#Noise Snare’ ready to muffle #Calgary #bikers with $200 #fines

Calgary is the first municipality to test the $112,500 Noise Snare device. “Now we’ve had a very successful pilot that has proven..."


Motorcycle riders and hotrod enthusiasts beware: the Noise Snare is one step closer to squelching your high-decibel expressions of mechanical masculinity.

After spending months testing the accuracy of a new device that pairs a noise-reader with a camera, the city is confident they can reliably pinpoint bylaw breakers.

The $112,500 device was offered to Calgary for free as the municipality was the first to pilot the gadget.

“Now we’ve had a very successful pilot that has proven the technology works,” said Bill Bruce, the city’s director of bylaw services. “We’ve had it tested by a very reputable local acoustic engineer.”

The results will go to committee for review on Wednesday and will have to be approved by council. Bruce said they are recommending a fine of $200.

Ward 8 Ald. John Mar said the next step will involve offering Calgarians free clinics to test the hubbub of their vehicles.

If all goes well, the city could be handing out tickets by summer.

“This is something that will allow municipalities across North America to start enforcing (noise) bylaws. The fact that now it's been proven to be an accurate test is very, very important,” he said.

Bruce said bylaw officers in the past had to pull over resoundingly offensive vehicles. By comparison, the Noise Snare will pop a picture of noisy cars and mail owners the ticket.

Electrical engineer Mark Nesdoly invented the snare after a loud motorcycle awoke his sleeping daughter one night.

The city has no plan to purchase a second device, which is portable and can be set up anywhere bylaw outlaws may roam.


By Jen Gerson, Calgary Herald

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I really don't have an issue with noise bylaws as long as they are applied across the board...cars, trucks, bikes...not just bikers...I guess we'll see where this goes...

Later.

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