Subscribe for breaking updates in your state:. The use of cutouts is prohibited, except for vessels competing in a regatta or official boat race, and for such vessels while on trial runs. Mufflers; noise and air pollution prevention; emissions control devices; civil penalty; exception. Noise or smoke producing devices prohibited. Cutouts prohibited. No person shall operate a motor vehicle with an exhaust system so modified. Motor vehicle exhaust systems or parts thereof include, but are not limited to, nonoriginal exhaust equipment.
No person shall modify the exhaust system of a motor vehicle in a manner which will amplify or increase the noise emitted by the motor of such vehicle above that emitted by the muffler originally installed on the vehicle, and such original muffler shall comply with all of the requirements of this section. Any person who violates subsection 1. Fifty percent of any fine for a violation of subsection 1.
The muffler or mufflers shall be maintained by the owner in good working order and shall be in use whenever the motor vehicle is operated. No person, including a motor vehicle dealer or repairer or a motorcycle dealer, shall install, and no person shall use, on a motor vehicle, a muffler or mufflers lacking interior baffle plates or other effective muffling devices, a gutted muffler, a muffler cutout or a straight exhaust except when the motor vehicle is operated in a race, contest or demonstration of speed or skill as a public exhibition pursuant to subsection a of section a , or any mechanical device which will amplify the noise emitted by the vehicle.
No person, including a motor vehicle dealer or repairer or a motorcycle dealer, shall remove all or part of any muffler on a motor vehicle except to repair or replace the muffler or part for the more effective prevention of noise. No person shall use on the exhaust system or tail pipe of a motor vehicle any extension or device which will cause excessive or unusual noise.
Exhaust pipes shall be directed from the muffler or mufflers toward the rear of the vehicle and shall be approximately parallel with the longitudinal axis of the vehicle and approximately parallel to the surface of the roadway, or shall be directed from the muffler upward to a location above the cab or body of the vehicle so that fumes, gases and smoke are directed away from the occupants of the vehicle.
Exhaust pipes on a passenger vehicle shall extend to the extreme rear end of the vehicle's body, not including the bumper and its attachments to the body, or shall be attached to the vehicle in such a way that the exhaust pipes direct the exhaust gases to either side of the vehicle ensuring that fresh ambient air is located under the vehicle at all times.
The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles may adopt regulations in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54 to establish safety standards for passenger vehicles equipped with exhaust pipes located in front of the rear axle. Motor vehicle and snowmobile noise emissions when measured with the sound level measuring microphone located 50 feet Vehicles Manufactured: Prior to Jan. On and after Jan. Exhaust systems on street rods shall discharge the exhaust fumes at a location to the rear of the vehicle body or direct the exhaust fumes outward from the side of the vehicle body at a location rearward of any operable side windows.
No part of the exhaust system shall pass through any area of the vehicle that is used as a passenger carrying compartment. Every street rod must be equipped with a muffler in good working order and in constant operation to prevent excessive or unusual noise. Muffler cutouts or mufflers without internal baffle plates are prohibited. In no event shall an exhaust system allow noise at a level which exceeds a maximum decibel level to be established by regulation of the Department of Environmental Protection as provided in s.
No person shall use a muffler cutout, bypass or similar device upon a vehicle on a highway. Speed Limit over 35 mph: 86 dBA. Speed Limit over 35 mph: 82 mph. Speed Limit over 35 mph: 90 mph.
Speed Limit over 35 mph: 82 dBA. Speed Limit over 35 mph: 79 mph. Such regulations shall include the selection of measurement sites and measurement procedures and shall take into consideration accepted scientific and professional methods for the measurement of vehicular sound levels. The measurement procedures may include adjustment factors to be applied to the noise limit for measurement distances of other than 50 feet from the center of the lane of travel. The trunk shall be considered as part of the passenger compartment; 4 The exhaust system and its elements shall be securely fastened, including the consideration of missing or broken hangers; and 5 There shall be no part of the exhaust system passing through the passenger compartment or any exposed stack so located that any individual entering or leaving the vehicle may be burned.
Any person violating this subsection shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. Any person who violates the provisions of this section may be issued a summons or citation for such violation.
