More Minion Meetings

As you sit at the Car show du jour this weekend, think about what you have done to deserve being kept from being able to drive your vehicle. Think about what you have done to be punished for modifying your classic car to your liking. Think about what you have done to stop the forces that are at the State Capital as I write this, that want your car off the roadways if it does not comply to their regulations.

Today I sat down with some of the same people that were at last weeks meeting. This time however the noise complainers of Southern Maine were not in attendance but more car people were. They all wanted an answer as to how we were going to make all the road noise go away. After a little discussion and some minor debate, we agreed that the road noise issue was going to take a little more than a piss ant law that is virtually unenforceable without a major amount of monetary outlay, training and equipment.

We have established a working relationship with the powers that be in the State Police and a few of the major Municipalities. That has given us a better understanding of the problem as well as giving them a better understanding of our concerns. We also came to an agreement that 90% of the problem is operator related and education and self policing seems to be working toward keeping the sound complainers at bay for now.

A more technical wording of the rules and law may be needed at some point if they start to really push for a more stricter rule of compliance, but at this time the 95dba level is holding firm and everyone in attendance agrees that it is good start.

The problem hasn't gone away, but the focus at this point is more on 2 wheels than 4. We must stay very aware of the surroundings we are in and behave ourselves. We are under a microscope and a flaming asshole will bring down the focus on all of us.

We all need to step up. We all need to get involved. Before some haircut with a gun tells us to park it. They want to. We can't give them an excuse.