New York City Noise Complaints

New York City is one of the absolute biggest citieswhich are a bit excessive. People are complaining not
you'll find in America and there are millions of peopleonly about the loudness of the car alarms, but also the
who live in the region, making it one of the mostfact 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 betteroff. This means the car alarm could be sounding for
believe that there will be tons of noise complaints in thehours or days before the owner even notices and
area and one of the number on reasons is due toshuts it off.
cars. Now you might think it has to do with the wayIn New York roughly 90-95% car alarms are set off
people slam their horns on in New York City or throughon accident either from something or someone
the noise from all the masses of cars on the road, butbrushing 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 Neweven a speeding motorist can set off alarms parked
York City that they now want to ban them completelyon the side of the road. When this happens I can see
from the city. There have been talks of this for yearswhere people are beginning to get upset with things,
but nothing has happened, due in large part to carbut I still don't see it as grounds to ban car alarms in
alarms still serving a useful purpose. People believeone of the most populated areas with one of the
that the negatives outweigh the benefits in thishighest crime rates.
circumstance but I have to favour with the people whoI think that car alarms will remain for a long time to
want to keep the alarms, because although right nowcome and unless there is some other cost effective
car thefts might be down in the area it could raiseway that comes along then I believe car alarms will
quickly in such a populated and diverse region if wordcontinue to be used. Even if only 10% of car alarms
spreads that car alarms are no longer legal. This wouldare set off for a good reason that still means it's
only entice car thieves to start getting back to their oldstopping 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 downstaying. I think a timer might be needed for them
the car alarms a little bit though because as of rightthough, meaning that after it goes off if it isn't shut off
now they have some pretty loud ones of the marketwithin the hour it automatically shuts off or something.