When any motor vehicle was originally equipped with a noise suppressing system or when any motor vehicle is required by law or regulation of this state or the federal government to have a noise suppressing system, that system shall be maintained in good working order.
No person shall disconnect any part of that system except temporarily in order to make repairs, replacements or adjustments, and no person shall modify or alter that system or its operation in any manner, except to conform to the manufacturer's specifications. No person shall knowingly operate and no owner shall knowingly cause or permit to be operated any motor vehicle originally equipped or required by any law or regulation of the state or the federal government to be equipped with a noise suppressing system while any part of that system is disconnected or while that system or its operation is modified or altered in any manner, except to conform to the manufacturer's specifications.
Every motor vehicle driven or operated upon the highways of this State shall at all times be equipped with an adequate muffler or exhaust system in constant operation and properly maintained to prevent any excessive or unusual noise. No such muffler or exhaust system shall be equipped with a cutout, bypass or similar device. No person shall modify the exhaust system of a motor vehicle in a manner which will amplify or increase the noise of such vehicle above that emitted by the muffler originally installed on the vehicle, and such original muffler shall comply with all the requirements of this Section.
A motor vehicle must be equipped with a muffler free from the following visually discernible conditions: 1 Exhaust gas leaks. Muffler or other noise dissipative device to meet certain conditions. A motor vehicle must be equipped with a muffler or other noise dissipative device that meets the following conditions: 1 Is in good working order. A motor vehicle may not be equipped with any of the following: 1 A muffler cutout.
Every motor vehicle shall at all times be equipped with a muffler in good working order and in constant operation to prevent excessive or unusual noise and annoying smoke, and no person shall use a muffler cutout, bypass or similar device upon a motor vehicle on a highway. Every motor vehicle at all times shall be equipped with a muffler or other effective noise suppressing system in good working order and in constant operation, and no person shall use a muffler cut-out, bypass or similar device.
Every vehicle when on a highway shall be so equipped as to make a minimum of noise, smoke or other nuisance, to protect the rights of other traffic, and to promote the public safety. Mufflers -- Noise regulation. No person while on a highway shall operate a motor vehicle with the muffler cut out or removed. No cutout shall be so arranged or connected as to permit its operation or control by the driver of any motor vehicle while in position for driving.
The original muffler shall comply with all of the noise requirements of KRS Chapter and regulations promulgated pursuant thereto. No person shall modify the exhaust system of a motor vehicle in a manner which will amplify or increase the noise emitted by the motor of such vehicle, above that emitted by the muffler originally installed on the vehicle and the original muffler shall comply with all of the requirements of this chapter.
Mufflers; requirements; prevention of excessive noise, fumes and smoke. Every motor vehicle shall at all times be equipped with a muffler in good working order and in constant operation to prevent excessive or unusual noise. No person shall use a muffler cut-out, bypass or similar device upon a motor vehicle on a highway of this state. The chances of rearward-facing straight pipes making a bike more obvious are very slim.
The reality of the loud pipe is that all you'll succeed in doing is irritating all the people behind and beside you who don't pose much of a threat anyway.
So who cares if you gun the throttle past an open driver's-side window and scare the hell out of the occupants? At least they see you, right? Maybe, but take a look at what happened to personal watercraft in Minnesota. Take a look at what happened in Yellowstone. Put it another way: how much do you appreciate the "music" blaring from other people's cars: the throbbing car stereo that shakes the very ground with some indistinguishable bass crap?
How interested in someone else's music are you? Perhaps nobody else wants to listen to it. Perhaps they don't like the sound. Maybe they're trying to concentrate, or talk, or watch TV, or sleep. Maybe their kids are trying to sleep. Even HD has finally stopped installing them. I do think that New Haven Police should crack down on straight pipes. They are a public nuisance and give the rest of the motorcycle riding public a bad image.
Are there any plans to implement a noise enforcement squad this summer, similar to the "Quad Squad"? Just took this video on Upper State Street. You'll notice that there are two officers right there as they take off. I asked the officer why they don't enforce and they said because all they can do is issue a ticket.
