Bob
19th July 2007, 00:37
A new law introduced in Denver, Colorado to reduce motorcycle noise looks like it is being flouted… by the motorcycles of the local police force who are enforcing it!
According to attorney and local biker Wade Eldridge, the law states limits noise levels to 80 decibels from 25 feet, but tests conducted by the city on police motorcycles found sound levels at redline of 81.3 decibels and 81.7 decibels.
Eldridge is trying to use this as a lever to get his client, another biker, off of a charge of exceeding noise limits. Local authorities have responded, saying that police are unlikely to charge a motorcyclist for exceeding the limit by a few decibels.
"I think that is a specious argument from an attorney who is trying to get his client off," said Ellen Dumm, spokeswoman for the Department of Environmental Health. "He's trying to find some fine hairs to split."
Police Capt. Eric Rubin added "We're not really looking for motorcycles that are at 83 or 84 decibels," he said. "The ones that tend to get the attention of the public are considerably higher in decibel rating than that."
According to attorney and local biker Wade Eldridge, the law states limits noise levels to 80 decibels from 25 feet, but tests conducted by the city on police motorcycles found sound levels at redline of 81.3 decibels and 81.7 decibels.
Eldridge is trying to use this as a lever to get his client, another biker, off of a charge of exceeding noise limits. Local authorities have responded, saying that police are unlikely to charge a motorcyclist for exceeding the limit by a few decibels.
"I think that is a specious argument from an attorney who is trying to get his client off," said Ellen Dumm, spokeswoman for the Department of Environmental Health. "He's trying to find some fine hairs to split."
Police Capt. Eric Rubin added "We're not really looking for motorcycles that are at 83 or 84 decibels," he said. "The ones that tend to get the attention of the public are considerably higher in decibel rating than that."