Originally posted by race495
Maybe if you would have read the very next statute you would have seen this:
316.293 Motor vehicle noise.--
(5) NOISE ABATEMENT EQUIPMENT MODIFICATIONS.--
(a) No person shall modify the exhaust system of a motor vehicle or any other noise-abatement device of a motor vehicle operated or to be operated upon the highways of this state in such a manner that the noise emitted by the motor vehicle is above that emitted by the vehicle as originally manufactured.
(b) No person shall operate a motor vehicle upon the highways of the state with an exhaust system or noise-abatement device so modified.
Ok, now for the millionth time, this is the law. Is it completely fair? Nope. But as you read it here it is illegal to modify your exhaust to make it louder and a decibel reading is NOT needed. A lot of laws overlap and this is one of them.
There is only one reason these tickets are being written. Assholes who like to rev to 7k while sitting in traffic.
Any other questions?
316.293 Motor vehicle noise.--
(1) DEFINITIONS.--The following words and phrases, when used in this section, shall have the meanings respectively assigned to them in this subsection, except where the context otherwise requires:
(a) "dB A" means the composite abbreviation for the A-weighted sound level and the unit of sound level, the decibel.
i still believe that the db reading is needed to get a conviction.
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(6) EXEMPT VEHICLES.--The following are exempt from the operation of this act:
(a) Emergency vehicles operating as specified in s. 316.072(5)(a).
(b) Any motor vehicle engaged in a professional or amateur sanctioned, competitive sports event for which admission or entry fee is charged, or practice or time trials for such event.
(c) Any motor vehicle engaged in a manufacturer's engineering, design, or equipment test.
(d) Construction or agricultural equipment either on a job site or traveling on the highways.
join the scca, or some other racing agency.
china