On Thu, 11 Mar 2005, Jim Yanik wrote:

> > The old-car problem is easy to factor out of the question: Cars made
> > before 19XX are exempt, same as is done with seatbelts, sidemarker
> > lights, airbags and all other now-mandatory equipment. They're not the
> > ones causing the problem;
>
> Bull;I've got a neighbor with an old Pontiac with a really loud rumbly
> exhaust that wakes me up at 3AM,also triggers my auto alarm. The
> mufflers are not stock,either.

OK, how many old Pontiacs are there that are making a problem?

> Then there are motorcycles.LOTS of them,all noisy.Some are actually
> *painful* when they pass my car if I have the window down. EVERY one of
> them should be cited.

Agree.