New York City Targeting Motorcyclists for Noise BY FRANK LOMBARDI DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER Thursday, December 11th 2008, 2:18 AM Vroooom that noisy motorcycle once too often and the city could own it. In a new bid to stem motorcycle noise, the City Council is set to pass a bill requiring all bikes to sport tags certifying approval by the Environmental Protection Agency. No EPA tag, you get a ticket, without the officials having to prove the bike exceeded the 80-decibel limit set by the city's noise code. "Today we go a long way toward taking the squeal out of the hogs," said Peter Vallone (D-Queens), chairing a final bill hearing Wednesday in the Public Safety Committee. Under the bill, expected to pass the full Council Dec. 18, a first conviction carries a maximum $1,000 fine and temporary confiscation until the penalty is paid. A second conviction hikes the maximum fine to $2,500 and imposes permanent forfeiture. NYPD Lt. Daniel Albano testified that existing laws require cops to catch noisy motorcyclists in the act, which is difficult and can entail potentially hazardous chases. The new measure would let single officers on foot patrol - or other city agents - ticket parked motorcycles, he said. It gives police "an extra tool to get at what is truly a serious problem," said Councilman Alan Gerson (D-Manhattan), who crafted the bill based on a law in use in Denver If you disagree with the Intro 416A Bill please sign this petition and feel free to leave your comments and testimonies of how loud pipes save lives. click here to sign

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