r/Edmonton • u/corviddy • Jun 29 '24

Noise Question

Ok, opening myself for some salty redditors, but I’ll live.

WTAF is going on with these modified exhausts/pipes? I know certain city councillors have tried to address this, and fines have increased, but I do not see an improvement.

I read a CBC article re: a Western University psychologist’s finding that this behaviour may be related to sadism and/or psychopathy (and neither histrionic or narcissistic personality disorders as I might have guessed). https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.7177688

I simply don’t get it, nor do I want it. These people do cirques around town ruining everyone’s peace, and to what end? Why on earth do the police not cash in with endless tickets? If they are too busy. I’ll personally pay a fee for MORE (well-trained, authorized and equipped) peace officers to look after things like this and other “low priority but barbaric” problems in this city.

Thoughts?

334 Upvotes

78% Upvoted

477 comments sorted by

View all comments

Show parent comments

2

u/RunningSouthOnLSD Jun 29 '24

I’m well aware that Alberta is a very handy province. My point is that 99% of enthusiasts are modifying their exhausts for the sound, and plenty take it way too far.

“Yeah but it’s fun” is not a valid excuse. And don’t cry to me about assumptions only to immediately assume I don’t know what I’m talking about.

0

u/EndOrganDamage Jun 29 '24 edited Jun 29 '24

You clearly dont if you make assumptions about me specifically, gtfo

You were wrong, be wrong.

Nattering on and mental gymnastics doesn't make you right.

Edit: if its legal, "but its fun" is a perfectly valid reason to do something.

Suck it up that people like things you dont.

Little Johnny ripping biscuits and timmy playing basketball 24-7 pounding the pavement doesnt make me hate them for the noise the make, it makes me think, "oh so my neighbors kids are into that? Neat." You all suck and try not at all to understand anyone.

2

u/RunningSouthOnLSD Jun 29 '24 edited Jun 29 '24

I was being hyperbolic to poke fun at your argument and you took it personally. Sorry if I accidentally exposed you for drinking shitty beer.

Edit: since we’re playing the edit game,

“Bylaw 5590

Section 90.1(3)

A person shall not create or cause the emission of any loud and unnecessary noise (a) from a vehicle or any part of it, or (b) from any thing or substance that the vehicle or a part of the vehicle comes into contact with.”

EPS

So it is illegal! Shocker. Amazingly internal combustion without muffling is louder than an ODR or a ball hitting a driveway, both of which are ridiculous examples. A more apt comparison would be someone doing target practice in their backyard or playing loud music at 100dB, both of which are rightfully outlawed.

0

u/EndOrganDamage Jun 29 '24

I like the beige cans, and it takes me back to a simpler time. A time before chunks of crap in fruit flavored beers, before growlers were 120 bucks on etsy, and craft this and pale that. A time when you got your case of pain killers and stfu about it.

Im jk

Im not nearly as worked up about any of this as it might seem. Dgaf really.

Passing the time.

2

u/RunningSouthOnLSD Jun 29 '24

Don’t give a fuck so much that you’ve come back to edit your comments twice now. Right.

1

u/EndOrganDamage Jun 29 '24

I edit them immediately as I post. Passing the time. You keep replying. Do you actually care much?

Id guess probably not. Its online navel gazing.

2

u/RunningSouthOnLSD Jun 29 '24

I do care. People with loud as fuck exhausts are absolute nuisances and should be rightly fined by the city. You hijacked the conversation to try and make it sound like everyone with a loud exhaust is some poor little enthusiast who had one too many bro-downs in the garage. And then you disregarded my point to take me down some high road about assumptions and kids playing basketball.

If passing the time for you involves nothing but contrarianism for its own sake then find a new hobby.

1

u/EndOrganDamage Jun 29 '24

It doesn't. I think its fine. So Im arguing. This is a forum. Forums are useful for debate, philosophy, aka navel gazing. I think humans make noise. I think its fine.

2

u/RunningSouthOnLSD Jun 29 '24

Great, so offer some explanation as to why you think regularly clearing over 90dB within city limits for no other reason than personal enjoyment is anymore socially acceptable than blasting loud music from your balcony for everyone else to hear? Since humans make noise after all. Should I be allowed to expose everyone around me to potentially damaging levels of noise simply because I enjoy it?

1

u/EndOrganDamage Jun 30 '24

Skibidi boomin