Thread by @NotSoLoudPVD

Washington DC City Council member @CMBrookePinto introduced the 2023 Vehicular #Noise Reduction Act to create a #noisecamera pilot program, subsidies for vehicle-repair costs, and a study on how to reduce #vehicularnoise⏳ @pvdcitycouncil ⁦@JohnGPVD⁩ lims.dccouncil.gov/Legislation/B2…

“The #VehicularNoise Reduction Act would create a two-year pilot program to use a combination of #noise-detection devices, video cameras, and automated ticketing to hopefully cut down on vehicles with purposely loud or bad mufflers on DC roads.” @PVDMayor dcist.com/story/23/01/19…

Washington DC ‘Gets’ It: City Councilmember @CMBrookePinto says that “excessive #noise from revving engines and other #roadnoise is a quality-of-life issue that can alter sleep; disrupt business, educational, and social settings; and create stress.” @pvdcitycouncil @PVDMayor 👂⚠️

“#Noise pollution, both during the day and at night, has serious effects on [city] residents’ physical and mental health. #Noisepollution is correlated to increased anxiety, #depression, #heartdisease, cognitive impairments, and strokes.”☠️
— 2023 DC #VehicularNoise Reduction Act

“Continuous exposure to high #noise levels also brings about the ‘flight or fight’ response within the body, triggering stress hormones that contribute to #highbloodpressure, accelerated heart rates, and disrupted digestive systems.” @RIHEALTH @HealthyPVD @nuestrasalud @PVDMayor

#Noisecamera decibel meters detect #noise above a certain threshold and capture the license plate of the vehicle. A police officer or city official then reviews the footage. Washington DC’s pilot program calls for at least two noise-detection systems in each of its eight wards.

Washington DC’s vehicle #noise bill would create a repair subsidy to help offset the cost of getting loud mufflers fixed. The repair funds would apply not only to vehicles registered in the city, but to those whose owners live outside DC but work or have business there. @JohnGPVD