Noise ordinance goes into effect
Factory system have enough punch to break ordinance
By Brock Spencer
Posted: Thursday, June 01, 2006 at 10:15 PM If
you drive in Peoria, you might want to think twice about cranking your
car stereo. That's because a new noise ordinance went into effect
Thursday for the entire city. Peoria City council members approved
the new ordinance in April. It actually allows you to crank-up your
stereo a little bit louder, but increases the penalties you will face
if you exceed the new distance.
Local stereo technicians said it's not
just the after-market buyers who should be listening closer, many
factory systems in cars can also break the ordinance.
Police have the right to enforce it if
they hear music coming from a car at a distance of 75 feet or more. The
old ordinance was only 50 feet. Even with the distance increase, many
new vehicles come standard with head-end systems with a punch.
"A lot of factory systems nowadays will
do it you know,” Aaron Hardman, Head Installer at Sound of Peoria,
said. “You got your windows down, it will project a lot farther than
what you think. You don't need large sub-woofers in your car to make it
project out 50 to 75 feet.”
The first violation means your car will
be taken away and you'll have to pay a towing and storage fee to get it
back. A second offense will get you a $250 fine and by the third
offense it's $500 out of your pocket.
Stereo installers said a good rule of
thumb for a factory system, is to stay below half-way on your volume
control, but each stereo tends to vary.
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