Re: defense for "defective exhaust" citation

From: Tom Slick North (prodog@swbell.net)
Date: Wed Jan 30 2002 - 13:05:28 EST


If he used a decibel meter and a radar gun to get you, you don't have much
of a chance.... if he didn't have a decibell meter...you can contest it...
Went through that with my Chevelle back in high school...

Later,
Tom "Slick" North
96 Dodge Dakota 5.2L RC
71 Chevelle Malibu 350
71 Porsche 914/2.0L

----- Original Message -----
From: <mgrose@ameritech.net>
To: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2002 11:33 AM
Subject: Re: DML: defense for "defective exhaust" citation

> John,
>
> Was just looking through the ORC and I found an answer for you.
> Law 4513.221 Regulation of vehicle and engine noise ...Under B-1-b it
> states that when operating at 35mph the maximum noise level and be no more
> then 70 deciibels and over 35 it can not be more then 79 decibels. You can
> look at it yourself online at
> http://onlinedocs.andersonpublishing.com/revisedcode/. Hope that is of
some
> help for you.
>
> At 02:45 AM 1/30/2002 -0500, you wrote:
> >Hey all,
> >
> > Does anyone know if I have a leg to stand on in court? I just got a
> >ticket for "defective exhaust" because of my gibson 3" and headers. The
> >officer said he noticed my "loud" exhaust. anyone know how I'd find out
the
> >legal db limit for exhaust noise in Ohio?
> > It isnt leaking or anything its just naturally loud but I didn't think
it
> >was illegal. It certainly is not defective, it works perfectly.
> >
> >John S
>
> -Matt Grose
> South Euclid, OH
> 97 RC 4x4 Sport 3.9L V6
> DML Profile: http://www.twistedbits.net/WWWProfile/dakota/Gv2394THi1OPQ/
>



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