I told him that if that's all they can do then they should be doing it but he just smirked at me and told me he didn't have time. Going on 4 years now with zero enforcements despite empty promises and purchased equipment from PD.
What a load of bull, TommyJ. Find me a single scrap of reliable evidence backing that up. You and I both know you can't, because it's a convenient fiction invented by certain bikers to justify their obnoxious attention-whoring. The city hasn't responded here or on any number of other tickets with hundreds of citizen votes, which may be an indication they don't think it is that big of a deal.
Could we start a phone call and letter writing campaign to city hall, police chief and aldermen to recommend accountability to the constituency on this and other issues? Personally, I think motorcycles get a bad rap because of one dinosaur brand. The Harley. Harleys are deliberately designed to make loud noise even though technology has looong existed to quiet their engines. It is really their doing that forces people to put up with this infernal noise and obsolete sub culture.
Motorcycles are cool, but there is no "intelligent" reason they have to be that loud. It has long been known that men who buy Harleys, similarly to the men who buy loud power boats, needlessly over sized and loud pick-up trucks do so because of masculinity shortcomings. But, there are also a lot of women who motivate this dumb headed behavior, by swooning over these offensive machines.
You can't legislate shallowness or sexual insecurities out of people. They will always do something the rest of us find repellant. But, we can lobby city and state officials to create and enforce quality of life laws.
The challenge in CT, let alone New Haven county, is that there is very little concern for quality of life issues. New York may have it's other problems, to be sure, but they respond aggressively to public outcry for noise and pollution regulations and behavior of motorists.
The mere fact that CT does not require helmets for motorcycle owners is proof this state government is spineless and wrongheaded in not standing up to a minuscule lobby to resist it. That says it all to me. Harleys are made to be noisy, but Harleys with stock pipes are within the tolerable range.
The problem is that many Harley owners, practically the moment they acquire their bikes, buy after-market pipes -- some of which are not street-legal -- that amplify the volume generally in inverse proportion to the owner's male endowment. These are available for Japanese bikes, too.
The Harley brand promotes the image of the rider as Thunder God, but the real offenders are the insecure little men and gals who think of them as mechanical Viagara. Lookout: That's a nice little theory, but it doesn't hold water -- and I'll bet you can't produce a scrap of data supporting it.
I don't care how loud the pipes are, you can almost never hear them until the biker passes you. I've been startled many times by the sudden blaring of illegal pipes while getting passed by bikes that I had no idea were behind me. The sound of the pipes does not project forward very well at all, especially at highway speeds.
So any sense of comfort the loud pipes give you is certainly false. You'd do far better to drive defensively and wear a helmet -- a crucial safety measure that bikers with loud pipes almost universally seem to overlook here in Connecticut.
Join the group and help with the conversation about how best to address this quality of life issue. I disagree with you Music too loud. The motorcyles balsting the music over the tail pipes is the worst and music could never compete with ear piercing hard condition causing exhaust ever. No matter how much you dislike rap music. Not exactly. Sound is an energy wave travelling through air and in the case of motorcycle exhaust, most but not all of the energy is directed away from the rear of the motorcycle.
A much smaller amount of that energy is released in all other directions, just not neccesarily as strong or audible. Toggle navigation.
Follow this Place. From Name. Neighbors' Emails Enter a comma separated list of emails. Place Watch Areas New Request. Reporter My Ears Hurt!! Submitted To: New Haven. Category: Policing Issue. Neighborhood: Dixwell. Tagged: noise complaint. Description Loud motorcyles, especially during Summer months, constantly disturb and harass citizens of New Haven by operating with illegal and potentially harmful exhaust systems. Nearby Issues.
Public Space, Streets and Drains. Parking meters do not accept New Sidewalks and Curb damage. It sums up the argument nicely: "The noise and fumes from motorcycles that are equipped with an illegal exhaust system are horrible. Mike Guest in our neighborhood we not only have loud bikes but we have car alarms that go off everytime one rides by. My Ears Hurt! Don't even go there with Motorcycles ruining the environment.
