Can you read the writing on the wall folks?

Police begin muffling motorcycles
Portsmouth Herald, NH - HAMPTON - Police from Hampton, Exeter and Seabrook
conducted several planned enforcement and education stops on motorcycle drivers
in the Seacoast area this past weekend.
According to Hampton Police, approximately 40 motorcycles were stopped at
various locations in the Seacoast area.
Operators of the motorcycles were given a "Motorcycle Informational
Brochure," which outlines the various New Hampshire state laws and local ordinances.
Seacoast area police chiefs have joined with the American Motorcycle
Association to state their opposition to excessive motorcycle noise.
"Right now we are in the public-information stage so that folks get to know
the law and most of the people know that we are out there," said Lt. Dan
Gidley.
Gidley said the motorcycles that were stopped were done so because of
excessive noise.
The brochure asks motorcycle operators to be sensitive to community members
and visitors and respect the rights of everyone "to enjoy a peaceful
environment."
The brochure is meant to educate motorcycle operators about the illegal and
harmful effects of operating a motorcycle "altered to magnify the noise of the
exhaust system," according to the Hampton Police Department.
Gidley said ordinance violations are a result of revving of the engine,
peeling out or laying rubber, the misuse of braking power and deceleration and the
blowing of the horn except as a warning signal. Violators will receive a
minimum of a $50 fine.
According to state law, "no person shall operate a motorcycle which has a
measured noise level of more than 106 decibels on the decibel meter when measured
20 inches from the exhaust pipe at a 45 degree angle while the engine is
operating."
Individuals stopped over the weekend were not issued citations.