‘Too loud sound is off’, is the title of the petition signed by Motor Toer Club Limburg, among others. With this they want to make it clear that noise nuisance from engines is no longer of this time.
The Limburg club will present the petition in the House of Representatives on Tuesday, together with several other touring clubs.
mufflers out
Chairman Sjef Hovens of Motor Toer Club Limburg knows where the noise from motorbikes comes from. “Some remove the dampers and then also give extra gas in residential areas. That is really no longer of this time,” he explains on Tuesday in the Nieuwsshow on L1 radio.
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fines
The noise from engines has also been a nuisance and annoyance in the Heuvelland for years. During a major inspection in 2020, 16 fines were issued in Wittem because engines produced more decibels than is legally permitted. 13 owners were informed that they must first have their motorcycle inspected by the Rijksdienst voor het Wegverkeer before they can drive it again.
As funny as possible
Hovens thinks it’s a shame that this group of noisemakers is ruining it for the rest. “If you look in the Eifel area alone, how many roads are closed to motorcyclists on weekends. That’s quite a shame. Some make it a sport to deal with it as fun as possible. It’s not that funny if you lives a road where they blast past all day.”
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‘silent rider’
In the Eifel, the ‘Silent Rider’ initiative was launched in 2020 to combat motor nuisance in the area. The Germans hope that the European Union will drastically reduce the maximum number of decibels allowed.
Sound Limitation
The chairman of Motor Toer Club Limburg hopes that even more rules for noise limitation can be prevented. Currently, a motorcycle up to 80 cc is allowed to produce a maximum of 91 decibels of noise. An engine with more than 1000 cc is allowed to produce up to 106 decibels.
Awareness
According to Hovens, it is therefore about awareness. “We try to maintain it well within our club. If you make a lot of noise, we don’t like it if you come along. I think you should dare to address each other. For that reason, a member has sometimes dropped out.”