT?
Plus I’m pretty sure it would be pointless recording the noisy bollock whizzing up and down my road on his motorbike, because apparently number plates are optional when there’s fuck all police about.
I’m pretty sure that a lot of people do custom jobs, either at a shop or a hobbyist place. The nerds who are into custom exhausts can probably just switch before and after their inspection. Although granted I wish the MOT dealt with loud cars better. I heard they’re going down this route, but haven’t see any effect from it yet.
MOT doesn’t happen every day.
Is a car noisy for just one day?
It’s the inverse - the car is quiet for just one day, its MOT day. The owner will put the standard exhaust on for the MOT, then put the loud one back on once they have the MOT pass certificate in hand. Same thing with numberplates with odd spacing to make words. The owner will put a standard plate on for the MOT then swap it for their illegally spaced one once the MOT is done.
Yes, that’s what my mechanic told me.
In the US, people with mall crawlers and enshittified “sports” cars will cheat emissions tests (assuming the state has them) and then revert their coal rolling and earsplitting mods again right afterward.
I imagine it’s fairly simple to do the same for noise at the DEQ/MOT inspection. I imagine there’s some sort of removeable noise damper they can shove in and bam, they get a pass.
This is the best summary I could come up with:
The camera records an image of the vehicle and its noise level, creating evidence that can be used by police to issue fines.
RAC head of policy Simon Williams said: "Our research with drivers shows there is a very strong desire to put an end to the scourge of excessively noisy vehicles that disturb the peace all around the country.
"It’s plain wrong that those who have fitted their cars with modified exhausts, some motorbike riders and supercar owners can currently just get away with making an unacceptable amount of noise.
“There is no good reason why cars and motorbikes should make so much noise, so the sooner effective camera enforcement can be put in place the better.”
Roads minister Richard Holden said: "Boy racers are an anti-social menace and we have extensively trialled noise camera technology in various parts of the country over the past year.
“We are currently analysing data from the trials and will update in due course on any future measures which will help bring peace and tranquillity back to our towns, cities and villages.”
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Noise cameras? They’re called MICROPHONES
But they need a camera to grab the license plate of the offending vehicle…
I’m not sure if this a joke. Noise cameras are a real thing. They use an array of microphones to show which parts of an image are emitting sound and at what level.
I read it as being a riff off of “speed” cameras, which are obviously cameras triggered by speed and not cameras that capture the concept of speed on film.
I think the cameras are supposed to be triggered by noise
British people are insane. Why are you willingly asking for more government intervention in your daily lives for such a minor annoyance. Y’all do realize they will eventually be caught using this to spy on people.
Fuck it. I’m tired of being woken up by the sound of machine guns and grenades.
I think this will solve itself as the electrical vehicle transition happens. Cars will become substantially quieter by default and at that point it will easy to adjust MOTs for ICE vehicles to meet more stringent noise levels.
The problem is likely after market cars and that market will likely persist.
I live in a city center, and frequently have loud cars drive past. Some are substantially worse than others. The loudest of them are so loud that when they go past I can’t hear my TV for 30 seconds or so, and that’s with my windows all closed and listening via headphones.
Something really does need to be done to enforce the noise laws that are often being ignored.
On the bright side, at least you don’t have coal-rollers…
(Apologies for USA centric comment)
I think if that was proposed in the USA, people’s heads might actually explode. When 2 roundabouts were put in nearby, some people acted like the UN new world order was on its way. I grew up in Basingstoke so I love roundabouts. Thankfully people have come around to the idea.
I’d support it just so my dog can walk near a road without some pickup gunning its engine as it flies past us. Any kind of traffic speed reduction is treated with fury over here.
People with loud pipes don’t realize they look like a nobend and sound like this: https://youtube.com/shorts/s0xqopmjbSo?feature=share
Thankfully people have come around to the idea.
Hehe
:)
I’m American and love roundabouts. I think my fellow drivers hate them because they require a small amount of thought and planning, which is too much to ask from your average American driver.
Roundabouts are easy, and easy to learn. When I got my license, there were just three roundabouts in my state. Now there are three within two minutes of driving, and a fourth one is planned.
Roundabouts are actually better than normal crossings for traffic flow and reducing the accident rate, but they require respect and consideration for the fellow traffic participants, so I don’t expect them to work in the US.
I agree they’re easy. Which is why I don’t understand why nobody else seems to be able to learn them
I grew up in Basingstoke
You poor bastard.
Hey, at least it’s not slough or staines!
Or Hook.
Scunthorpe
Have you seen the videos of those idiots trying to use the roundabouts in the US? They were totally clueless, and not even able to follow the signs.
It was staged. A fake.
https://www.reddit.com/r/Kentucky/comments/n3c5zq/the_viral_roundabout_video_was_staged_by_the/
I have seen people drive the wrong way around the local roundabouts. The most frequent error is people treating it as a four way stop and waiting for their “turn” to go, then getting frustrated when other people don’t do the same.
