Perhaps nothing could be more symbolic of the California lifestyle than cruising up Pacific Coast Highway on a motorcycle. Right. Tell that to the residents of sleepy Calabasas, who are sick-and-tired of listening to groups of motorcycles roaring past, waking babies and setting off car alarms and chain-reaction dog barking. Police say officers would need to carry decibel meters to enforce existing statutes that limit noise. So State Senator Fran Pavley (D-Agoura Hills) has sponsored a bill that will subject bikers to fines if they don’t have EPA stickers showing their motorcycles comply with noise laws. Is this more nanny interventionism upending a popular lifestyle? Or a long overdue tool to help keep our communities quiet?
Guests:
Fran Pavley, California State Senator representing Senate District 23 - including portions of Los Angeles and Ventura Counties in the California Legislature; sponsor of Motorcycle Noise Bill
Mike Levison, President, Southern California Harley Riders Association