| New York City is one of the absolute biggest cities | | | | which are a bit excessive. People are complaining not |
| you'll find in America and there are millions of people | | | | only about the loudness of the car alarms, but also the |
| who live in the region, making it one of the most | | | | fact that most people who use a car alarm aren't |
| populated regions in the world considering the size. | | | | close enough to hear it and shut it off when it does go |
| With so many people in such a small area you better | | | | off. This means the car alarm could be sounding for |
| believe that there will be tons of noise complaints in the | | | | hours or days before the owner even notices and |
| area and one of the number on reasons is due to | | | | shuts it off. |
| cars. Now you might think it has to do with the way | | | | In New York roughly 90-95% car alarms are set off |
| people slam their horns on in New York City or through | | | | on accident either from something or someone |
| the noise from all the masses of cars on the road, but | | | | brushing against it or speeding by it. The electrical |
| it's actually from car alarms. | | | | charges are so precise on alarms nowadays that |
| Car alarms have started getting so terrible in New | | | | even a speeding motorist can set off alarms parked |
| York City that they now want to ban them completely | | | | on the side of the road. When this happens I can see |
| from the city. There have been talks of this for years | | | | where people are beginning to get upset with things, |
| but nothing has happened, due in large part to car | | | | but I still don't see it as grounds to ban car alarms in |
| alarms still serving a useful purpose. People believe | | | | one of the most populated areas with one of the |
| that the negatives outweigh the benefits in this | | | | highest crime rates. |
| circumstance but I have to favour with the people who | | | | I think that car alarms will remain for a long time to |
| want to keep the alarms, because although right now | | | | come and unless there is some other cost effective |
| car thefts might be down in the area it could raise | | | | way that comes along then I believe car alarms will |
| quickly in such a populated and diverse region if word | | | | continue to be used. Even if only 10% of car alarms |
| spreads that car alarms are no longer legal. This would | | | | are set off for a good reason that still means it's |
| only entice car thieves to start getting back to their old | | | | stopping many car thieves from getting away with |
| ways and stealing cars as they please. | | | | stealing and for this I deem car alarms worthy of |
| Some of the car manufactures definitely tone down | | | | staying. I think a timer might be needed for them |
| the car alarms a little bit though because as of right | | | | though, meaning that after it goes off if it isn't shut off |
| now they have some pretty loud ones of the market | | | | within the hour it automatically shuts off or something. |