I think if that was proposed in the USA, people’s heads might actually explode.
We already have traffic cameras everywhere, and I don’t see anyone’s head exploding.
Don’t worry - that’s not purely American. People here acted like the illuminati were on the march when a couple of ‘school streets’ were announced (no access during pick up/drop off hours
“Think of the children!”
school safety measures implemented
“No, not like that!!”
Roundabout installation should be celebrated. So much better than lights if you can drive. Maybe not so much for the walkers crossing.
Frustratingly in the UK, most roundabouts now also have lights on them
Yeh I like extra dark roads without those awful white leds. The yellow orange lights were great and plenty.
Oh I meant traffic lights
Ohh they are even worse. Let’s you halfway then blocks the other
So much better than lights if you can drive.
That’s the problem, most of our drivers can’t drive. I saw someone enter a roundabout in the wrong direction and get mad at everyone else.
So, now I have to choose which I dislike more: government surveillance spooks or jerks with loud engines? Jeez, that’s a tough call.
I’ll take the loud cars if we can get some real fucking regulations on headlight brightness so I don’t get blinded every time I drive at night.
I drive a Mini. The SUV infiltration in this country is making night driving a miserable experience for me.
I kind of miss the days when most people around here drove a small car, now everyone’s in a tank.
There is already the regulation in the Highway Code:
114: “You MUST NOT use any lights in a way which would dazzle or cause discomfort to other road users”
The “MUST NOT” indicates that this is a legal requirement and so it is a criminal offense to disobey it. Now if we could get the police to actually ENFORCE the legal requirements in the Highway Code, then maybe things might improve on the roads.
I mean if that’s the case then they have to enforce it on the companies as well because in 2023 it’s the default on many models on the road, not even with their brights or high beams on.
Just went down the legislation.gov rabbit hole, and it seems there are regulations on headlight height and angle that have been in place since 1989, but unfortunately no maximum power or brightness restrictions.
Which means that although a driver could be fined for using excessively bright headlights, the manufacturer of the car could not be fined for making the car like that in the first place.
Perhaps if things like these noise cameras gain in popularity it will encourage the lawmakers to look at other issues like this one.
Yes, this is something that’s unfortunately necessary
Fuck this. Freedom has costs, a few seconds of noise ain’t a big deal
Keep your noise to yourself dipshit. Get a life beyond your motor vehicle and stop inflicting your bullshit on the populace you inconsiderate garbage.
yeah go ahead and jump to conclusions… just because I support people’s rights to make their own decisions about what they own and what they do doesnt mean I do those things myself
vrroooom vrooooom
the sound of both your brain cells fighting to see which one gets to drive the asshole around tonight
What are your hobbies so we can call you a cunt for having them?
Mostly these days I’d say your mom. Lotta lady so it keeps me real busy.
Ah that explains it, you’re American. Being retarded is your hobby
sorry, we can’t all be wankers and twats like merry ol’ blighty, but hey, if we’re challenged, it’s because we learned it from the assholes who established the colonies.
You fuckwits.
A single loud exhaust can wake up 10,000 people. The impact on mental and physical health if this happens a few times a night is immense.
Motorists had their chance to not ruin the world for everyone else, and they failed the test. Time to intervene.
I’m not saying that it can’t be a problem for some people but again that’s the cost of freedom people are allowed to make their own choices with what they purchase and what they do. if you don’t like that you are totally free to remove yourself from the situation any which way you see fit.
Your suggestion is that people experiencing antisocial behaviour that affects their health and wellbeing should just move to a new house? Where the same thing can easily happen again? And that we, as a society, should do absolutely nothing else about it?
Deranged take, worthy of a ‘libertarian’ teenager.
it’s amazing how often people inject their own thoughts into your speech just to insult you
The freedom of one ends where it infringes on the rights of others.
I don’t think that applies to the scenario really
Well, getting woken up several times a night (although in our case it’s usually motorcycles) is an infringement of rights. So yes, it does.
do you have a constitutional right to stay asleep? I highly doubt it
Do you have a constitutional right to drive a car? I highly doubt that
@[email protected] did not say which rights were at issue. Sleep is proven to be essential for survival. It’s also important to livelihoods. Sleep deprivation is also a common torture tactic as well as a driving impairment worse than intoxication. Perhaps no state’s constitution covers this but some of the relevant rights are enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
@sturmblast @Mex
Freedom has costs: fitting a silencer or using a quiet vehicle is not a big deal.
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There’s absolutely ways to make a classic car quieter. I just think you want to run loud.
I definitely think there’s an argument a classic car that was loud from the factory is different to sticking a fart cannon on a car that wasn’t loud to begin with.
