The article details the City of Knoxville’s noise camera pilot program which discovered that excessive car noise was often violating the city’s noise ordinance.

This QC Close-Up conversation explored how a Florida community is tackling noise and pollution from illegal modified mufflers. Our guests, Quiet Streets Program Chair and registered nurse Mary Tatigian and Lt. Dave Bruening from the Collier County Sheriff’s Office, shared the steps their community is taking to address harmful noise.

News clip covers the Collier County Noise Task Force and its efforts to curb modified mufflers in the county.

New York City is expanding the use of "noise cameras" to ticket drivers of loud vehicles, aiming to reduce noise pollution. These cameras activate at sounds over 85 decibels, similar to lawn mowers. The program, recently supported by a new City Council bill, will have cameras in all boroughs by 2025.

You may start spotting noise cameras when you’re driving around Knoxville. The city said it’s planning to test the new device. They’re sort of like a red light camera – but triggered by sound, mainly from loud cars.