Stick to the facts it's to dam loud. Eddie Guest I ride, but I've never understood why some bikers feel the need to announce their approach from miles away. He scrambled for someone to harrass. He ran to the Mobil station started snooping around - nothing there. He quickly vamooshed up to Whitney ave. Complain to complain Guest To me it sounds like some people have nothing better to do then complain. There are a lot of bigger issues in the world and New Haven then loud motorcycles.
I bet most of the people that are complaining are the same people motorcyclist have to watch out for while they talk on their cell phone while driving. Loud pipes save lives. Saving a limb or a life is much more important than someone being irritatated over a loud exhaust. Keep on riding with your pipes and never mind those few that get irritated over every little thing your safety is more important. Eddie Guest You try living a half a block away from two biker bars with engines revving until 1 or 2 o'clock every single morning and tell me how much you like it.
Guest ridewithpride, That's utter nonsense and you know it. And here's a great point: Cyclists ride the same streets as you with no problem!! Anonymous Guest What's the best way to start getting these bikes confiscated for the tail pipes? Video of the bikers with audio would be a good start here. If they gave a crap about saving lives they wouldn't be drinking and driving right?
City of New Haven Neighbor Registered User i'll be video blogging zoohaven this weekend - would anyone like to sign up for other street corners? Eddie Guest They're exactly like the ghetto kids who roll around with their stereos blasting.
My guess is they're compensating for something. Or a lack of something. Guest NoiseOFF, a Queens-based org dedicated to combating noise pollution, writes: Modified motorcycles can reach noise levels in excess of db a ; a level that easily triggers an involuntary stress response commonly known as "flight or flight.
Hound Dog Guest loud pipes are for safety? Is riding in between cars and in the breakdown lane for safety too? Whoops, that's right. We'd get arrested. Stockpipe Russ Guest I'd worry about all the speeding, red light running, and drug use in this city first before you worry about your niegbers motorcycle.
Or how about the people who allow their children out all hours of the night causing nothing but trouble. I had to move from Blake St for example because of the drugs and bad people who moved into the area with their uncivilized kids, after 10 years of peaceful living. If you live near a biker bar that is your choice. Most police have these harleys themselves or know someone who does.
The towns acting on loud bikes are ones that already have a better quality of life based on citizens no behaving like getto trash. Exhaust scavenging is a natural effect that helps increase the speed of exhaust flow. When exhaust gases escape the combustion chamber, they move in high speed pulses.
These pulses push forward air particles on their way — causing a high air pressure area in front of them and low pressure area behind them. The gases in the low pressure area naturally get pulled forward into the higher pressure areas — providing you with an increased exhaust velocity.
This natural effect is known as exhaust scavenging. You always want more exhaust scavenging and lower back pressure. I will write another article to dive deeper into exhaust scavenging and motorcycle engines. So stay tuned! Exhaust scavenging. Exhaust gases move in pulses and push away air particles in front of them — creating vacuum that pulls air particles behind each pulse.
To be honest, there are not many concrete pros to running a straight pipe — they are all subjective. Here we go. Straight piping a motorcycle has many more cons when compared to the pros. Make sure you are fine with all these points before you decide to do it! The cons are too many and they all outweigh the pros.
If you are serious about having a better performance or sound, then you should look into installing an aftermarket exhaust for your motorcycle. Do a lot of research before you pick one. Go into different forums and watch YouTube videos to listen to the before and after sound. This way you can be sure to improve your motorcycle performance and sound — while still being legal.
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Hit enter to search or ESC to close. By Ifandi S. January 2, March 23rd, Exhaust. No Comments. Straight Piping Motorcycle Vs Car Straight piping in a motorcycle and in a car is a little different. Motorcycles Need Backpressure Myth. A lot of personal opinions on the subject of riding around without a muffler on your bike. The M-Star is very interesting in a sense, then in sizes 40 through 43, it affords an option that has a heel that allows a little bit Have you ever wondered about the red line on your bike's tachometer?
It's that red shading in the upper reaches of the gauge that you're not supposed to venture into. But why do engines have a rev But why do engines have a rev ceiling, and why do some motorcycles have a low redline while others have a high red line? Motorcycling experts recommend starting and running your motorcycle for a minimum of fifteen minutes per week in the winter.
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