Noise makers on the road: many municipalities are behind the noise pole

Roaring engines, tearing cars and racing brats are a thorn in the side of many people who live on a busy street or road. And that is why road users who make too much noise in Amsterdam will receive compensation from the municipality since the beginning of this month a ‘disappointed smiley’ with the text ‘too loud’. Microphones are now hanging at Jan Luijkenstraat to warn against this.

Eventually such a reprimand must give way to a fine. How exactly that works and whether the experiment works remains to be seen. Because that is technically a difficult proof. License plates are not noted in this test and it is still being examined how a flashed motorcycle or car can later be linked to the sound, reports AT5. Unlike with a red light camera, the evidence is not on a photo.

What about other municipalities in the province? Would they also like to run such a test to ward off noisemakers?

CDA Zaanstad wants measures

In Zaanstad has the CDA has already drawn attention for ‘traffic zones’. “We think it would be desirable that the municipality of Zaanstad also take such measures (the implementation of noise speed cameras, ed.).”

So the local CDA is lobbying to install such speed cameras in that municipality as well. It is not known whether this will continue. The municipality says that ‘for such questions, the press is not first addressed and only later the city council’.

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Dijk en Waard also recognizes problems

The municipality of Dijk en Waard ‘recognizes that there are indeed some road users who produce exceptional noise’, but continues that ‘the nuisance in the municipality is very incidental’.

They therefore see no reason to set up special enforcement equipment for this.

Zandvoort keen on experiment

Although the F1 noise has now subsided for a while, the municipality will also be burdened by loud motorcyclists and loud blasting pipes under large cars for the rest of the year. Zandvoort is already taking ‘special enforcement actions against noise nuisance at the beginning and during the season’. This refers to the checks that are carried out during Pentecost.

They have not yet received the offer to join the sound speed camera experiment, ‘but we are certainly open to it’, reports the municipality.

Velsen sees reports of nuisance

The municipality of Velsen also receives ‘several reports from residents about noise nuisance’. This mainly concerns the streets Raafstraat and Kruisberglaan. “A resident drew our attention to the campaign signs Too loud, sound is out. At the end of July we gave the order to indeed place the campaign signs.”

But it stays with this action. No use of noise poles is planned.

Bloemendaal and Heemstede

The municipality of Bloemendaal and Heemstede also ‘recognizes the nuisance caused by motor vehicles’. According to a spokesperson, this is a subject in which much attention is paid to raising awareness.

“At the moment we have signs hanging throughout Bloemendaal and Heemstede with the text ‘too loud sound is out’. These signs will in any case remain up until the autumn.” According to them, the municipality is calling on road users to take the environment into account and to limit any noise nuisance as much as possible. In addition, the police carry out checks. According to the spokesman, the speed camera option would “basically convey the same message.”

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Heemskerk: not a priority

The problem does not exist in Heemskerk, according to the municipality. “There are no signs that we should pay attention to noise nuisance from road traffic here. It is not so much an issue in our municipality. When it comes to enforcement, it is not a priority for our own enforcers and the police.”

The municipality, like Velsen, does participate in the awareness campaign to alert road users to the noise nuisance via signs. But the municipality mainly emphasizes that a national solution is necessary and should not so much ‘be left to the hands of individual municipalities’.

Houses: sometimes a nuisance

In Huizen, as in the other municipalities, there is sometimes local nuisance from noise from engines, the municipality says. But according to a spokesman, ‘this is not yet a reason to proactively participate in the test with sound flashers’.

They say they are following the results of such pilots with interest.

Den Helder: few reports

The same kind of sound can be heard from Den Helder. There they only occasionally receive reports of noise nuisance from loud drivers.

“We are following developments in this area, but due to the low number of reports, we see no reason to actively participate in this experiment.”

Horn does not participate

Hoorn was approached a while ago with the request to participate in the Too loud sound is out campaign, but it was then decided not to participate.

“In our municipality there is not really a need to participate in this”, the municipality reports. “Let alone to erect noise poles.”

Enkhuizen, Stede Broec and Drechterland: recognizing nuisance

“We recognize the nuisance and would like to participate in the aforementioned speed camera experiment”, aldermen of traffic of Enkhuizen, Stede Broec and Drechterland inform NH. Since the beginning of July, the Too loud sound is out campaign signs have also been hanging here.

“These signs are part of the motorcycle interest club’s campaign to make less noise as a motorcyclist. This club is aware of noise nuisance caused by motorcyclists. That is why the club is doing everything it can to ask motorcyclists to take the environment into account.”