When are they gonna ban harleys and loud *** muscle cars? :(

[bimma85 5,000+ posts]

'Boom car' trend clashes with D.M.'s quiet quest

Officers won't wait for complaints to write citations

By TOM ALEX

REGISTER STAFF WRITER

May 24, 2006

Neighborhood leaders have spoken. Fortunately, Des Moines police were able to hear them.

Law enforcement officials said Tuesday they will lower the boom this summer on owners of loud car stereos. The announcement came amid pressure from noise-battered neighborhood groups who say the problem has grown both in frequency and in decibels.

"We're talking about vehicles that, when they go by, you can hear the metal rattling in the car because the bass is so loud," said John Morrissey of the Highland Park Neighborhood Association.

Police spokesman Sgt. Todd Dykstra said officers will be instructed to keep an ear out for violators of the city's noise ordinance. No longer will they wait until a complaint is lodged. Citations require a court appearance, and a judge sets the fine, which, with court costs, can run around $100. About 80 were written all of last year.

"This is a quality-of-life issue; our neighborhood association has long wanted this issue confronted," said Joe Harrison of the Indianola Hills neighborhood group. "These loud car stereos with the headache-inducing thud have been a scourge to peaceful neighborhoods across the city. So we applaud the police initiative. We encourage them to write a lot of tickets."

The new police strategy comes as the popularity of ear-popping car stereos increases.

Car stereo power has risen to the level of sport. At least three national organizations sponsor contests for "boom car" owners, who engage in sonic "bass boxing."

"Since day one, guys have been doing stuff to their cars. Bigger has always been better," said Steve Benton, an Arkansas promoter who organizers car-audio competitions across the Midwest.

Benton says "decibel drag-racing" has grown at the same pace as the stereo components it features. Benton will be in the parking lot at the Best Buy on University Avenue in West Des Moines on Saturday to give Des Moines-area drivers a chance to show off their cars. "These events draw the Dale Earnhardts of car stereo competition," he said.

Benton bristles at the heat that has come down across the country on loud car stereos and the people who play them.

"People say it's annoying, but it's just people expressing themselves," he said. "I'd rather have kids spend their money on audio equipment than drugs."

And spend they do. Benton said competitive audiophiles can plow up to $70,000 into a system.

Steve Luebke of Toyota & Scion of Des Moines said complainers need to think back to when they were young.

"Personally, I think a lot of today's music is the most annoying thing I've ever heard in my life," he said. "But rock 'n' roll was not intended to be played quietly. Kids are doing the same thing today that they were doing in the '60s and '70s and '80s. I think we just need to let kids be kids and try to remember how good it feels to hear loud music."

Evelyn McQuarry, who lives in Des Moines' Woodland Heights neighborhood, doesn't want to hear it. Especially before dawn. Thumping car stereos rattle the windows and make pictures dance on her walls, she said.

"It would be nice to sleep until I have to get up," she said.

Dykstra said people such as McQuarry are "instrumental in letting us know when certain problems have surpassed reasonable levels of tolerance."

"The police department's goal is to hit a balance with individuals who enjoy quieter neighborhoods with others who find similar enjoyment through various expressions of sound," he said. "However, when sound becomes an annoying nuisance, it is the responsibility of law enforcement to take appropriate actions."

Municipal noise ordinances are nothing new. The first such laws were passed in California in the late 1960s. Most communities have noise laws on the books - some set measurable decibel levels, others depend on officer discretion - but enforcement is typically complaint-driven.

Under the initiative laid out Tuesday, Des Moines officers will write a ticket if the noise can't be ignored from 50 feet away, Sgt. Chan Wallace said.

That sets the stage for what could be a busy summer, especially in Will Page's Union Park neighborhood.

"I think a lot of people who are playing loud, blaring car stereos lack self-esteem, and this is a way to call attention to themselves," he said. "Having been young at one time, I think all of us can appreciate that. The message remains: Keep your music to yourself."

Dan Corron of Waukee, a sponsor of Saturday's event in West Des Moines, said the neighborhood leaders' wishes have run headlong into a growing trend.

"The craze right now is to do something to your car. Sound competitions are part of this," he said. "I think it all comes down to, how often is this really affecting you? Ordinances like this make young people mad about the system.

"I know I like my windows down and my system up.

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[bibby 5,000+ posts]

Hmm.

 

[bimma85 5,000+ posts]

http://www.desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/misc?url=/misc/zoom.pbs&Site=D2&Date=20060524&Category=NEWS08&ArtNo=605240383&Ref=V8&Profile=1001

House keepers and new parents watch out...youre gonna go deaf //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

 

[Ignatowski 5,000+ posts]

I dissagree with lawmakers and protestestors on this issue as loud music

its not harmful,it doesent ruin anyones quality of life when they pass your car for 10 seconds of hearing bass oriented cars.

Its just conservative people with too much time on thier hands that want everyones life to be boring just like thier own.

