Unscrupulous drivers use faulty or specially modified engine exhaust systems or deliberately play music at high volumes using sound amplifiers, according to an explanatory note to the bill in the Duma’s electronic database.
This violates peace and quiet both in public places and in citizens’ homes, hinders comfortable sleep and rest, and causes damage to health.
At the same time, the measures established by law are clearly not enough – now it is a warning or a fine of 500 rubles.
Fine
Therefore, a draft law has been submitted to the State Duma, giving the regions the right to set their own fines for particularly noisy vehicles (sports cars and motorcycles with powerful engines, etc.).
The fine depends on the vehicle category and engine power, while the amount can exceed five thousand rubles.
Detention
The bill also proposes detaining vehicles with “a dismantled or modified engine exhaust system, the use of which violates the peace of citizens and silence,” if the owner cannot quickly eliminate the cause of the violation on the spot.
For many offenders, this can be a more effective preventive measure than even the fine itself, the explanatory note said.
Source: sozd.duma.gov.ru
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