Stop Low Decibel Noise, Boom Cars, San Antonio

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This petition is to urge San Antonio city officials, including the mayor and city council to pass tougher laws regarding the sale, distribution, and use of high decibel amplifiers, linears, speakers, et al. The issue of boomcars and decibel drag racing should be a growing concern in San Antonio as they are becoming ever more commonplace. The study by the U.S. Department of Justice that helps deal with the problem of noise pollution indicates very clearly with the emphasis upon loud car stereos that "not only do these violators annoy some people, but that they inhibit drivers ability to hear emergency signals on the road. In addition, in some jurisdictions drug dealers advertise by cruising neighborhoods with the car stereo turned up loud. The problem of loud car stereos, especially boomcars is more wide-spread than a simple tally of complaints would reveal. Perhaps only 5\%-10\% of people bothered by any type of noise will file an official complaint. Many citizens are not aware of their legal right to quiet. The vibrations can often be felt in addition to being heard. They cause glass and ceramics to rattle, compounding the annoyance. Playing car stereos loudly can be an act of social defiance by some or merely inconsiderate behavior by others. Noise from a variety of sources, including loud car stereos, can cause hearing loss, disturb sleep, increase stress, make people irritable, and make naturally aggressive people more aggressive". Source (U.S. D.O.J. Office Of Community Oriented Policing Services, COPS Problem Oriented Guide For Police Series No.7 Loud Car Stereos. Scott S. Michael)
http://www.usdoj.gov/cops/pdf/...

While in some respects there is a level of organization, such as DB drag racing in other situations there are not. The constant thmmm thmmm thmmm is no longer something to be tolerated. We the people of this country that prides itself on individual rights choose to exercise our right to peace and quiet and not the constant nerve rattling terror that these machines are creating. Therefore we, the undersigned, call upon San Antonio elected officials to pass measures that will ban the sale and distribution of earth rattling decibel audio equipment, including all speakers, amplifiers and linears that are used strictly in defiance of local noise ordinances. Additionally, law enforcement has to be willing to do their jobs and enforce the law, including the already existing noise ordinance which prohibits the decibel levels these devices produce.

The growing epidemic of these boomcars is of grave concern to community members and both local and state authorities and should be as well to Federal authorities. San Antonio is experiencing an upsurge in audio harassment by a small minority who feel that it's their right to inflict their noise on others, disturbing community peace and quiet. We all have a right to quiet in our own homes and the audio equipment mentioned above produces noise comparable to a jet plane taking off at a distance of 25 feet.

The impoundment confiscation and mandatory stiff fines, as well as arrest in some jurisdictions is sending a strong message to these audio thugs. However, this issue must be dealt with two-fold; (1) manufacturing and distribution, despite the genie being out of the bottle already and (2) a Federal Mandate for all states to pass legislation, making such equipment illegal to distribute or own and stiff penalties for violators found in possession of such equipment.

However, laws regarding these nuisance noise producers are useless if they are not enforced. We demand enforcement of noise laws that keep San Antonio livable, as stiffer laws regarding the sale and use of these noise producers.

46 Signatures

K. Martinez
- Comments
- The San Antonio Mayor and City Council need to do something about this problem.
richard martinez
Patrick Dunn
- Comments
- Make them go away!!!!
Stephanie Sorley
- Comments
- I am so so sick of hearing that noise.
Marie Garcia
Chris Ake
Jessica Johnston
Will McLeod
- Comments
- Ban Boom Cars Now... Noisefree.org
Christopher Rivera
Michelle Bangert
- Comments
- Stop loud cars and trucks of all types
Evel Neocleus
Stacy Braxton
- Comments
- Any advice from law enforcement personnel for private citizens on how to deal with offenders would be welcome!
Brian Berrier
Daniel L Czerwinski
- Comments
- They dont seem to give a dam about those around them, I think that attitude just goes downhill from there.
Charles Morgan
- Comments
- This has been an on-going problem about the noise and especially where I live. I have went to the City Council and I never got a chance to speak to them especially Justin Rodriguez.
Lisa Hiett
- Comments
- Boom Cars need not intefere with our lives.
Lawrence Boehm
- Comments
- Better enforcement of noise bylaws please!
Lisa Johnson
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- I live across from a car wash, and am currently hearing someone blasting their stereo louder than my television. Yet I can do nothing, because it is the middle of the day on Saturday. I apparently have no right to quiet in my home. I should not have to leave my home to escape the noise, yet I have had to more than once. Please do something about this!
Jason Rose
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- Much has been done to restrict smoking due to the effects of second-hand smoke. Noise pollution infringes on people's rights in a very similar way. In some ways worse, because smoke can usually be kept out of one's home, where noise cannot. In entertainment districts a certain amount of noise is expected, but in residential areas it is uncalled for and unacceptable.
Rynn Borg
Marina Balderrama
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- We also need to tighten laws on pit bulls i think enough kids have died already
Cameron Barleen
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- see: stopbooming.wordpress.com
Audrey Parks
Bob
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- Loud auto boom noise is a road hazard and driving distraction, a distrubance of the peace, destroys the quality of queit life many of us want, and it should be made a moving traffic violation..many of these people use it as a means of aggravating the rest of us and they know it..plus never mind the cost of our government having to take care of these idiots with hearing loss as they get older...the FCC should ban the audio junk with db level exceeding the norm sold in this country,,and our city councilmen need to step up and stop this very annoying loud damaging bass noise that viiberates everyones eardrums,..STOP THE NOISE
Andre D Braxton
roland martinez
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- stop all loud and low music and noise after night fall in a residential neighborhood.
Maureen Lebron
Wanda Stephanie Guilmenot
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- We are awaked 3:00am every morning. You can hear the music for 2 miles. It is terrible.
Martha Garcia
- Comments
- youth bands playing in neighborhoods
Mrs. Dietchie M. Franks
Hermen Rodriguez
Jesus Arias
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- I think it is time to put a noise regulation, many think because they have boom car on their vehicles they have the right to force other people to listen at high volume whatever they are listing. We are being too soft and people are loosing respect for other.
Gary W. Payne
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- noise law must be passed
Candice Anderson
Jack
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- Stop these guys I can't stand hearing this noise it doesn't impress anyone just annoys everyone you can buy a $1000 system but you can't feed your own baby most of these people are trash and are on food stamps if we're gonna help them feed their faces (taxing us) then we deserve some peace and quiet.
scott obine
Gabrielle Burrell
Charlene Key
Robert Redman
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- Please stop the madness. Everyday we are subjected to sonic vibrations that rattle our internal organs.
Guido Geboors
Yvette Claeys
James Creel
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- Stop the loud car stereos!
J Espinoza
- Comments
- very annoying
C Hernandez
Michelle Landes
- Comments
- Amplified music should be banned in any residential neighborhood.
colton
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- I agree entirely. 4107 Medical Drive, SA, TX has issues with a neighboring carwash. The carwash does not seem to have staff onsite - allowing its carwash users to play music/bass at which ever level they choose; normally loud enough to cause discomfort even behind double-pane windows.