by Norman Gregory Fernandez | May 23, 2009 | Articles, Biker and Motorcycle Law, Biker Rights, Editorial, EPA, News, Noise Laws, Regulations
** 6/2/09 Update: California State Senator Fran Pavley a few months ago made herself motorcycle public enemy number one in California after she introduced legislation that would have required smog checks for all motorcycles of model year 2000 or newer. The bill...
by Norman Gregory Fernandez | Oct 15, 2008 | Articles, Biker and Motorcycle Law, Biker Rights, Criminal Law, Editorial, Education, EPA, News, Noise Laws, Regulations, Riding Your Motorcycle
Oakland has spent $15,000 on mufflers to make their police department’s Harleys safer — and noisier than federal standards. Chronicle photo by Kat Wade Over in Oakland they like it loud – so loud that all 45 of the Police Department’s...
by Norman Gregory Fernandez | Aug 15, 2007 | Articles, Biker and Motorcycle Law, Biker Rights, Editorial, EPA, General Legal, News, Noise Laws, Regulations
It looks like Anaheim, California is the latest California City to go after Bikers for loud pipes! Well here we go again. Rather than using law enforcement resources to go after criminals, drunk drivers, and the like, another California City is instead going after...
by Norman Gregory Fernandez | Aug 6, 2007 | Articles, Biker and Motorcycle Law, Biker Rights, Editorial, Education, EPA, General Legal, In The Wind, News, Noise Laws, Regulations
It looks like the loud pipe crackdown is starting to spread across the nation. I have written articles about Malibu, California, and Denver, Colorado cracking down on loud pipes. I have now heard reports from people calling my office that certain cities in the Inland...
by Norman Gregory Fernandez | Jul 19, 2007 | Articles, Biker and Motorcycle Law, Biker Rights, Editorial, EPA, General Legal, In The Wind, Noise Laws, Regulations
I have been reading articles all over the internet about a lawyer who is challenging the Denver noise ordinance on the basis that Police Motorcycles that are Harley Davidson’s do not meet Denver’s 80 decibel noise standard, therefore the law as enacted is arbitrary...
by Norman Gregory Fernandez | Jun 13, 2007 | Articles, Biker and Motorcycle Law, Biker Rights, Editorial, EPA, General Legal, News, Noise Laws, Regulations
I received the following email from a Biker Law Blog Reader named Patrick. I will let the email speak for itself because it is self explanatory. I have not edited it and it is in Patrick’s own words. Here it is…….. I have some information for you. There is a letter...