Dear Editor:
I see with the nicer weather coming that “toys” are hitting the road again. These vehicles are probably the “pride and joy” of their drivers, but why do they insist on failing to install adequate mufflers?
They no-doubt think it’s great, but all they are doing is making life a bit more tedious for town dwellers. Also, apart from violating town noise bylaws and the Highway Traffic Act, there is usually an increase in air pollution, when removing an “original equipment” exhaust system.
Years ago, we could take “hotrods” to some secluded cinder track, out in the “boonies” and let off steam, but these places are all gone now and the “kids” have moved onto the highways. How do they get away with it? is a very good question.
What is going to end up happening is the return of “E testing” and probably yearly safety checks, and everybody will end up paying the price for these selfish individuals.
Recently, Halton Region Police had “Operation Wreck Check” and “Operation Noisemaker” and laid over 1,400 charges. Maybe Centre Wellington OPP officers could try something similar.
Malcolm McCulloch,
Fergus