Noise pollution on the roads is caused by various things. While the commuters honking is a form of noise pollution, motorists using aftermarket exhausts on their vehicles also causes noise pollution and is illegal to use too. In the past, cops have specifically targetted Royal Enfield and superbikes motorcycles for using aftermarket exhausts. Currently, a similar drive is happening the national capital – Delhi where the police are catching the Royal Enfield motorcycles in large numbers for breaking the law by using aftermarket exhausts.
The video posted by Royal Soldier on YouTube shows the action taken by the police. The cops have formed teams to catch the lawbreakers and issuing challan for using illegal exhausts. Also, to ensure that the exhausts cannot be used again by the owners of the bike, the exhausts have been removed on the spot.
The video shows the police team removing the exhaust at the spot and marking them carefully to keep the record. It is not known if the motorcycles were allowed to be ridden by the owners without the exhaust. Any vehicle can create extremely loud noise if the exhaust is not installed and Royal Enfield engines produce a thump, which can be become unbearable without the exhaust. Apart from the exhausts, the cops also caught the modified motorcycles with loud aftermarket horns and pressure horns. Even the loud horns exceeding a specific noise level are illegal in India and can be booked for creating noise pollution. The cops in the video can be seen removing the horns too and marking them carefully. All the horns along with the
In the past, police from other states have done similar
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