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LTO Renews Crackdown On Motorcycles With Noisy Exhaust Systems

The Land Transportation Office (LTO) has issued a memorandum ordering a crackdown on motorcycles with excessively loud exhaust systems in response to public complaints. Motorcycles emitting over 115 decibels are subject to fines of P5,000 and confiscation. LTO enforcers have been equipped with sound meters to accurately determine noise levels and impound non-compliant vehicles until their exhaust systems are replaced with legal versions. The crackdown aims to enforce regulations against modified 'bora-bora' exhausts causing public nuisance, as directed by President Duterte.

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LTO Renews Crackdown On Motorcycles With Noisy Exhaust Systems

The Land Transportation Office (LTO) has issued a memorandum ordering a crackdown on motorcycles with excessively loud exhaust systems in response to public complaints. Motorcycles emitting over 115 decibels are subject to fines of P5,000 and confiscation. LTO enforcers have been equipped with sound meters to accurately determine noise levels and impound non-compliant vehicles until their exhaust systems are replaced with legal versions. The crackdown aims to enforce regulations against modified 'bora-bora' exhausts causing public nuisance, as directed by President Duterte.

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LTO renews crackdown on motorcycles with noisy

exhaust systems
(Violators face a P5,000 penalty and confiscation of ‘bora-bora’ motorbike)

by Aris Ilagan | Jun 4, 2019

Due to the public’s mounting complaints on the proliferation of motorcycles with exhaust
systems emitting excessive sound, Land Transportation Office (LTO) chief Edgar
Galvante has issued a memorandum order for the conduct of an intensified crackdown
against these causes of public nuisance.

“With [existing] policies in place and in compliance with the directive of President Rodrigo
R. Duterte to enforce the prohibition against ‘ bora-bora’ (motorcycles with modified
mufflers causing undesirable/irritating sound), you are hereby directed to implement stringent
enforcement activities against the operation of such motorcycles,” Galvante stated in the
memo dated April 29, 2019.
 
However, the document obtained by Moto Sapiens showed that copies of the memo were
received only on June 3, 2019, by regional, district, and operations chiefs of the agency. Also,
Galvante apparently acted on Duterte’s speech during the 2019 National Motorcycle
Convention held in Iloilo City, where the chief executive had reiterated his warning against
erring riders.

Based on existing LTO regulations, motorcycles sporting exhaust pipes that emit a sound
exceeding 115 decibels are subject to apprehension. LTO enforcers are directed to confiscate
the license plates of violators, and since many two-wheelers have not been issued LTO plates
yet, these motorcycles will likely end up in the impounding area.

“The owner of the motorbike will only get back his motorbike after he replaces its exhaust
system with one that is compliant with the regulation. He can only replace the noisy pipe
within the impounding area,” our source, an official of the LTO Motor Vehicle Inspection
Service (MVIS), told us. He also revealed that LTO enforcers are now armed with handy
sound-level meters that will help them determine the noise level of an exhaust pipe in a more
accurate fashion.

The penalty for the violation of the LTO provision on unauthorized/improper use of
accessories, devices, and equipment and parts is P5,000.

Riders, start checking the sound level of your bike’s exhaust using an app if you don’t want
your baby impounded. Always better to be safe than sorry.

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