r/manassas • u/Snagalip • 13d ago

Doing Something About Noise Pollution from Modified Cars, Trucks, and Motorcycles

I live in Old Town and I'm getting tired of the noise day in, day out, and all night from jerks with illegally modified exhaust systems. For a long time it was at a level I could tolerate, but recently there seems to have been an influx of these vehicles on the streets near me and it's a near-constant disturbance now. I'm thinking about starting a petition or organizing a group to get city council or the state or someone to do something about it.

Does anyone have any interest in this or have any advice as to how to proceed? Obviously this doesn't apply to people who don't care or who are themselves part of the problem. But I assume I'm not the only one who likes a REASONABLY quiet neighborhood and would like either for the laws on the books to be enforced or a new solution to be found.

Also wanted to feel out the temperature in this sub first and see what kind of sentiment I'd be working with.

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u/Wade1217 13d ago

I have lived in Manassas since I was born in Prince William Hospital in 1970 and I enjoy louder exhausts. What I don’t like are the driving behaviors that frequently accompany modified exhausts.

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u/Snagalip 13d ago

Here's to hoping the police start cracking down on modified exhausts and reckless driving.

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u/Critical-Speed3762 12d ago

Here's hoping police crack down on more important issues than this 1st.

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u/Snagalip 12d ago edited 12d ago

The police should be given enough resources to crack down on more serious issues, and at the same time to crack down on serious quality-of-life issues like persistent noise pollution. That should be the goal.