NEWS: Shhh! Keep your car engines quiet, lawmakers are sleeping

[ghosthunter]

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[SIZE="5"]Shhh! Keep your car engines quiet, lawmakers are sleeping[/SIZE]

By Leila Salaverria
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 00:37:00 01/03/2010

THEY must be lying sleepless at night.

Lawmakers led by the President’s son, Camarines Sur Rep. Diosdado Arroyo, want to regulate the noise generated by vehicles in residential areas at night and in the early morning hours.

Arroyo and eight other congressmen have introduced a bill that would penalize motorists who “unreasonably” accelerate their car’s engines or blow their horns in non-commercial districts.

Joining Arroyo in authoring House Bill 7072 were Leyte Rep. Ferdinand Martin Romualdez, Antipolo Rep. Roberto Puno, Pampanga Rep. Aurelio Gonzales Jr., Quezon Rep. Wilfrido Mark Enverga, Misamis Oriental Rep. Yevgeny Emano, Bukidnon Rep. Candido Pancrudo Jr., Sultan Kudarat Rep. Arnulfo Go and Batangas Rep. Mark Llandro Mendoza.

Explaining the measure, the lawmakers said that noise pollution can damage one’s hearing. Very noisy driving also causes lack of sleep and brings stress, which could lead to high-blood pressure, cardiovascular problems and nervous disorders, they said.

“Any noise appreciably louder than talking can damage the delicate hair cells in the cochlea, the structure in the inner ear that converts sound waves into auditory nerve signals. The initial damage to the cochlea may be temporary, but with repeated exposure, the damage becomes permanent. Even at levels below those that cause hearing loss, noise pollution produces other problems,” they said.

Under the bill, it would be unlawful to “unreasonably” operate a motor vehicle, accelerate its engine or blow its horn or any warning device within a residential area from 8 p.m. to 8 a.m.

They said the activity should not be audible to the human ear at a distance of over 150 feet from the property line of the noise source. It should also not cause the noise level in a residential area or a condominium or apartment complex to exceed the ambient noise level by more than five decibels.

The ambient noise refers to the background noise and varies depending on the location and circumstances.

Those who violate the measure will be fined P5,000.

Exempted from the measure are vehicles on public highways or streets, and off-highway vehicles. Vehicles used in emergency situations are also exempted.

[A121]

I wonder how would they quantify "unreasonable".

[ghosthunter]

I wonder how would they quantify "unreasonable".

"They said the activity should not be audible to the human ear at a distance of over 150 feet from the property line of the noise source. "

Kinda vague. Just like the intelligence level of Arroyo Jr.

[actor21]

wala ng maisip na matino itong arroyo nato ah..pwede naman sya gumawa ng bill na i firing squad ang kurakot at matitigas ang mukhang public officials..isa na doon nanay nya

[coiter]

profound. their constituents must be very proud of the servants they elected. nakakatawa siguro to pagdating ng election period. nagsisigaw sila sa entablado na magyayabang na "ako ang nag author ng batas laban sa maiingay na sasakyan" sabay motorcade with horns and sirens blaring hahaha

[jave]

More laws to pester private motorists? I'm sure that enforcers would only apprehend private vehicles, despite the fact that practically every jeepney out there has a ruined exhaust and a loud, clunky, poorly-maintained diesel fart machine.

Let us not forget those stupid garbage trucks honking their horns at 3am in the morning and waking up the entire neighborhood.

Well, what can you expect from imbeciles anyway?

[Memphis Raines]

Ayaw sa maingay na sasakyan pero ok lang kung full blast mga wang-wang nila

Talaga naman oo...

[shadow]

kung mapapatupad ng maayos then maganda ito...para mawala ng mga rice boys na puro tunog lang yun kotse...

[lazyfoot]

I'm willing to bet it's against the guys with loud exotic/heavily modded cars driving in la vista at night.

[lazyfoot]

would this mean the end of the noisy jeeps?

[nurse_corrupted]

Bakit ambobo ng mga mambabatas natin?? Inuna pa ang tenga kesa sa laman sa tiyan ng mamamayan. Wala ng maririnig yan kung patay na sa gutom ang mga constituents niyo!

[vinj]

I'm willing to bet it's against the guys with loud exotic/heavily modded cars driving in la vista at night.

Who probably will turn out to be kids of his mom's cronies. :P

[JohnAldrich]

This House Bill 7072 is not a bill to annoy motorists in general, just those motorists who are ignorant towards the public. There is no enjoyment in life listening to someone revving their horribly noisy engine be it a car or a motorcycle and the sounding of the horn at nights and early morning which interferes with the sleep of the young children and old people. This is not directed at the young, there are many of the older generation who have young families themselves who delight in making a noise. Does it give them a feeling of importance????no,it does not, it just shows to the people around them what sort of person he/she is, an arrogant, ignorant, noisy excuse of a human being.
To those of you who think there is nothing wrong in being a nuisance with your vehicle/motorcycle, then all of you live together in a another barangay preferably on another planet. Hurray to the exponents of the House Bill 7072. Please have consideration regarding those who wish to live a QUIET peaceful life.

[170kphlang]

This House Bill 7072 is not a bill to annoy motorists in general, just those motorists who are ignorant towards the public. There is no enjoyment in life listening to someone revving their horribly noisy engine be it a car or a motorcycle and the sounding of the horn at nights and early morning which interferes with the sleep of the young children and old people. This is not directed at the young, there are many of the older generation who have young families themselves who delight in making a noise. Does it give them a feeling of importance????no,it does not, it just shows to the people around them what sort of person he/she is, an arrogant, ignorant, noisy excuse of a human being.
To those of you who think there is nothing wrong in being a nuisance with your vehicle/motorcycle, then all of you live together in a another barangay preferably on another planet. Hurray to the exponents of the House Bill 7072. Please have consideration regarding those who wish to live a QUIET peaceful life.

oooh.. what do we have here? let's see..

join date...................(june 2010).........check
1st post............................................ch eck
defending the bill.................................check
praising the author(s) of the bill.............check

i'll let the other tsikoteers be the judge on this one.

[Starex_Gold]

oooh.. what do we have here? let's see..

join date...................(june 2010).........check
1st post............................................ch eck
defending the bill.................................check
praising the author(s) of the bill.............check

i'll let the other tsikoteers be the judge on this one.

Who the hell is that guy?

[chua_riwap]

Who the hell is that guy?

Jimmy Santos.........:hysterical:

[170kphlang]

Who the hell is that guy?

JohnAldrich username? Your guess is as good as mine.
Another hit n' run account here probably.

[CVT]

oooh.. what do we have here? let's see..

join date...................(june 2010).........check
1st post............................................ch eck
defending the bill.................................check
praising the author(s) of the bill.............check

i'll let the other tsikoteers be the judge on this one.

Bro.- I like the way you profiled him....

Orange checks ba iyan?....

10K:dance1:

[ghosthunter]

Traces back to somewhere in Makati ... Globe broadband internet.

[170kphlang]

Bro.- I like the way you profiled him....

Orange checks ba iyan?....

10K:dance1:

could be.. i'm not sure myself

grazie molto il mio amico (thank you very much my friend)