Loud Music

[SL33K]

is playin music loud in a car illegal in W.A?

coz even if i put it low i still hear bass. u can hear it outside.

if its illegal then whats the loudest thats allowed? or whats normal?

[ZXY]

i heard inside noise has to be softer than outside noise. I think this is so you can hear horns in emergency situations and also emergency services

[bubba]

i heard inside noise has to be softer than outside noise. I think this is so you can hear horns in emergency situations and also emergency services

That is my "common sense" belief, I only crank the tunes on long cruises. It also baffles me why people listen to ipods/mp3players through their little earphones while driving.. to me that is just stupid and dangerous.

[charlie22]

That is my "common sense" belief, I only crank the tunes on long cruises. It also baffles me why people listen to ipods/mp3players through their little earphones while driving.. to me that is just stupid and dangerous.

I agree, I'd much rather listen to the RB music anyway It never gets old.

[Ehgriez]

I dont think there are actual legal limits for noise. Its basically up to the officer at the time to decide whether its appropriate.

[wagts4]

you will probably find its the noise limit for everything bar workshops if your outside the car it can be no more then 70 dB they can ask you to turn it down but like your exhaust they cant prove it without a dB meter but i know that the have been known to sticker cars on possible noise violations for exhaust and possible other faults on cars with no evidence just coz they dont like you

[Char]

there is probably something cops can talk up regarding 'noise pollution' etc etc.

but yeah i wouldnt stress

[Levi_]

As long as you don't go past 11, I'm sure it's fine!

But seriously, as said above. I think it's really down to common sense and personal judgement. If you don't think you'd be able to hear an ambulance behind you, then turn it down a little.

[GTR-32U]

As long as you don't go past 11, I'm sure it's fine!

But seriously, as said above. I think it's really down to common sense and personal judgement. If you don't think you'd be able to hear an ambulance behind you, then turn it down a little.

It all depends on what you are referring to as loud music...If loud means screaming tweeters and ringing ears than yes it can be dangerous you wont hear other vehicles...However if its thundering bass you listen to.....I know from one of my cars I had a few years ago I had 4 x 15 " Orions subs in that and as defeaning as it was for some reason you could still hear other sounds around you very clearly..The Bass is such a low frequency that it doesnt cancel out other sounds....But I would be more concerned with industrial deafness...

[MattyP]

Loud music comes under the noise pollution fine, which I think is 3 demerit poits and $150 ( though this is going back a number of years, so may have increased since) Years ago a mate of mine got for it with his loud stereo system.

How loud is too loud? Well I think it would be common sense really. If your mirrors are shaking to a point where you can't even see what's in them, if you're neighbours fence is rattling from the bass, if the contents in your house are shaking when you rock up home...I think then its too loud for sure.

Legal exhaust dB limit for 4cyl cars is something like 90db, so going on something like that I would assume a stereo that loud or less would be ok.

[Mayuri Krab]

That is my "common sense" belief, I only crank the tunes on long cruises. It also baffles me why people listen to ipods/mp3players through their little earphones while driving.. to me that is just stupid and dangerous.

The apple instruction book says something about not using it while driving or operating other type of vehicles as its illegal in some countries.

[bubba]

It should be illegal here.

[MattyP]

I'm pretty sure it is

[NISMOGTT]

Guys from what i was told when i was doing stereo drags a couple of years back, the noise is not allowed to be heard from inside a house while your driving past.

The thing is how and when is this allowed to be tested, is it windows up or down? is it with the house closed up or windows open?

Basically it is up to the cop and how must of a noob you are when they pull you over

(hint: one thing that works for me when a cop gives me shit, ask for his name and badge number, so you can file a report against them and i am yet to have my bonnet popped )

[MLCrisis]

Just play Opera. Pavarotti doesn't have duff-duff!

It confuses the hell out of the cops too!

[dan_the_man]

Basically it is up to the cop and how must of a noob you are when they pull you over

(hint: one thing that works for me when a cop gives me shit, ask for his name and badge number, so you can file a report against them and i am yet to have my bonnet popped )

A little OT, but the cops have their last name and badge number... on their badge. Why do you ask for it?

[MattyP]

I got pulled over once in Padbury in my Pulsar (that had full blown show sq system) for doing 60 in a 50 zone late at night, and before I drove off the guy goes 'and btw, I don't want to hear you music before I see your car come down the street'. I was playing Michael Buble at the time rofl.

[NISMOGTT]

A little OT, but the cops have their last name and badge number... on their badge. Why do you ask for it?

If you ask for it and write it down they are more likely to leave you alone, i have done it many times myself.

[dan_the_man]

If you ask for it and write it down they are more likely to leave you alone, i have done it many times myself.

wow, such a simple thing eh.

[R32 Driver]

sorry to be OT

do you ask for the name/number after he tells you what you've done wrong?

or straight up when he pulls you over?