Ok, i can understand everyone panicking and getting worried about this, as it'snot only the utes, but other vehicles that are being targeted aswell.
I have recently had an argument with a copper her in Rocky about the decibel thing.
He told me my car was too loud. I asked to his his DB reading, when he couldn't provide one it all went out the window.
They need proof to yellow sticker your vehicle, or to try and say your vehicle is too loud.
I have heard cop bikes coming around the courner before i can see them, does that mean they are too noisy aswell?
They can test you in the "approved testing place or premises", but how can they test you in an every day environment where there is constant traffic, and hustle and bustle around? You can never get a true reading at any point in time when it comes to DB reading coming from your vehicle.
They have radar guns for proof of speeding, where is their DB reading guns for proof?
VEHICLE SAFETY
I have recently updated my skills at a course on Vehicle Safety Inspections and EPA requirements. You can be assured that I will be on the look out for modified, noisy and unsafe vehicles. To all the ute boys, if I can hear you r ute before I see it I will be submitting an EPA Noise Notice without your knowledge and you will receive the correspondence in the mail from the EPA. Items such as bull bars, extra lights and aerials will also be checked.
As far as what this guy has said about "submitting an EPA Noise Notice without your knowledge", how the hell are they going to prove that it was you or your ute / car in the first place? As far as you know, someone is picking on you and giving you grief................ too be honest, it sounds gutless to me.
Maybe i am being too cynical, who knows? But i have dealt with coppers in regard to my vehicles on a regular basis, and i know to be able to do anything to you, they need proof.
Just my two cents worth
