Starting tomorrow, New Taipei City, Taipei, Keelung and Taoyuan are to jointly crack down on loud modified exhaust systems.
Target areas for enforcement are to include main roads connecting the four cities and loud vehicle hotspots, the cities said.
Police are to conduct nighttime stops and inspections, using technology to measure exhaust noise and fining vehicle owners up to NT$5,400.
Photo courtesy of the New Taipei City Environmental Protection Bureau
In the seventh meeting of a joint environmental protection working group, the cities agreed to reinforce an upcoming requirement to register exhaust systems, New Taipei City Environmental Protection Bureau Commissioner Cheng Da-wei (程大維) said.
An amendment to the Road Traffic Security Rules (道路交通安全規則) requires motorcycle owners who replace or modify their exhaust pipes to use Ministry of Environment-certified parts, then have the modification inspected, certified and registered at their local vehicle office.
Starting tomorrow, an exhaust inspection is to be included as part of the regular inspection process with a fine of NT$900 to NT$1,800 for non-compliance.
Legal modifications that exceed the noise threshold would also be subject to a fine of between NT$1,800 and NT$3,600 in accordance with the Noise Control Act (噪音管制法).
Starting tomorrow, New Taipei City would no longer offer free inspections of modified exhaust systems, so vehicle owners must cover testing and certification at their own expense, the Ministry of the Environment said.
The public can also report noisy vehicles on the ministry’s Web site and the ministry would reach out to owners for testing.
Owners of vehicles that fail tests would have to pay fines and be required to fix the issue, it added.
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