Seongnam City Cracks Down on Two-Wheel Vehicles with Illegally Modified Noise Prevention Devices

[Asia Economy (Seongnam) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] Seongnam City in Gyeonggi Province is launching a focused crackdown on two-wheeled vehicles that cause noise pollution by illegally modifying noise prevention devices.

Seongnam City announced on the 5th that it will form a joint crackdown team with Bundang Police Station and the Korea Transportation Safety Authority to conduct a crackdown on illegally modified two-wheeled vehicles causing noise in the Yatap-dong area of Bundang-gu on the 9th.

This area is densely populated with commercial and residential buildings and frequently receives noise complaints about two-wheeled vehicles such as motorcycles used for food delivery.

The joint crackdown team will inspect two-wheeled vehicles operating in this area for removal or illegal modification of noise prevention devices and illegal attachment of horns.

They will also measure and enforce the exhaust noise emission standard (105dB or less) and horn noise emission standard (110dB or less) on site when the two-wheeled vehicles start.

Owners of two-wheeled vehicles exceeding the noise standards will be subject to administrative penalties such as fines ranging from 200,000 to 1,000,000 KRW and improvement orders under the Noise and Vibration Control Act.

Owners who illegally modify noise prevention devices and horns on two-wheeled vehicles will face criminal penalties such as imprisonment for up to one year or fines up to 10 million KRW under the Motor Vehicle Management Act.

A city official explained, "To ensure residents can live in a peaceful and pleasant environment, we coordinate schedules with the police stations in the three districts of Sujeong, Jungwon, and Bundang to conduct regular joint crackdowns on illegally modified two-wheeled vehicles."

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