Yongin City to Strengthen Nighttime Noise Regulations for Two-Wheelers

Yongin City announced an administrative notice on the 9th to designate a regulatory area for mobile noise of 95dB from two-wheeled vehicles and others. A representative from Cheoin District Office is conducting a joint crackdown on two-wheeled vehicles.

Yongin City in Gyeonggi Province is gathering residents' opinions to regulate the noise from delivery motorcycles and other two-wheeled vehicles to below 95dB as complaints about noise from delivery motorcycles increase.

On the 13th, Yongin City announced that it had given administrative notice on the 9th regarding the designation of a mobile noise regulation area and will collect residents' opinions for 20 days until the 29th.

In the announcement, Yongin City strengthened the mobile noise regulation standard from the existing 105dB to 95dB and divided the entire city into mobile noise prohibited areas and restricted use areas.

The prohibited use areas are within a straight-line distance of 50 meters from the boundary lines of general hospitals, public libraries, and school sites, where mobile noise from motorcycles exceeding 95dB exhaust noise is restricted.

Except for the prohibited use areas, the restricted use areas regulate mobile noise during prohibited hours: in the rural area of Cheoin-gu from 11 p.m. to 6 a.m. the next day, and in the urban areas of Giheung-gu and Suji-gu from midnight to 6 a.m. the next day.

The targets of mobile noise regulation include ▲ loudspeakers used while moving for business or promotion ▲ sound devices and equipment used by leisure visitors ▲ motorcycles operating with abnormal noise prevention devices or equipped with sound devices ▲ motorcycles exceeding 95dB exhaust noise.

Yongin City plans to impose administrative measures and a fine of 100,000 KRW according to the Noise and Vibration Control Act if these regulations are violated.

However, to protect the mobility rights of livelihood-type motorcycle owners, a guidance period will be provided, and pilot enforcement will begin in January next year. Full enforcement will start two years after implementation.

As of the end of last year, there are a total of 22,092 two-wheeled vehicles in the city. Among them, 11,171 are medium-sized motorcycles used for delivery, and 534 are electric motorcycles.

A Yongin City official stated, "By designating mobile noise regulation areas, we will strive to properly manage mobile noise sources to protect citizens' peaceful living environment."

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