Q. Do the police ever ticket the drivers of noisy motorcycles or cars for “disturbing the peace”?
A. Ann Arbor has ordinances limiting vehicle noise. Mopeds, for instance, are limited to eighty-two decibels. Outgoing Ward Five councilmember Chuck Warpehoski emails that the city’s “limits seem to be in the mid-point of common practice, but some states such as Connecticut do have lower limits.”
AAPD sergeant Bill Clock e-mails that officers occasionally ticket owners of noisy vehicles for “equipment violation.” The $100 fee is generally waived once the issue is addressed.
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