(WBBM NEWSRADIO) -- A Chicago City Council committee is considering a pilot program that would ticket the owners of loud cars.
Under the proposed “Vehicle Noise Reduction Pilot Program,” cameras with microphones would be installed on light poles.
If the sound from a car reaches a so-far unspecified decibel level, the camera would be triggered and the vehicle owner would get a ticket in the mail.
The first offense would be a warning. Three downtown Aldermen, Brendan Reilly, Brian Hopkins and Bill Conway are sponsors. Violators could be fined $750.00.
That’s the current fine for loud modified exhaust systems. A motorcycle advocacy group doesn’t like the idea.
Craig Kaiser, who leads the group Streeterville Neighborhood Advocates, brought the idea to the aldermen.
He told the Chicago Sun- Times complaints to police about loud vehicles has not led to enforcement of the current ordinance.
These noise cameras are used elsewhere, including New York City.
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