Edmonton city councillor Michael Janz launched a petition to silence the noisy vehicles in the City of Edmonton.."We don't need driver education, we need enforcement. We don't need warnings, we need tickets and impounding," Janz stated on the petitions website.."The maximum allowable fine could be increased up to $10,000. The current 85-decibel limit may be too high and require a reduction to 74 decibels like in Europe. Community members also suggested noise curfews forbidding noisy motorcycles after certain hours or outright motorcycle bans along certain roads (Whyte Avenue, Saskatchewan Drive, Groat Road, Connors Road, for instance). It's time for a crackdown.".Janz currently has 12 different petitions started on a range of issues from safety to renters and the noise petition is one of the most popular because according to Janz, "People across the city are so fed up with this issue.".Janz would like to see a universal bylaw with a decibel level attached..According to Janz, no vehicle is sold noisy. Vehicles have mufflers and must be illegally modified, often with illegal aftermarket products to be excessively noisy..He said City of Edmonton Council has the opportunity to request a report from the administration to support a dramatic increase in action where half-measures have previously failed..“We need to dramatically increase the fines. I’ve suggested $5,000 for the first time, $10,000 for the second time. I'd like to see vehicle confiscations. I’d like to see people having their licence and registration yanked," Janz told CTV Edmonton in a interview..He is also proposing the use of automated cameras and microphones for enforcement..“We need that noise photo-radar. It’s a great way to give out tickets and a great way to silence the streets,” Janz told CTV..“They can pinpoint to a licence plate very easily who’s making the noise. The technology is there, the solutions are there, we just need the political will to implement them," Janz said.
