New Michigan law would crack down on drivers of modified cars that make mufflers loud

A new bill will crack down on vehicles with modified exhaust in Michigan.

According to State Rep. Natalie Price (D-Berkley), who introduced House Bill 5696, the issue is particularly prevalent along the M-1 Highway, or Woodward Avenue.
 
“Day and night, Woodward is often used as a racetrack by drivers who have modified their vehicle’s exhaust systems with boosters that amplify their noise and often sound like gunshots. The effect is deafening noise and a seriously eroded quality of life for residents and businesses in the surrounding neighborhoods. We need to clamp down on this purposefully disruptive behavior with a targeted approach,” Price said.
 
The bill increases fines and penalties not only for those who alter a vehicle’s exhaust system to increase noise production but also drivers of those vehicles. It will allow law enforcement to impound or tow vehicles of repeat offenders.