Brock Posted December 18, 2013 Share Posted December 18, 2013 http://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20131217/downtown/noisy-motorcycles-draw-ire-of-downtown-alderman-residents Shouldnt they work on the sky high murder rates there instead..... Noisy Motorcycles With Altered Mufflers Should Face $1K Fines: Alderman By Ted Cox and Lizzie Schiffman on December 17, 2013 6:36pm | Updated on December 17, 2013 6:42pm Ald. Brendan Reilly is out to quiet motorcycles with altered mufflers. View Full CaptionDNAinfo RIVER NORTH — A Downtown alderman is revving up his campaign against noisy motorcycles. Ald. Brendan Reilly (42nd) has submitted a proposal to ease enforcement and increase maximum fines for violators to $1,000, which he trumpeted in a newsletter emailed to constituents Tuesday. He called the persistent problem "a major quality-of-life issue" in his River North and Downtown ward. According to Reilly, "many motorcyclists alter their mufflers to be much louder than legal decibel levels, which contributes to noise pollution throughout Chicago, especially in Downtown Chicago's skyscraper canyons." But Reilly's ordinance would not necessarily target loud motorcycles, such as Harley-Davidsons, by decibel levels, but instead takes aim at those with altered mufflers. That approach, he said, allows the City Council to streamline current regulations so local police would not have to work with State Police to issue tickets, as is required now by city law. The new ordinance enables Chicago cops to issue tickets to motorcyclists with any exhaust pipe "lacking a muffler," which he said "would allow the Chicago Police Department to more easily enforce the law with a simple visual inspection." Reilly said he has received "hundreds of complaints," especially in warmer months, about the loud bikes. Most recently, at a Downtown community-police meeting in September, Loop and Lakeshore East residents like David Klinger called loud motorcycle noise in the early hours of the night "an ongoing problem" in the neighborhood. Officer Mary Panick agreed and said the Chicago Police Department's midnight team in the neighborhood was working to address it. "Once they're on the move on Lake Shore Drive, they will run from the police," Panick said at the September meeting. "We have a new no-pursuit policy on them." Reilly's new ordinance doesn't address that problem, but instead aims at laws police can enforce. Reilly introduced the muffler ordinance at last week's City Council meeting, and it was sent to the Committee on Pedestrian and Traffic Safety. It would increase the maximum fine from $100 to $1,000. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dk007 Posted December 18, 2013 Share Posted December 18, 2013 (edited) To me, some bikes are too loud. But that doesn't mean I think they should be outlawed. It's just another case of the "Nanny State" sticking their nose in someone else's business. They can't solve real issues so they go after trivial stuff. To the feeble-minded constituents, it makes them look like they're doing something constructive for their $400,000 annual salary. Besides, what are they going to do now? Issue decibel meters to cops? Maybe tailpipe cameras? C'mon. Edited December 18, 2013 by dk007 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Last Resort Posted December 18, 2013 Share Posted December 18, 2013 Good, I hate bikes with loud pipes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Ahearn Posted December 18, 2013 Share Posted December 18, 2013 Might be nice to get some of the local guys to go down to the state house and play some Christmas carols with their motorcycle exhaust. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brock Posted December 18, 2013 Author Share Posted December 18, 2013 haha.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dk007 Posted December 18, 2013 Share Posted December 18, 2013 That's one way to keep your bike "tuned" up during the winter..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airpirate Posted December 19, 2013 Share Posted December 19, 2013 Cbicago's a cess pool of crooked Politcians and clueless steeple Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toycar10 Posted December 19, 2013 Share Posted December 19, 2013 Gee didn't we get one of thier rejects Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TNSilverScout Posted December 19, 2013 Share Posted December 19, 2013 Cbicago's a cess pool of crooked Politcians and clueless steeple Would you expect anything less from a place that brought us O-bullshitter. They brag about their tough gun laws but the crime rate is outrageous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TallRider Posted December 19, 2013 Share Posted December 19, 2013 Noisey politicos with nothing meaningful to say should face $1,000 fines every time they open their mouths. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indian al Posted December 19, 2013 Share Posted December 19, 2013 Go ride your Vespa. Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LabRat Posted December 19, 2013 Share Posted December 19, 2013 Quality of life issues? I guess murders don't impact quality of life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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