City of Knoxville, Noise Camera Pilot

Published by City of Knoxville

Excessively loud vehicle noise such as engine revving, aggressive driving, and illegally modified mufflers have led to an increase in complaints from Downtown residents. To better understand the nature of this problem and collect data on illegally noisy driving, the City of Knoxville has deployed a mobile noise capture camera around Downtown Knoxville. This camera, triggered by decibels at Knoxville’s current noise ordinance laws, will capture data associated with distinct noise events, including time of day, location, car type, and license plate associated with a violation. While this data can be used to issue warnings to specific drivers using license plate numbers, the camera at this time is not used to issue citations. Read about the pilot here.