Pas de loud pipes a Boston

Ca semble que Boston ne veut plus de loud pipes

Loud pipes will soon be the Dinosaurs of the MC world. The sooner the better.

Boston Outlaws Exhausts Without EPA Certification

The City of Boston earlier this month enacted an ordinance outlawing motorcycle exhaust systems that are not approved for on-road use by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

According to the new law, passed June 3, "No person shall park, use or operate a motorcycle within the city of Boston, manufactured subsequent to Dec. 31, 1982, that does not bear the required applicable Federal EPA exhaust system label pursuant Code of Federal Regulations Title 40, Volume 24, Part 205, Subparts D and Subpart E."

The Boston Police Department has the authority to fine any motorcycle that doesn't display the federally required label. All violations are punishable by a $300 fine.

In a June 1 note to the Boston City Council, Maureen Feeney, chair of the committee of government relations, wrote that the new law "would simply give local authorities a tool to better enforce existing noise standards."
City residents, representatives from the Boston Police Department, the Environment Department and the Transportation Department testified in support of the initiative at a May 26 public hearing. Residents in attendance at the hearing described how loud motorcycle noise disturbs the atmosphere of their neighborhoods, especially in areas like the historic North End, during warm months.

"This ordinance isn't creating a new noise standard, but simply providing a tool to increase local enforcement," Feeney wrote.