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I'm sitting outside in beautiful Downtown Raleigh. The Crotch Rocket man drives by revs his engine. Everyone stops speaking. Yes he a a jerk with no self-confidence. Clearly a Loser. I was told last week by a RPD Officer, that loud vehicles are not illegal. Can this be true? I'm ready for this to be illegal.
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Too Loud! (Guest)
Eiken (Guest)
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When the bike is parked an officer can ascertain whether the muffler system has been illegally modified. The standard mufflers that came with the bike are required to be legal, but owners can easily get 3rd parties to modify the exhaust system to make the sound lower and louder.
This is a simple issue of enforcement. Many police officers are motorcycle riders or enthusiasts themselves, including our own Raleigh City Manager.
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Too loud (Guest)
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Too loud (Guest)
Traythug (Guest)
I think Tarboro is the newest drag racing strip for these guys... they like to race from New Bern to Milk.
The reason they like doing it that way is because if the cops try to pull them over, they shoot down to 40 and take off.
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ncsugrad09 (Guest)
@ Traythug,
They are also drag racing on Saturday nights along the long straightway on West Morgan Street from the Charlie Goodnights to Glenwood Avenue. I was woke up last weekend to revving motorcycle engines with motorcycles side by side going at least 80-90 mph. I'm waiting to turn on the news one morning to hear someone has been killed. We get the same info from the police about them being understaffed. A neighbor of mine told me this has been going on for a couple of years, and they just quit calling the police because it would take an hour or more for them just to come out. I do think citizens need to keep posting this problem here though, as the Raleigh City Council also gets to see the SeeClickFix issues.
ncsugrad09 (Guest)
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Information on major crime statistics in Raleigh is available here:
http://www.raleighnc.gov/home/content/Police/Articles/CrimeStats.html
This does not include the times when police respond and either find no crime has been committed or prevent a crime from being committed, when they meet with community groups to promote safety, go to schools for educational events to reduce drug crimes or handle accidents. Raleigh Police responded to 265,801 dispatches last year. This is an average of 728 calls per day or on average one every two minutes.
DTR Rocks! (Zarejestrowany użytkownik)
Okay, think about this.
1st Physics...there is no car in the world that can accelerate and turn as quickly as a motorcycle. Something to do with power/weight ration. So, police with Crown Vics are pretty much stuck trying to get a license plate in a second or two. If the bikes want to get away, they are gone....
2nd, what about police motorcycles? Do you really want chases of up to 100 miles an hour through our city streets for what is, essentially an improper equipment charge? Is trying to reduce noise in the downtown worth the injury, death and destruction that could ensue?
3rd, the only way the police can figure out if motorcycles have altered exhaust systems is to get them to stop on their own volition. See #1.
Last...ncsugrad09's remark about the police and bagels. Way to get the RPD on your side. Smart...
J. Baker (Guest)
Apparently DTR Rocks thinks the drag racing motorcycles in Raleigh is cool and is way smarter than the rest of us. The insult after the lecture is really mature. I commend these citizens for reporting there experience and wanting to make Raleigh safe.
All I know is the motorcycle rally weekend before last in downtown Raleigh was OUT OF CONTROL with the noise. I have never heard a rally that loud. I live out Glenwood and could hear it! I have seen other motorcycle events downtown, none were like this last one.
Too loud (Guest)
DTR Rocks! (Zarejestrowany użytkownik)
Wow, so my opinion is 'lecturing' because I try to point out some of the practical roadblocks to this, and happen to believe this is an extraordinarily tough nut to crack?
My issue with the line that most of the posters have here is that there is a lot of complaining with little to no practical ideas to take care of the problem. I am not wild about the motorcyle noise...I live right on Dawson Street and our issue is the Cruisers downshifting for the stoplights . (Especially at 2AM :))
BUT that is part of living downtown and I am not bothered enough to believe that it is worth dragging away police from other issues. For example, if there is a mugging outside my door, I would hate to think that they are off fruitlessly chasing down a motorcyclist in a dangerous high speed pursuit over an exhaust modification.
So, how about some practical/cost-effective suggestions? Is it worth setting up road blocks on a summer weekend in downtown Raleigh to check equipment on vehicles? Would have to shut down side streets too. And, can't just check Motorcycles, cause that would be profiling. Would back up traffic for quite awhile too. Are we willing to put up with the inconvenience and/or re-allocation of resources?
Simply put, which is more important?
And, maybe more cost-effectively, has anyone thought about reaching out to the biking community? Most motorcyclists are law-abiding,and really hate the few who give them a bad name. Not to mention the Ray Price Harleyfest in September is one of the more fun events to take place on Fayetteville Street.
So, are those who complain about the noise willing to make a personal connection, face to face with the police and the biking community? Spend a large part of your own personal free time to solve this, instead of just taking potshots at the RPD?
Every time I have had requested assistance, the RPD has always been willing to help. But I know where I am in the level of importance. For example, I request assistance in moving an abandoned vehicle in the street, I know it is not at the top of their list. But, eventually it gets taken care of.
And I am NOT going to apologize for believing that you have a much better chance of getting assistance if you build bridges and approach things politely. Not by insulting those who would help you by making a crack about only seeing the police crowded around the bagel shop.
what a joke (Guest)
Pretty sad the RPD officers dont know the cty's own laws..
The bikes violate EVERY noise ordinance in the city of raleigh.
Pull out those SPL meters you all bought with our tax dollars and find out!
(any noises exceeding 55dBa after 11pm violate the city noise ordinances.)
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