Rick Holtsclaw (begin: 10/20/24)
It is a shame that a business attracting bully vehicular NOISE thugs who abuse our children and our families has planted itself on our Island. I’ve noticed the uptick in loud biker thuggery subsequent the opening of Kickstands. Why does the Lee County Sheriff’s Department allow these vehicular NOISE bullies to destroy our Island’s peace and quietness while simultaneously violating the State’s vehicular noise laws which specifically mandate an OEM, quiet, muffler?
Florida Statutes Title XXIII. Motor Vehicles § 316.293. Motor vehicle noise
(5) Noise abatement equipment modifications.–
(a) No person shall modify the exhaust system of a motor vehicle or any other noise-abatement device of a motor vehicle operated or to be operated upon the highways of this state in such a manner that the noise emitted by the motor vehicle is above that emitted by the vehicle as originally manufactured.
(b) No person shall operate a motor vehicle upon the highways of the state with an exhaust system or noise-abatement device so modified.
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Rick Holtsclaw Hey Rick – WTF are you talking about. There are 100’s of motorcycles that cruise the 15 mile island. There is no noise ordinance on the island, and some bikes happen to be louder than others. If you don’t like what you see or what you hear, then go inside and close your blinds. GTFOH!!
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Eric Cathy Lovern The State Law prohibits motor vehicles from operating on the public roadways of the State, including Pine Island, that are illegally equipped with exhaust mechanisms LOUDER than what the vehicle was originally equipped with…which wa…
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Rick Holtsclaw well sir, if you think you or anyone else is going to prohibit motorcycles from being LOUD on Pine Island or the state of Florida, you are sadly mistaken. And before you fire off at me, I personally do not own a motorcycle… but I will say the noise doesn’t bother me.
There are factory exhaust on motorcycles that I am sure you think is ‘too loud’. I was beside a Cape Coral motorcycle cop on Burnt Store Road last week and his exhaust was pretty loud.
But do you think that should penalize a business, because they have a place that bikers like to go?
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Eric Cathy Lovern Factory exhausts on street legal motorcycles are properly labeled and restricted to a total motorcycle noise emissions of 80dB(A) at a specified brake horsepower under full acceleration as per the Code of Federal Regulations….this is the minimum safe emissions standard for the general public.
You solicit the business of narcissistic biker bullies who audibly assault our most innocent. You are complicit in this offensive behavior and if Lee County cared about the health and welfare, the daily quality of life, the safety, of the citizens living here, they would actively enforce the muffler laws mandating a quiet OEM muffler.
Though our County officials and police are too complicit and ignorant and cowardly to enforce the applicable laws, I will continue to speak-out on this offensive, intrusive, irresponsible, dangerous, bully behavior relevant to those who ride and drive illegally LOUD.
I am fully aware that the public has become conditioned to the abusive behavior from the clientèle you solicit for money but the fact remains, you solicit the business of offensive and arrogant and narcissistic bullies who audibly abuse our most innocent with illegally equipped, illegally LOUD motorcycles and auto’s and trucks…you should be ashamed and you should care…but……… NO business should solicit the “business” of those who offended, abuse, neglect, bully, endanger, the public.
Motorcycle noise enforcement 101: https://rickeyholtsclaw.com/…/motorcycle-noise…/
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Eric Cathy Lovern Also, concerning the cop on Burnt Store with a loud exhaust, see: https://rickeyholtsclaw.com/…/lee-county-floridas…/
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