I can see yhe faces of irratated people when I drive by or when another kid blows his subs at a traffic light but its far from ruining anyones quality of life...

 

[snoopdan 5,000+ posts]

I actually got harrased by the Louisville cops tonight, for pulling over in a empty parking lot to set the gains on my amps, when I made sure there was no houses within 2 football fields of my Jeep. Still got harrased by the cops even when I go out of my way to be courteous...so fvck em now, i'll pull up at a church on sunday and blare Pall Wall. Hows that for noise ordinance Karma? //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/veryhappy.gif.fec4fed33b4a1279cf10bdd45a039dae.gif

 

[revrider1 5,000+ posts]

They can ban whatever, but HARLEYS

 

[IamDeMan 5,000+ posts]

I dissagree with lawmakers and protestestors on this issue as loud music its not harmful,it doesent ruin anyones quality of life when they pass your car for 10 seconds of hearing bass oriented cars.

Its just conservative people with too much time on thier hands that want everyones life to be boring just like thier own.

I can see yhe faces of irratated people when I drive by or when another kid blows his subs at a traffic light but its far from ruining anyones quality of life...

How about when you live on a corner and someone stops at the stop sign in fron of your house while you are trying to go to bed at midnight? The easiest and most effective way is to make no distinction between the two and make them both citable offenses. While I am rolling down the highway on my way to work, I crank it good. But once I get into a more residential area with slower traffic, it goes down. Those who blare music through neighborhoods are assholes and make the industry look bad. You scenario in you post also doesn't take into accounbt how many people pass this particuliar person. If it happens to them enough during a day/week then yes, it is interfering with their quality of life. I wouldn't hurt your quality of life to turn the shit down, when you are around people either.

 

[Pyro_By_Nature 5,000+ posts]

Muscle cars shal live on forever!

They sound SOOOOOOOOOO much ****ing better than those ****ing tin can ricer exausts you hear "riiiiiiin riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiin riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiin riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiin" sound like a fawkin' two stroke about to blow up.AKA SHIT!!!

Sad sad world //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/frown.gif.a3531fa0534503350665a1e957861287.gif

 

[PESteele 10+ year member]

theres no way a shotguns 170

 

[PV Audio 5,000+ posts]

At the mouth of t he barrel? I wouldn't doubt that for a second. Think about "in the port" scores.

 

[937DYTBOI 5,000+ posts]

yea sometimes when going to bed it is sort of annoying even though i like bass. Yea i tend to respect others around me sometimes. But i cant see banning this type of act, Those sirens are more annoying than bass in my eyes thats not always needed most people can even hear those sirens, the lights seem to attract more attention, but u may differ.

if they want to ban loud cars and harleys then they **** and that will never work. A lot of those harleys are real loud when next to them, i be like dayyum have u heard of a muffler for ur boss hogg

 

[Johnny Drama 5,000+ posts]

I look at it this way...

If you get caught...GOOD! People that blast their stereos anywhere but on the highway with the windows up are idiots.

At a show is one thing, in the middle of a neiborhood is another. Respect others so we dont get our hobby regulated to the point that aftermarket audio is banned.

 

[faulkton 5,000+ posts]

what about farm machinery.. when i big *** tractor drives past it rattles my windows and makes a lot of noise..I bet stupid complainers dont say shit about that..

they just get mad because its someone having fun.. and they have nothing fun in their own lives...they are probably fatties to..unhappy fatties who don't get laid.

 

[937DYTBOI 5,000+ posts]

also low altitude planes those things are loud and i dont live near an airport

 

[bimma85 5,000+ posts]

I look at it this way...
If you get caught...GOOD! People that blast their stereos anywhere but on the highway with the windows up are idiots.

At a show is one thing, in the middle of a neiborhood is another. Respect others so we dont get our hobby regulated to the point that aftermarket audio is banned.

What about if we blast it with the windows "down" //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif.

They will give me a ticket for bumping at noon, but not too some high school kids blaring music at 1 am next door //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/rolleyes.gif.c1fef805e9d1464d377451cd5bc18bfb.gif//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crap.gif.7f4dd41e3e9b23fbd170a1ee6f65cecc.gif. Some dude opening up his harley is gonna be louder than most sytems also //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/frown.gif.a3531fa0534503350665a1e957861287.gif.

I do agree that some are too immature for a system, though //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crap.gif.7f4dd41e3e9b23fbd170a1ee6f65cecc.gif

also low altitude planes those things are loud and i dont live near an airport

//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/word.gif.64b12e39f936af3b4fff38a1c0bd0244.gif no flights after 10 pm //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/laugh.gif.48439b2acf2cfca21620f01e7f77d1e4.gif//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/rotflol.gif.b453361716769b8110ddefc85ff03cd2.gif

Think I can sue the airport or airline for them waking me up? //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/laugh.gif.48439b2acf2cfca21620f01e7f77d1e4.gif