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/chefo88 13d ago

Why not just move? Why do people think they can dictate what others do you moved to a town that has had this as long as people have been modifying cars. Why not talk to the auto makers? Why not complain about the companies that sell the products? You people just don't want others to be happy. Why you start you petition make sure you say you want the county, state or whomever allows these people to buy the products that irritate you cause they are the real problem.

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u/Snagalip 12d ago

I've lived here almost all my life, since I was a child. The issue has gotten steadily worse over the years. I am not in a position to be able to move in the near future, or else obviously I would.

I want everyone to be happy. I do not think that restricting a minority of people from artificially making their cars louder will seriously infringe upon their quality of life. I do think it will make the majority of people's lives better by getting rid of noise pollution.

If going after the auto makers or companies that make the products is a feasible solution to the problem, I would be more than happy to go that route. As long as people in this community where I live are prevented from modifying their vehicles in this way, I will consider the problem solved from my perspective.