Amsterdam has started the fight against noisy motorcycles and cars. On Friday, the city placed electric road signs in two places to warn road users if their vehicles are too loud. The warnings will eventually be replaced by “noise cameras,” which, like speed cameras, automatically send a fine to the offending driver, Parool reports.
  • GrossGhostEnglish
    21•1 year ago

    noise cameras

    We call those “microphones” where I’m from :-P

    This sounds like a good idea. I wish we had something like that where I live. I shouldn’t be able to be woken up in the middle of the night by a vehicle half a mile away. There’s no good reason for a vehicle to make that level of noise.

      • GrossGhostEnglish
        3•1 year ago

        Yeah I read the article. I just think it’s a funny name for it.

    • RozaŭtunoOP
      9•1 year ago

      There’s no good reason for a vehicle to make that level of noise.

      But what if you’re an asshole and you really want everyone to know that?

    • @[email protected]
      5•1 year ago

      Saskatchewan introduced excessive noise legislation recently too. I believe the noise limits are still quite high though, and I haven’t seen much of a push for enforcement.

    • @Nouveau_Burnswick
      4•1 year ago

      Those Red Deer ones are manually used though. It’s good, but noise cameras can be automatic like speed cameras.

      • @[email protected]
        5•1 year ago

        but noise cameras can be automatic like speed cameras.

        And they should be, if proven as reliable as automated speed cameras. These things are cash cows for cities!