What you can do to make our area quieter
Some concerned residents along Beaconsfield Parade are already active in reporting motor cycles that are very noisy. Do the same. The procedure is relatively simple.
Take a note of the number plate and, if possible, the make and colour of the offending vehicle. Don't worry if you can't see the make - the report will still be useful. Just note the date and time and location and report it to any police station. The police are generally very helpful and willing to assist. From then on, it's over to the authorities.
The police will report it to the Environment Protection Authority (EPA) who will issue a demand for the owner of the reported vehicle to present it for testing at an authorised testing station.
In many cases, the offending vehicle's exhaust pipe/s will have been modified to increase the noise volume of the vehicle. In these cases, owners may change the pipes back again before they attend the test. The police know this and EPA knows this, but they suggest that the hassle of making the changes and the testing fee involved helps to discourage the hoons from using the modified pipes. (This is a serious shortcoming of the legislation that should be addressed so that offenders can be dealt with more effectively.)
If it is possible to get photographs (particularly of some of the stupid antics of some of the boy racers along the Parade, the police would be pleased to follow the matter up.
One enterprising local is installing a webcam on his balcony. That will provide hard evidence that can be followed up by the police. It would be good to get a number of webcams along the road so that the bikies know that it is a road where noisy bikes will be reported.
Of course, it is also important that our local political representatives hear from all of us whose peace at home is compromised by hoons on motor vehicles. Contact your local councillors and your state member of parliament, the Minister for Transport, and anyone else you can think of who may be influential. See the Contacts page on this website for details.
Take a note of the number plate and, if possible, the make and colour of the offending vehicle. Don't worry if you can't see the make - the report will still be useful. Just note the date and time and location and report it to any police station. The police are generally very helpful and willing to assist. From then on, it's over to the authorities.
The police will report it to the Environment Protection Authority (EPA) who will issue a demand for the owner of the reported vehicle to present it for testing at an authorised testing station.
In many cases, the offending vehicle's exhaust pipe/s will have been modified to increase the noise volume of the vehicle. In these cases, owners may change the pipes back again before they attend the test. The police know this and EPA knows this, but they suggest that the hassle of making the changes and the testing fee involved helps to discourage the hoons from using the modified pipes. (This is a serious shortcoming of the legislation that should be addressed so that offenders can be dealt with more effectively.)
If it is possible to get photographs (particularly of some of the stupid antics of some of the boy racers along the Parade, the police would be pleased to follow the matter up.
One enterprising local is installing a webcam on his balcony. That will provide hard evidence that can be followed up by the police. It would be good to get a number of webcams along the road so that the bikies know that it is a road where noisy bikes will be reported.
Of course, it is also important that our local political representatives hear from all of us whose peace at home is compromised by hoons on motor vehicles. Contact your local councillors and your state member of parliament, the Minister for Transport, and anyone else you can think of who may be influential. See the Contacts page on this website for details.