If we in CA could achieve compliance with the already standing laws against loud exhaust to anywhere near the levels we have with, say, plastic straw riddance, the resulting benefit to society would be drastically superior. I can't think of anything with a lower cost/benefit ratio than just the wholesale confiscation and ban of Harleys.
Agreed, i can’t believe you can get ticketed for a broken taillight but someone can ride a Harley and disrupt hundreds of people anyone, basically anyone within a 50 meter radius, in total impunity.
Honestly it could almost be considered assault. I’d rather be slapped in the face walking down the street than being woken up by a Harley owner at 02:00.
In the US you have so many Harley's too. At some point (as a kid) I was really impressed when a Harley came past. "WOWWW! Imagine what it would like to be that guy!". Eventually everyone got a Harley and every single one of the riders needed a super loud exhaust. It's certainly less impressive today.
A generation or so ago vehicle noise laws actually were enforced in California, and now it seems they effectively are not. No obvious technology change behind it, rather somehow the will to enforce has eroded, and/or the burden of proof has shifted away from the perps.
Sadly, Oakland has decided to stop enforcing any traffic rules. This has resulted in incredibly dangerous streets where actively malicious drivers terrorize everyone nearby.
